The next meeting of the working groups of the Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan joint demarcation commission was held in Turkmenabad. At the meeting, negotiations on the demarcation of the common border of 1650 kilometers were continued.
CEO of Rosatom state corporation Alexey Likhachev stated that the Turkish government has made a political decision to entrust Rosatom with the construction of the second nuclear power plant in the country. Currently, Russia is continuing the construction of Akkuyu NPP in Turkey. The NPP will be commissioned in mid-2025.
Kyrgyz Prime Minister Akilbek Japarov put forward a proposal to ban divorced women from making negative comments about their ex-husband and his family on social networks. He explained his proposal by the fact that such performances contradict the traditions and values of the Kyrgyz people.
Three Syrians who spied for French foreign intelligence in exchange for entry visas were arrested in Turkey. They were engaged in preparing false documents against Turkey and providing information about Turkey's migration policy to foreign intelligence agencies.
The President of Kazakhstan Kasim-Jomart Tokaev received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov. During the conversation, issues of cooperation in the field of water management and ensuring regional security in Central Asia were discussed.
In Bishkek, a Palestinian woman opened a Palestinian national dishes kitchen called "Paseltina". 15 percent of the institution's income is sent to Palestine as humanitarian aid.
Turkey has developed a laser weapon that works on the basis of artificial intelligence. It is designed to destroy drones and mines at a distance of up to 4 kilometers.
23 people associated with a number of terrorist and criminal groups were arrested in the operational operations conducted in 8 regions of Kazakhstan, weapons and narcotics were confiscated. It is said that the activities of those arrested were carried out under the guise of religion.
Agreed on another 1.1 km of the disputed border between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan and signed the relevant protocol. At the moment, 889.45 kilometers or about 90 percent of the total 972 kilometers border between the two countries has been clearly defined and demarcated. The remaining parts are controversial. That is, there are still territories that both sides claim as their own.
Kyrgyz President Sadir Japarov, expressing concern over the discussion of the "Foreign Agents" law, asked US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken not to interfere in the country's internal affairs.