The President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadir Japarov, signed the law "On Accession of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Convention on the Transfer of Prisoners". The law serves as a basis for prisoners who are citizens of Kyrgyzstan to serve the next term of their sentence in their country.
More than 57 million (+11.1%) tourists visited Turkey in 2023. The income from tourism amounted to 54.31 billion dollars (+16.9%).
In 2024, the volume of Russian oil deliveries to Uzbekistan through the territory of Kazakhstan will be increased from the planned 500,000 tons to 550,000 tons.
Yuri Ushakov, assistant to the Russian president for international affairs, announced that preparations are being made for Vladimir Putin's visit to Turkey in February. He said that the topic of Ukraine will be the main topic of the negotiations.
The President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, announced measures to turn construction into a "corruption-free sector" at a meeting held on Monday. In particular, officials were instructed to re-develop 105 outdated construction standards based on advanced foreign experience.
One person was killed when two masked gunmen attacked the Santa Maria Catholic Church in Istanbul's Sarier district. After the attack, 47 people were arrested, including two foreigners - citizens of Russia and Tajikistan.
The US State Department has sent an official notice to Turkey regarding the sale of 40 F-16 Block fighter jets, the modernization of the existing 79 F-16s, and the supply of spare parts to them. The decision is likely to be approved by Congress following Turkey's approval of Sweden's accession to NATO.
Minister of Economy and Trade of Kyrgyzstan Daniyar Amangeldiev met with Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan Abdul Salam Hanafi. Issues related to the situation of Afghan Kyrgyz in the Greater and Lesser Pamirs were discussed at the meeting.
Azerbaijan reported that the number of landmines planted by Armenians in its territory exceeded 1 million. Since the end of the war in Karabakh in 2020, 342 Azerbaijani citizens suffered from mine explosions, 65 of them, including 3 journalists, were killed.
It is said that the delegation of Israel, which went to Uzbekistan to hire workers in the construction industry, encountered various bureaucratic obstacles and returned empty-handed. Israel also failed in India and Sri Lanka.