Chairman of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmush, said that his visit to Uzbekistan is taking place with a sense of comfort because he is in the land of his ancestors. He emphasized that the unity and development of the Turkic world contributes to peace and stability. "The potential of the Turkic world, including human resources and natural wealth, deep historical and cultural ties will allow it to become a new center of power in the future," said Kurtulmush.
Today, on May 23, the first group of our pilgrims, who intended to make the blessed pilgrimage, left for the holy land with joy in their hearts and gratitude in their tongues.
The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the delegation led by the Chairman of the Grand National Assembly of the Republic of Turkey Numan Kurtulmush, who came on an official visit on May 22.
Uzbekistan has sent another humanitarian aid to the people of Afghanistan affected by floods. The aid includes tents, as well as flour, rice, canned food, pasta, oil and other products. Floods occurred in the north of Afghanistan due to heavy rains in early May, and hundreds of people died. Baghlan region suffered the most from the incident.
Kasim-Jomart Tokaev signed the law on ratification of the treaty on the alliance relations between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The document aims to expand cooperation in political, trade-economic, transit-transport, energy, civil defense and other fields.
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev expressed his condolences to the Supreme Religious Leader of this country, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in connection with the death of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ibrahim Raisi and the persons accompanying him as a result of the tragedy that occurred in the north of Iran.
The Kazakh government has started arresting Uzbek citizens who have violated Russian legislation or failed to pay fines. Earlier, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned that Kazakhstan and Russia agreed on mutual recognition and enforcement of decisions on administrative and criminal cases.
The President of Uzbekistan and the Prime Minister of Malaysia agreed to expand cooperation in the fields of Islamic finance, Halal certification, artificial intelligence, and tourism. "Umra plus" program on pilgrimage tourism will be launched. The President said that he is ready to establish the Uzbekistan-Malaysia industrial zone.
Uzbekistan Airways will carry out 124 charter passenger flights within the framework of the "Haj-2024" program. It is planned to transport 15 thousand 130 pilgrims on Boeing 767 planes, they will be served a hot breakfast during check-in at the airport, and special meals will be distributed during the flight.
Uzbekistan intends to import more than 1 million tons of coal from Afghanistan, as well as start construction works at the Imam Al-Bukhari madrasa in Mazar-e-Sharif, implement the projects of developing the technical and economic basis of the Trans-Afghan railway project, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan reported.