Author: Akaner Firat

Iran’s Foreign Minister said Wednesday that the West has kept harming Iranian victims of chemical warfare through sanctions that block access to essential medicine, more than three decades after Iraq dropped chemical bombs at Iranian cities. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a message to mark the 36th anniversary of Iraq’s chemical attack at Iran’s Sardasht, according to a statement published on the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s website. On June 28, 1987, during the Iran-Iraq war, regime of the then-Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein dropped mustard gas bombs on Iran’s northeastern city of Sardasht, killing 130 people and injuring 8,000 others. Amir-Abdollahian…

On July 19, President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev attedned the first Central Asia-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The event, chaired by the Crown Prince, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Muhammad bin Salman Al Saud, was also attended by the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov, the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the Emir of the State Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Emir, Crown…

Yesterday, July 17, Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili hosted the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov, the press service of the government of Georgia said. On July 17, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov landed in Tbilisi, Georgia on an official visit. The high-ranking guest was hosted by Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili. The official welcoming ceremony took place in the government administration, with the national anthems of both countries were played. After the welcoming ceremony, meetings were held in the government administration in the one-on-one format and in an expanded format. The Prime Minister Garibashvili, on behalf…

The OSCE/ODIHR mission, as a clear example of Uzbekistan’s commitment to improving the status of women in the public and political spheres, points to the nomination of a representative of the fair gender identity as one of the candidates for the post of Head of State. In this context, it must be emphasized that the achievement of gender equality, ensuring the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of women, strengthening their role in public and state life have become one of the priorities of the state policy of Uzbekistan. A number of decrees and resolutions of the President, government resolutions have…

A press conference was held in the capital by the Bureau for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, dedicated to the preliminary results of early elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. As noted, on May 8, the President of Uzbekistan signed a decree on calling early elections for the head of state. In accordance with the document, early presidential elections are scheduled for July 9, 2023. According to the Electoral Code, if the President called early elections of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the elections must be…

Kazakhstan has adopted a plan to implement President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s initiatives outlined in his address at the National Kurultai (congress in Kazakh) on June 16, wrote State Counselor Erlan Karin on his Telegram channel on July 1. Karin pointed out that the plan provides specific projects in education, science and culture to reshape societal values. These projects include the implementation of the Children’s Library program, improving the condition of rural schools, promoting spiritual development among the younger generation, developing domestic literature and book publishing, modernizing the Archeology Institute, and publishing an academic multi-volume book on the country’s history. Other projects focus on enhancing the activities…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are planning to meet in Ankara in July, according to a report Friday, as ties between the two countries thaw. The talks between the two may revolve around potentially exporting natural gas from a field off Gaza to Europe via Turkey, Bloomberg said, citing people familiar with the matter. According to the sources, supply chain disruptions caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have pushed the two countries to further boost ties after a decade-long breakdown in relations. photos. (Ronen Zvulun and Ozan Kose/AFP) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkey’s President…

During the past year, and especially in recent months, social media in Turkey has been flooded with reports of rejected Schengen visa applications. These rejections have not only affected ordinary citizens, but also numerous artists, journalists and business people. People who previously received a visa quite easily to give concerts, attend conferences or trade fairs and meetings are now faced with rejected applications without being given a valid reason. Confronted with growing criticism about this issue, EU officials are trying their utmost to deny the existence of political reasons behind these rejections. The head of the EU delegation to Turkey, Meyer-Landrut, has seized every opportunity to try to convince the…

Tajikistan The official Chinese news agency Xinhua reports that China has opened a “super observation station for climate and the environment” near the Tajik city of Shahrtuz in the southeastern Khatlon region. Xinhua says the station will monitor “dust, pollutants and meteorological elements in key areas of Central Asia,” citing a Chinese expert. The station’s location near the Tajik-Afghan border suggests that the facility may have a dual purpose: it could also be used to keep an eye on Islamic militants operating in Afghanistan. The Shahrtuz facility is part a network of monitoring stations developed by China’s Lanzhou University. According to a…

The State Duma ratified the agreement between Russia and Kyrgyzstan on the creation of a unified regional air defense system. The agreement was signed in Moscow on August 16, 2022. According to the document, in order to improve air defense in the region, the parties are creating a joint regional air defense system of the Russian Federation and the Kyrgyz Republic, which is an integral part of the joint air defense system of the CIS member states. The Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces of the Russian Armed Forces will coordinate joint actions of the troops of the joint regional air defense system of the Russian Federation and the Kyrgyz Republic and the troops that are part of other regional air defense systems of the CIS…