Author: Akiner Balbay

In the wake of increased measures against illegal migrants in Istanbul, the Interior Ministry’s provincial migration administration has issued an ultimatum to Syrians under temporary protection to leave Istanbul by Sept. 24 if registered in other provinces. Official records indicate that Istanbul is home to around 1.2 million registered migrants, including Syrians under temporary protection and foreigners with residence permits for study or work. However, it is widely believed that the actual number of migrants in the city is significantly higher. Recent inspections initiated by the ministry revealed that a considerable number of Syrians were illegally staying in Istanbul despite being registered in other provinces. To…

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman on Sunday advised Iranian citizens against taking unnecessary trips to France amid the ongoing violence in the European state. Nasser Kanaani made the remarks in a statement published on the ministry’s website, commenting on the ongoing protests in France sparked by a policeman’s fatal shooting of a teenager. Kanaani also cautioned Iranians living in France against making unnecessary trips to or visiting conflict-ridden areas, noting that Tehran is closely monitoring the developments in France. On Tuesday last week, a French police officer opened fire and killed 17-year-old Nahel M, a French citizen of Algerian and Moroccan…

Israeli intelligence service Mossad said on Thursday it had captured the mastermind behind an Iranian plot to attack Israelis in Cyprus. The suspect, Yousef Shahabazi Abbasalilu, was arrested on Iranian soil and questioned by Mossad agents, the agency added. The Mossad said Abbasalilu was the leader of a cell that had attempted to carry out the attack in Cyprus last week. The cell was uncovered by Cypriot security services, who arrested several members of the group. Abbasalilu fled to Iran after the arrests were made. The Mossad said the plot was “a serious threat to Israelis” and that it had…

Iran said on Monday it had held “serious and explicit” negotiations with Europe on the revival of a 2015 nuclear deal and the removal of sanctions. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani made the remarks at a weekly press conference, commenting on the talks between Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani and Enrique Mora, the European Union’s deputy foreign policy chief, last week as well as a June 13 meeting between the Iranian diplomat and French, German, and British representatives, according to a statement released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry. Kanaani added that Bagheri Kani and the European representatives…

Kazakhstan intends to attract $24 billion in foreign investments by the end of the year, said Chair of the Investment Committee at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ardak Zebeshev at a July 20 press conference at the Central Communications Service. “President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed to attract at least $150 billion to the country over seven years. … It is planned to conclude at least four investment agreements before the year-end, two of which have already been signed. There are plans to sign or ratify at least three agreements on the promotion and protection of investments and launch at least 40…

Today, the capital hosted a press conference of 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, the successful conduct of elections is due to the observance of many factors, and especially the activities of precinct election commissions. This is where the effectiveness of election laws comes into play. An analysis of the quality indicators of the activities of members of precinct election commissions clearly shows the high results of systematically implemented large-scale democratic…

During the visit of the officials of the Uzbek Embassy in Turkey to Bulgaria, an event dedicated to the development of bilateral trade-economic and tourism ties was organized in Nesebar City Hall, Dunyo reported. The Bulgarian officials voiced its readiness to establish permanent cooperation in the field of labor migration and develop ties with the major universities of Uzbekistan. At the end of the event, agreements were reached on the implementation of visits by travel agencies and the centralized hiring of migrant workers to work in Nesebar. During their visit, the diplomats also met with Uzbek students who came to…

Kazakhstan may review the water agreement signed with Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. The agreement regulates the use of Syrdarya river in the field of irrigation and power generation. Before 2024, Kazakhstan plans to amend the agreement with Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan on the use of the resources of the Syrdarya basin. This possibility is reflected in the concept of water resources management for 2023-2029. The brief description of the document indicates that this water agreement has been in force since 1998. Under the current agreement, surplus electricity generated by hydroelectric power plants shall be transferred to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. In return, Kyrgyzstan receives…

Paloma Hall Caballero, Press Officer for Foreign and Security Policy today voiced a statement following the Uzbekistan July 9 snap presidential election. “The European Union takes note of the Presidential elections held on Sunday 9 July. These elections were well prepared and took place in a calm environment with a high turnout. The EU welcomes the invitation given to OSCE/ODIHR to deploy a full international election observation mission, and takes note of the Mission’s preliminary findings, in particular that the election took place “in an environment where fundamental freedoms and the right to stand remain restricted.” The EU regrets that…

A press conference on the preliminary results of the early presidential election of the Republic of Uzbekistan was held today in our capital by the Bureau of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. As it was noted at the event, on May 8, the decree of the President “On appointment of early election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan” was adopted. With this decree, it was determined that the election of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan will be held ahead of schedule on July 9, 2023. The Election…