The President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, had a telephone conversation with the Chairman of the Office of Muslims in Mecca, Mufti Sheikh Nuriddin Khaliqnazar. The head of state asked about the processes of preparation for the blessed Haj pilgrimage, the conditions created for Uzbek pilgrims, their health and mood.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Taliban welcomed the relevant statement of the President of Kazakhstan, Kasim-Jomart Tokaev, and noted that this step of Astana has achieved success in understanding the situation in Afghanistan and that the obstacles to bringing bilateral relations, in particular, economic cooperation to a new level, have been removed.
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay an official visit to this country on June 6 at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. As part of the visit, it is planned to hold the third meeting of the Strategic Cooperation Council in Ankara under the chairmanship of the leaders of the two countries.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, stated that despite the fact that the Central Asian countries are neutral in the war, they are "more inclined towards the Russian Federation because they are afraid of the Kremlin". Kazakhstan responded to this.
It has been 241 days since Israel launched its war of aggression and destruction in the Gaza Strip. 24 hours of major events in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and the entire Middle East.
Kazakhstan removed the "Taliban" movement from the list of terrorist organizations in order to actively involve Afghanistan in interregional relations. The President of Kazakhstan emphasized "the importance of the development of trade and economic cooperation with modern Afghanistan" and that the Taliban regime is a "long-term factor".
According to the statement of the Ministry of Defense of Syria, at least 17 people were killed as a result of the Israeli attack on the outskirts of Aleppo. The shooting happened on Monday night. The enemy fired at "some targets" from the southeast. Material damage was caused.
Qatar Airways launched regular flights on the Doha-Tashkent route from June 2. Flights are carried out four times a week - on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday on Airbus 320 aircraft. In the future, it is planned to increase the frequency of flights and launch flights to Samarkand and Bukhara.
The proposal of experts on the ePermit project (electronic permit system) in the region was heard at the event organized in cooperation with the Secretariat of the Organization of Turkish States (TDT) and the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey. The ePermit initiative is a pioneering effort to digitize transportation and logistics, which will reduce transit times and costs, increasing the region's competitiveness.
The Kazakh side responded to the vice-speaker of the Russian State Duma, Pyotr Tolstoy, calling the city of Almaty "the land of Russia". "We do not want Kazakhstan-Russia friendship to be derailed by such irresponsible statements," said deputy Abenov.