Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met Tajikistan’s Majlisi Milli chairman Rustami Emomali. At the end of the meeting, Emomali received the Fidokorona Khizmatlari Uchun order.
Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met Austrian Federal Council President Kristina Schwarz-Fuchs. The talks covered parliamentary ties and trade and economic cooperation.
Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan discussed the development of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route. The Caspian Bridge project aims to carry 8 million tonnes of freight a year, with a target of 10–12 million tonnes.
The US Treasury sanctioned a network accused of issuing false flags and certificates to ships carrying Iranian oil. Turkish ground-services company Fugo Ground Services Inc was also added to the list.
The project is expected to raise Absheron’s gas production to 6 billion cubic metres a year and condensate output to 47,000 barrels per day. Start-up is planned for 2029.
A second heavy Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft has arrived in Almaty from Spain. The aircraft can also support disaster response, evacuations and humanitarian aid deliveries.
SOCAR carried out more than 21,000 metres of drilling in the third quarter of 2026. Azerbaijan’s oil production totalled 6.6 million tonnes during the period.
Turkey’s Official Gazette published a regulation repealing the rules governing Istanbul Kültür University’s Geomatics Application and Research Center. It took effect on the date of publication.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has departed for Seoul at the invitation of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. Their talks will cover the strategic partnership and current regional and global issues.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev and his wife took part in the cultural programme of the Organization of Turkic States summit in Ankara. Participants opened a park and watched an epic performance at the Malazgirt centre.
A NATO Level 2 (NEL-2) assessment of a pair of Azerbaijani Air Force Mi-17-1V helicopters has concluded in Baku. Crews carried out casualty evacuation, transport of humanitarian cargo and personnel, and low-altitude flights.
Kazakh statesman, diplomat and musician Düsen Kaseinov has received the Alisher Navoi International Award of the Organization of Turkic States. The ceremony took place in Ankara on October 29.
The Turkic World Dialogue Forum, held in Ankara on October 30–31, has concluded. A total of 114 speakers from member and observer states of the Organization of Turkic States and other countries took part in panels and roundtables.
Pakistan Customs has processed the first shipment of fresh White Chaunsa mangoes for export to Russia under the TIR Convention. The route from the Pakistan border to Moscow covers about 4,600 kilometres.
Adylbek Kasymaliev and Olzhas Bektenov held the 14th meeting of the Kyrgyz-Kazakh Intergovernmental Council in Bishkek. They discussed trade and economic cooperation and several other areas of bilateral ties.