Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met with Eduards Stiprais, the European Union’s Special Representative for Central Asia. They discussed cooperation in transport, energy, environmental protection and professional training.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Yerevan. They discussed bilateral cooperation and the implementation of joint projects.
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk is scheduled to conduct spacewalks on October 29 and November 5. The new solar arrays will boost the station’s power generation capacity by up to 30%.
Yerevan will host a gala concert marking the 75th birthday of opera singer Gegham Grigoryan. Plácido Domingo is the special guest, with Grigoryan’s children also appearing on stage.
Mongolia’s education minister L. Enkh-Amgalan met UK Ambassador Edwin Samuel to discuss cooperation in education. The agenda included teacher development, scholarships and joint degree pathways between Mongolian and British universities.
Mongolia’s export revenue rose 54% year on year in the first nine months of 2026. Its foreign currency reserves reached a record $8.9 billion by the end of September.
Armenia took part in INTERPOL’s “Trigger X – Eastern Europe and Central Asia” operation. A total of 248 firearms and components, along with more than 11,000 rounds of ammunition, were removed from illicit circulation.
Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met Lebanese Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal in Beirut. Qatar reaffirmed its support for Lebanon and its national institutions.
Mongolian police received 84 reports of bears entering residential areas over the past five months. One incident involved harm to a person, while 45 involved livestock and three involved homes or property.
Iran’s president will attend a summit of leaders of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Armenia. The foreign ministry spokesperson said the visit will be brief.
Qatar’s Theatre Affairs Center, part of the Ministry of Culture, held a seminar titled “An Eye That Reads and an Eye That Sees.” It introduced ways to understand theatrical performances and interpret their meanings.
Kyrgyzstan had harvested grain crops from 586,800 hectares by September 23. The grain yield recorded at initial receipt weight reached 2.0491 million tonnes, up 32.7% from the same date last year.
Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Baku. They discussed bilateral cooperation and regional and international issues of mutual interest.
Kyrgyzstan’s deputy ombudsman Aichurok Nazaralieva spoke at an international conference in Lahore, Pakistan. Participants discussed how ombudsman institutions can strengthen accountability, governance and the protection of citizens’ rights.
Iran is ready to help resolve issues between Saudi Arabia and Yemen peacefully, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said. He said Tehran’s principled position on Yemen remains unchanged.
Qatar fully supports any measures Lebanon takes in response to Israeli occupation actions, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani said in Beirut.
Kyrgyzstan’s financial regulator says companies cannot legally raise money from the public as “investment loans” without the required licence or permit. It advised citizens to verify a company’s credentials before handing over funds.
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