Here's your AnewZ Daily Brief for 9 October 2026 with five key developments from the CIS summit in Turkmenistan.
Azerbaijan and Central Asian states have agreed to expand cooperation across trade, investment, digital technology, security, healthcare, environmental protection and culture sectors. A joint statement outlines also highlights strengthening collaboration in artificial intelligence, innovation and advanced technologies. The leaders pledged closer coordination on countering organised crime, cybercrime, terrorism, human trafficking and illicit drug and weapons trafficking, alongside initiatives to promote tourism, preserve shared cultural heritage and strengthen people-to-people ties.
Cooperation between Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on renewable energy continues to develop, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev said. The three countries are working towards establishing an energy corridor to export green electricity generated in Central Asia to European markets through Azerbaijan. The initiative is intended to strengthen regional energy connectivity and support the expansion of renewable energy cooperation between Central Asia and Europe.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held talks on the sidelines of the CIS summit in Awaza, Turkmenistan, on Thursday, ahead of the Council of Heads of State meeting. Putin acknowledged Iran’s efforts to help end the regional conflict and offered Russia’s assistance in mediation. Pezeshkian said Washington and Tehran were considering new proposals aimed at ending the conflict.
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan have established a Supreme Council of Strategic Partnership to strengthen political dialogue and expand bilateral cooperation. Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedow signed the agreement during a meeting on the sidelines of the CIS summit in Awaza on Thursday. The new body is intended to provide an institutional framework for closer coordination between the two countries.
Azerbaijan will assume the chairmanship of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in 2028, following Uzbekistan’s chairmanship in 2027, according to President Ilham Aliyev. It will be the first time Azerbaijan chairs the CIS since gaining independence. Azerbaijan is also set to chair the Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia, the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA). Azerbaijan will assume the chairmanship of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in 2027 and host its summit that year, while the European Political Community Summit is scheduled to take place in Azerbaijan in 2028.
Read the latest developments from the CIS summit here.
Azerbaijan has called for closer political, economic and security ties among members of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), urging greater reg...
Rescuers picked through mangled carriages on Thursday in a grim search for victims of Spain's second fatal hig...
The Middle East conflict remains tense as diplomatic efforts continue alongside renewed Houthi attacks. Iran says it remains open to mediation, whi...
Despite losing his bloc's majority in Israel's 120-seat Knesset in a hotly contested election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has managed to remain in the lead after 70 per cent of votes were tallied on Wednesday. Figures are subject to change as counting continues.
Russia and Ukraine have begun a regional ceasefire to allow the start of a humanitarian effort in the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky, both sides said on Tuesday, but they continue strikes elsewhere, including the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.
The Middle East conflict remains tense as diplomatic efforts continue alongside renewed Houthi attacks. Iran says it remains open to mediation, while the Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards the kingdom.
Rescuers picked through mangled carriages on Thursday in a grim search for victims of Spain's second fatal high-speed train crash this year, as the death toll rose to 69 and hopes of finding further survivors faded.
At least 68 people have been killed after two high-speed trains collided in Spain on Wednesday, in the second deadly rail disaster in less than a year on a major route linking Madrid with the southern Andalusia region.
The Middle East conflict remains tense as diplomatic efforts continue alongside renewed Houthi attacks. Iran says it remains open to mediation, while the Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards the kingdom.
Azerbaijan has called for closer political, economic and security ties among members of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), urging greater regional unity, stronger coordination and a more prominent international role for the bloc.
Afghanistan’s government has claimed progress on women’s rights, citing efforts to tackle forced marriage and inheritance disputes, after United Nations officials criticised restrictions on Afghan women and girls during a Security Council debate in New York.
Azerbaijan is expanding its tourism links with the Asia-Pacific region as more than 50 international tourism professionals gather in Baku for the PATA Hosted Buyers Summit 2026, aimed at forging new partnerships and showcasing the country's attractions.
Türkiye aims to increase bilateral trade with Kazakhstan to $15 billion and expand investment cooperation, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said during talks with his Kazakh counterpart, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who was on an official visit to Ankara.
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