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Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan signed a series of significant agreements on 2 July, focusing on agriculture, transport, trade, education, social protection, and environmental cooperation.
A formal document exchange ceremony between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan took place in Khiva on 2 July, with both nations’ leaders, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan, participating.
The key agreements signed included a 'Practical Action Plan' on agriculture and food security for 2025-2027, a 'Protocol of Intent' for shipping and shipbuilding cooperation, and a trade action plan aiming to increase bilateral trade to $1 billion by 2030.
Other significant agreements included the 'Program of Industrial Cooperation' between both countries for 2025-2027, and a cooperation deal in science, vocational, and higher education.
Foreign Ministers Jeyhun Bayramov of Azerbaijan and Bakhtiyor Saidov of Uzbekistan also signed several agreements covering social protection, environmental protection, and the mutual recognition of customs institutions.
Additionally, protocols were established for sister city relationships between Sumgayit and Tashkent Province, Gabala and Navoi, and for improving services for children with special needs and vulnerable groups.
The documents highlight the strengthening ties between the two nations across multiple sectors, emphasizing long-term collaboration and strategic partnerships.
A seven-month-old Japanese macaque has drawn international attention after forming an unusual bond with a stuffed orangutan toy after being rejected by its mother.
Divers have recovered the bodies of seven Chinese tourists and a Russian driver after their minibus broke through the ice of on Lake Baikal in Russia, authorities said.
President Donald Trump said on Saturday (21 February) that he will raise temporary tariffs on nearly all U.S. imports from 10% to 15%, the maximum allowed under the law, after the Supreme Court struck down his previous tariff program.
Pakistan said it carried out cross-border strikes on militant targets inside Afghanistan after blaming a series of recent suicide bombings, including attacks during the holy month of Ramadan, on fighters it said were operating from Afghan territory.
Iran announced on Saturday (21 February) that it has designated the naval and air forces of European Union member states as “terrorist entities” in a reciprocal move after the EU blacklisted the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Iran has signed a secret €500 million arms deal with Russia to rebuild air defences, weakened during last year’s war with Israel, the Financial Times has reported. The agreement, signed in December in Moscow, will see Russia deliver 500 Verba launch units and 2,500 9M336 missiles over three years.
Syria has secured a $50 million financing package from the World Bank to support transport infrastructure projects as the country advances its economic recovery efforts, Syrian media reported on Sunday.
The United States and Iran will hold a new round of nuclear negotiations in Geneva on Thursday as part of renewed diplomatic efforts to reach a potential agreement, Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi announced on Sunday.
Islamic State claimed two attacks on Syrian army personnel on Saturday (22 February), saying they marked the start of a new phase of operations against the country’s leadership under President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Pakistan said it carried out cross-border strikes on militant targets inside Afghanistan after blaming a series of recent suicide bombings, including attacks during the holy month of Ramadan, on fighters it said were operating from Afghan territory.
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