On 27 February the registration of candidates running for Parliamentary elections was completed in Turkmenistan with elections scheduled to be held on 25 March.

A total of 284 Parliamentary candidates were nominated. Moreover, candidates running for members of Khalk Maslakhaty (People’s Council) were nominated, including velayat Khalk Maslakhaty – 489 candidates, etrap and city Khalk Maslakhaty – 2.570 candidates, as well as Gengeshi members – 13.215 candidates, the state information agency TDH reports.

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev announced new social initiatives which are believed to help improve people's life, Kazinform reports.

He put forward the initiatives at the joint session of the Kazakh Parliament chambers on Monday.

"Today, at the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan I address the people [of Kazakhstan] with new social initiatives.

Presidents of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan launched the restored part of the Galaba-Amuzang-Khoshadi interstate railway, which was closed back in 2011, Uzbek media reported.

The launch ceremony was broadcast live by the Tajik state TV channels.

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon launched the train line by pressing a symbolic button on March 9. The heads of state

Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted an agreement for ratification to the State Duma between the Russian Federation and Kyrgyzstan on development of military-technical cooperation. Information about this was published in the electronic database of the lower house of parliament.

"We are grateful to International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY) for the announcement of 2018 as the Year of the outstanding writer, the son of the Kyrgyz people Chyngyz Aitmatov," Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov said today during a meeting with Secretary General of the TURKSOY Dusen Kaseinov.

CA-NEWS (UZ) -  According to the Uzbekistan’s State Comittee for Tourism the number of tour operators in country exceeded the 850.