In the Danghara district (southwestern part of the country), a senior lieutenant of the Border Guard has been detained for 25 years, from whom 101 kilograms of opium and 45 kilograms of hashish have been removed, writes the publication “Centralasia”.

Measures taken by Turkey in the defence sector in recent months have attracted European attention. Great Britain, Serbia, as well as Kazakhstan have expressed a desire to purchase Turkish-made drone “Bayraktar TB2”. Greece has also shown interest in Turkish armaments. Writes “Haqqin” on January 21, referring to the Turkish news publication “Haber7”.

On 19 and 20 January of this year, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Ann Linde, visited Ukraine as the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, whose statements provoked an ambiguous reaction in Ukraine, “Kommersant” reports.

This year on January 18, at the request of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN), the Khimki City Court sentenced the opposition Alexei Navalny to temporary detention until this year February 15, informs edition “Vedomosti”.

Japan and UNDP to Provide USD 9.9 million to strengthen Tajikistan's border with Afghanistan and improve prosperity in border areas, “Stanradar” writes.

On 19 January of this year, investigators from the State Investigation Bureau of Ukraine DBR indicted Constitutional Court Judge Oleksandr Tupitsky under a criminal law article for knowingly giving false testimony in combination with falsifying evidence and bribing a witness, in order to obtain his refusal to testify, citing information published by the DBR press service, the “Cenzor” writes.

According to the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran  (TPOI), the total volume of trade between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union since the signing of the free trade area agreement on October 26, 2019 reached 3.419 billion USD, this year on January 19, news edition “Trend” writes.

This year on January 19, retired General Lloyd Austin, a candidate for the post of Secretary of Defence, told the Senate Armed Forces Committee about the main threats to Russia's national security, informs edition “Kommersant”.

The governments of the USA, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have established a Central Asian investment partnership to promote private sector projects, writes “Centralasia”.

With the liberation of the occupied territories, a new stage in the development of Azerbaijan has begun. On January 18, in an interview with “AZTV”, said the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, informs the news publication “Turan”.