On August 11, 2023, a detailed briefing was convened at the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN, graced by the participation of Mr. Kaha Imnadze, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCD), alongside the Permanent Representatives of the Central Asian States

The coup in Niger may deliver another heavy blow to the French influence in Africa's Sahel region, following the recent withdrawal of French troops from Burkina Faso and Mali, Thierry Mariani, a French member of the European parliament, told Sputnik on Friday