The visit of James Cleverly, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the UK, to Kazakhstan led to several thought-provoking developments, which have far-reaching consequences for a number of states. During the visit, some interesting comments were made regarding the view of the UK on the future of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), also known as the Middle Corridor. Additionally, a matter of diversification of oil exports from Kazakhstan via Azerbaijan was also discussed.

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) has engaged international consulting firms to review its "green" strategy.

This was announced by the representative of SOCAR - Teymur Guliyev at a panel discussion during the seminar "Green hydrogen - a path to decarbonization".

He noted that the process will be completed within six months.

The protocol for Finland's entry into NATO has been submitted for consideration to the presidium of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Turkish mass media reported.

Before that, the protocol was signed by the President of the Republic - Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after his negotiations with his Finnish counterpart - Sauli Niinisto.

After consideration by the presidium, the deputies will vote on the document.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan informed NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg about the start of Ankara's ratification of Finland's application to join NATO, the Turkish president's office told reporters on Friday, Trend reports citing Turkish media.

Türkiye has agreed to Finland's membership in NATO, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at a joint press conference with his Finnish counterpart – Sauli Niinisto in Ankara, Trend reports.

The Turkish President noted that in this regard, a procedure will be initiated in the country's parliament.

Kazakhstan plans to send another 20,000 tons of oil to Germany via the Druzhba oil pipeline in April, Kazinform news agency reports.

As Minister of Energy Bolat Akchulakov announced on the sidelines of the Council of Ministers during a government meeting, the first batch of 20 thousand tons has already been shipped, the second batch - in the same volume was sent in March. In general, according to the contract, Kazakhstan should deliver 300 thousand tons of oil.

Azerbaijan's offshore wind resources in the Caspian are large enough to export green electricity, as well as clean hydrogen, and article in The Telegraph said, Trend reports.

As the author of the article said, Azerbaijan is a relatively small country, however, vast offshore wind capacities in the country's Caspian Sea sector open major opportunities.

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is implementing a project to assess Turkmenistan's potential in hydrogen energy, a source in the UNECE (https://w3.unece.org/PXWeb/en ) told Trend.

The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) plays a key role in creating a favorable business environment in Kyrgyzstan.

This was stated by the executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Kyrgyzstan - Dastan Imanaliev.

According to his words, AmCham is the leading business organization in the field of protection of the rights of entrepreneurs in the country.

Uzbekistan and the US have discussed issues of expanding cooperation in the fields such as trade, economics, investment, education, and culture, Trend reports via the press service of Uzbekistan’s president.

The matter was discussed between Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.