Pope Francis began the third day of his Apostolic Journey to Asia and Oceania on Thursday, 5 September, by visiting the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, for an interreligious meeting in southeast Asia’s largest mosque. Welcoming him was the Grand Imam, Dr. Nasaruddin Umar. Together they also visited the Tunnel of Friendship, which provides an underground walkway connecting the Istiqlal Mosque with the Catholic Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption from it with a three-lane highway in between.
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Turkey upcoming election
Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections will take place on May 14, where candidates will cast their ballots for both elections at the same time. The second presidential ballot, if it takes place, will be held on May 28. Polls open on May 14 at 8:00 a.m. local time (1 a.m. ET) and close at 5 p.m. (10 a.m. ET). Results are expected after 9 p.m. local time.
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The Poland-Kazakhstan trade and investment forum
The Poland-Kazakhstan trade and investment forum was held in Warsaw. The event was organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Republic of Poland and the Investment Committee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan together with the Polish Agency for Investment and Trade. The work of the forum is aimed at enhancing trade, economic, investment cooperation between Kazakhstan and Poland, strengthening existing and establishing new direct contacts between business partners of the two countries, presenting investment projects, opportunities and support mechanisms for business.
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Mukhtar Ablyazov Awaits Extradition Agreement
Mukhtar Ablyazov, a notorious Kazakhstan fraudster, was convicted of organizing the 2004 murder of Erzhan Tatishev, He was involved in investigations in four jurisdictions, namely Russia, Kazakhstan, United Kingdom, and the United States and was found guilty by courts of his peers. His political asylum claims were dismissed by the French court and so Ablyazov and his gang are now facing judgement.
