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Copenague: Questioning climatic change |
Eva N Ferraz Repeat a lie several times and it'll seem to be true. According to 'Nature' magazine, 125000 years ago the sea level was 5 meters up and the temperature was 6 Celsiud degrees higher. This happened when ... |
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Central Asia Gas Starts Flowing to China |
| nCa Report Samandepe, Turkmenistan, 14 December 2009 (nCa) --- Strengthening the global energy equation is a simple undertaking: You just need is a simple screw-valve. However, you would need four presidents to turn that valve open. ... |
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Complete Text: Chinese Journalists Interview President of Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 10 December 2009 (nCa) --- A group of Chinese journalists interviewed Wednesday President Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan in Ashgabat. The group includes journalists from the Chinese news agency Xinhua, Radio China International, Guangming Daily, People’s Daily and some other ... |
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To Take Stock of Operation Rah-i-Nijat |
Dr. Uddipan Mukherjee The much awaited and much vaunted Operation Rah-i-Nijat, chose the propitious moment of October 17 to get itself launched by the Pakistani military. With the ‘not so successful’ previous operations against the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) acting ... |
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The State of Statelessness |
| nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 11 December 2009 (nCa) --- A regional conference on prevention and reduction of statelessness concluded Thursday in Ashgabat. Convened by UNHCR, the conference attracted some 50 participants from Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, ... |
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LPG Plant Built by Iranian Company Commissioned in Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 10 December 2009 (nCa) --- A storage and shipping terminal for LPG was put into operation Wednesday in Turkmenistan. Located at Kyanly, north of the Turkmen Caspian port Turkmenbashy, it has been built by the Iranian ... |
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Turkmen Border Gurds Receive New Russian Patrol Boats |
| Ashgabat, 9 December 2009 (nCa) --- The border guards of Turkmenistan received Tuesday two new patrol boats made in Russia. The boats would be used to patrol the Caspian sector of Turkmenistan. Sobol (project ... |
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Russia Comfortable with Turkmenistan-China Gas Pipeline |
| Ashgabat, 5 December 2009 (nCa) --- Prime Minister Putin of Russia said on 3 Dec that the newly completed Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline, scheduled for opening on 15 Dec, will not affect the plans for building the Russia-China pipeline. ... |
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Russian LukOil Accounts for 10% Hydrocarbon Production of Kazakhstan |
| Ashgabat, 4 December 2009 (nCa) --- The Russian company LukOil accounts for 10% oil and gas production of Kazakhstan, says a press release of LukOil Overseas. In 2008, LukOil produced about 5 million tons of oil and ... |
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Central Asia and Caspian Region Starts Preparing for Disarmament Talks |
| Ashgabat, 3 December 2009 (nCa) --- Representatives from eight regional countries gathered Wednesday in Ashgabat to mix and match the elements required for formal start of disarmament talks. The diplomats and experts from the foreign ministries of ... |
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Turkmenistan Increases Wages by 10%, Minimum Salaries Established |
| Ashgabat, 28 November 2009 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan announced Friday an across-the-board increase in salaries for public sector employees. All the public sector entities and organizations have been asked to raise the salaries by 10%. Pensions, government grants, war ... |
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President of Turkmenistan to Visit Russia 29 Nov |
| Ashgabat, 28 November 2009 (nCa) --- President Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan will fly to Moscow 29 November 2009 for a working visit. The visit will take place at the invitation of President Dmitry Medvedev of the Russian Federation. ... |
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US $ 17 Billion Turkmenistan Annual Budget for Fiscal 2010 Approved |
| Ashgabat, 22 November 2009 (nCa) --- The parliament of Turkmenistan unanimously approved Saturday the annual budget for fiscal 2010. Expected revenues are Manat 48280.7 million (US $ 16.94 billion) and assigned expenditures are Manat 49780.7 million (US $ ... |
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Turkmenistan Sends Deputy Prime Minister for Karzai Inauguration |
| Ashgabat, 19 November 2009 (nCa) --- The first deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Turkmenistan, Reshit Meredov, has flown to Kabul to participate in the second-term inauguration of President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan. In the structure ... |
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Balanced Budget of Turkmenistan for Fiscal 2010 Reduces Dependence on Gas Revenues |
| Ashgabat, 14 November 2009 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has presented balanced draft budget for fiscal 2010, clearly designed to trim down reliance on gas revenues. “The diversification of national economy means that we will depend less on ... |
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Turkmenistan to Hold Investment Forum, Showcase Products in Abu Dhabi |
| Ashgabat, 10 November 2009 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan will hold an investment forum and exhibition of its products and services in Abu Dhabi, 1-2 February 2010. The purpose of the twin event is to “further develop trade and ... |
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Turkmenistan, Russia Poised for Resumption of Gas Supplies |
| Ashgabat, 19 September 2009 (nCa) --- The prolonged and tortuous negotiations for resumption of gas exports from Turkmenistan to Russia are apparently in their last lap. Supplies could restart soon. President Berdymuhamedov told a cabinet meeting Friday ... |
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Turkmenistan-Ukraine Gas Talks Remain Inconclusive, Optimism Lingers |
| Ashgabat, 16 September 2009 (nCa) --- The presidents of Turkmenistan and Ukraine conferred Tuesday in Ashgabat for more than three hours, twice the time allocated for bilateral talks. They made considerable progress in several areas but direct supply of Turkmen gas to Ukraine was apparently not one of them..... |
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Turkmenistan, Russia on Threshold of New Gas Deal |
| Turkmenbashy/Ashgabat, 14 September 2009 (nCa) --- The bilateral meeting Sunday between President Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan and President Medvedev of Russia brought both the countries to the threshold of a new gas deal. The talks, held in Turkmenbashy, ... |
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Itera Gets Caspian Block in Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 14 September 2009 (nCa) --- The Russian group of companies Itera signed Sunday a PSA for block 21 in the Caspian sector of Turkmenistan. The PSA (Production Sharing Agreement) was signed by the head of Itera, ... |
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Rome Workshop on Energy, Environment and the Future of Security in Central Asia |
Ashgabat, 9 September 2009 (nCa) --- A workshop on ‘Energy, Environment and the Future of Security in Central Asia’ will be held in Rome (Italy) on 15-16 October 2009. The workshop is sponsored by the US Department ... |
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Hugo Chávez Visits Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 7 September 2009 (nCa) --- The presidents of Turkmenistan and Venezuela met Monday in Ashgabat. It was a summit a la Chávez; they discussed the entire range of issues before the start of the meeting. Hugo ... |
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Turkmenistan to Receive More Foreign Students |
| Ashgabat, 6 September 2009 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has decided to increase the number of students it receives annually from foreign countries. A decree issued Friday by President Berdymuhamedov authorizes the ministry of education to increase the quota ... |
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New Legislation Opens Way for Private Housing in Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 6 September 2009 (nCa) --- A resolution issued Friday by the president of Turkmenistan has opened the possibility of direct ownership of housing by private citizens. The resolution allows the municipality of Ashgabat, and the governors ... |
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Turkmenistan to Launch Own Communication Satellites |
| Ashgabat, 6 September 2009 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan is planning to launch its own communication satellites. President Berdymuhamedov asked Friday the deputy prime minister for transport and communications to prepare proposals for launching satellites to improve the reach ... |
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New Oil Tanker Joins Turkmenistan Merchant Fleet |
Ashgabat, 22 August 2009 (nCa) --- A new oil tanker built by Russia has joined the merchant fleet of Turkmenistan, bringing the total number of liquid and dry cargo vessels to nine. MV Sumbar, with capacity for ... |
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Turkmenistan Floats Tenders for Sturgeon Farm |
Ashgabat, 23 July 2009 (nCa) --- The state fisheries committee of Turkmenistan has floated tenders for design and contruction on turnkey basis of a sturgeon breeding farm at the caspian shore in Balkan province. Interested parties may ... |
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Turkmenistan Re-floats Tender for Iodine and Bromine Plants |
| Ashgabat, 23 July 2009 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has re-floated tenders for two projects related to iodine and bromine production. Bidders are invited to quote for: design and construction of production of facilities on ... |
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ADB, Islamic Development Bank to Set up US $ 500 Million Islamic Infrastructure Development Fund |
| Ashgabat, 3 June 2009 (nCa) --- The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) agreed Tuesday to set up Asia’s first major multi-country Islamic Infrastructure Fund. This will be the first sharia-compliant fund of its ...
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Turkmenistan Announces Eight International Tenders |
| Ashgabat, 14 May 2009 (nCa) --- Keeping up the fast pace of infrastructure development, and consequently demonstrating that the country remains unaffected by the global financial and economic crisis, Turkmenistan announced eight international tenders Wednesday. Here are ... |
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IC Energy of UK to Manage International Investment Forum in Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 11 May 2009 (nCa) --- The British company IC Energy Limited has been picked by Turkmenistan to managed the international energy forum, scheduled for 15-17 October 2009 in Ashgabat. The chamber of commerce and industry of ... |
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Commission to Asses Impact of Financial Crisis on Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 11 May 2009 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has established a commission to analyze and assess the impact of the global economic and financial crisis on the national economy and other sectors of Turkmenistan. President Berdymuhamedov signed Saturday ... |
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Turkmenistan Encourages Local Companies to Participate in National Development Programme |
| Ashgabat, 11 May 2009 (nCa) --- In a move that may prepare grounds for gradual phasing out of foreign construction companies while strengthening the private sector, Turkmenistan has announced special incentives for the local construction companies and other business houses. ...
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Turkmenistan Plans Grand Uplift of District Crucial to North-South Corridor |
| Ashgabat, 11 May 2009 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has unveiled a plan to develop a district that is pivotal to the North-South trade and transportation corridor. Over the next 18 months Bereket district in Balkan province of western ... |
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Turkmenistan to Establish Potash Fertilizer Factory with Belarus Partnership |
| Ashgabat, 2 May 2009 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan will establish a potash fertilizer factory with technical and industrial collaboration from Belarus. The factory, with initial production capacity of up to one million tons per year, will be located ... |
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Turkmenistan to Participate in Nabucco Forum in Prague |
| Ashgabat, 2 May 2009 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan will send a high power delegation for the forthcoming energy forum in Prague. Tachberdy Tagiyev, Turkmen Deputy prime minister for oil and gas, will lead the delegation. ... |
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Turkmenistan Takes Preventive Measures against Swine-flu |
| Ashgabat, 2 May 2009 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan, after bolstering the recently taken precautionary measures against swine-flu, has started a public awareness campaign through the local media. President Berdymuhamedov said Friday during a meeting of the cabinet of ... |
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Turkmenistan May Shift Energy Policy after Pipeline Blast |
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Ashgabat, 13 April 2009 (nCa) --- The pipeline blast that occurred in Turkmenistan on 9 April after Gazrpom suddenly reduced the intake of gas volumes, has led to two key decisions by the Turkmen government. President Berdymuhamedov ...
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Russian Auto Giant Brought Back from Brink by Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 23 February 2009 (nCa) --- Russian auto giant Kamaz that had stopped production thrice since the onset of the global financial and economic crisis has been pulled back from the brink by a huge order from Turkmenistan. ... |
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Turkmenistan Health Authorities Alarmed at TV Habits of Children |
| Ashgabat, 29 January 2009 (nCa) --- A recent report in the Turkmen print media shows that authorities are concerned about the growing TV habits of children. The report says that preschoolers are watching TV for 1.5 to ... |
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Turkmenistan Increasing Chemical and Fertilizer Production Capacity |
| Ashgabat, 29 January 2009 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan is systematically increasing its production capacity for chemicals and fertilizers. The production of chemical fertilizers will reach 805300 tons this year. The ammonium nitrate and ammonia units ... |
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Turkmenistan Encourages Farmers but Hurdles Remain |
Ashgabat, 29 January 2009 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has announced phased increase in the price of wheat and rice it pays to the private farmers. For the wheat crop in 2009, the government will pay the equivalent of ... |
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50 Speakers Confirm Participation in Turkish Oil and Gas Event |
| Ashgabat, 29 January 2009 (nCa) --- TUROGE, the largest conference & showcase for the oil and gas sector in Turkey, will take place for the 8th consecutive year on 11-13 March at the Sheraton Hotel & Convention Centre, Ankara, Turkey. ... |
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Exclusive Interview: Ambassador Pierre Morel, EU Special Representative for Central Asia |
| nCa: How does the dialogue between the EU and Central Asia progress on environment and water issues? Is the EU happy with the progress of the process so far, what has been achieved, what else needs to be done, are ... |
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Turkmenistan Sends Earthquake Condolence Message to Pakistan |
| Ashgabat, 31 October 2008 (nCa) --- President Berdymuhamedov sent Thursday a message of condolence to Pakistan, expressing his grief at the loss of life and property caused by recent earthquake in the Balochistan province. In his message ...
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Prince Andrew Meets President of Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 31 October 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan and Great Britain appeared ready Thursday for deeper trade and economic interaction when Duke of York, Prince Andrew, had a meeting with President Berdymuhamedov. Prince Andrew, who is touring the ... |
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Nabucco Gets Encouraging Signal from Turkmenistan |
| nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 24 October 2008 (nCa) --- Nabucco, the gas pipeline project that hopes to bypass Russia and reduce European dependence on Gazprom supplies, received Thursday a positive nod from Turkmenistan during a meeting ... |
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Turkmenistan Parliament Approves US $ 20 Billion State Annual Budget for 2009 |
| Ashgabat, 24 October 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan Mejlis (parliament) debated Thursday and approved unanimously the state budget for fiscal 2009. It is a balanced budget of 294.46 trillion Manats. At present exchange rates of one US dollar ... |
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Turkmenistan Establishes ‘Stabilization Fund’ Against Global Crisis |
| Ashgabat, 22 October 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has established ‘Stabilization Fund’ as a cushion against the global economic and financial crisis. The announcement came Tuesday during a meeting of the cabinet of ministers. President ... |
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Turkmenistan: Next Year’s Budget to be 40% Higher than 2008 |
| Ashgabat, 22 October 2008 (nCa) --- The draft state budget of Turkmenistan for fiscal 2009, being sent to parliament for debate, is 39.5% higher than 2008. The overall size of the draft budget, presented by the ... |
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Central Asia Begins Dialogue on Common Challenges, Potential Threats |
| Ashgabat, 17 October 2008 (nCa) --- The deputy foreign ministers of Central Asian countries met Thursday in Ashgabat to discuss common challenges and potential threats facing the region, and devise a common strategy under the aegis of the UN Regional ... |
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UNDP Seminar Examines Role of Private Sector in Boosting Economic Growth |
| Ashgabat, 16 October 2008 --- Prospects of private sector development in Turkmenistan were discussed at the UNDP seminar at the Institute of Strategic Planning and Economic Development of Turkmenistan from 13 to 15 October 2008. The purpose of the seminar ... |
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OSCE Training Course for Airport Officials in Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 16 October 2008 --- A three-day OSCE-sponsored training course for airport officials on checkpoint and x-ray interpretation to improve airport security ended in Ashgabad today. Ten participants from Ashgabad airport, as well as four regional airports, took ... |
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Turkmenistan Banking system Unaffected by Global Financial Crisis |
| Ashgabat, 14 October 2008 (nCa) --- The chairman of the Central Bank of Turkmenistan reported Monday that the banking system in the country remained stable despite the ongoing global financial crisis. Reporting to a meeting of the ... |
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Turkmenistan Invites Tenders for New Military Cantonment |
| Ashgabat, 14 October 2008 (nCa) --- The ministry of construction, on behalf of the ministry of defence, has announced international tenders for construction of a military cantonment and related facilities. It is a turnkey project for design ... |
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Turkmenistan Appoints New Minister for Oil and Gas |
Ashgabat, 14 October 2008 (nCa) --- According to a presidential decree issued Monday, Annaguly Deryaev has been appointed as minister for oil and gas industry and mineral resources of Turkmenistan. He was working as deputy chairman of ... |
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Turkmenistan Preparing to Become Net Exporter of Agriculture Products |
| Ashgabat, 14 October 2008 (nCa) --- Reports made by top officials Monday during a meeting of the cabinet of ministers suggest that Turkmenistan is putting elements in place to become net exporter of agricultural products a few years down the ... |
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Turkmenistan Reports 23% GDP Growth in Jan-Sep Assessment |
| Ashgabat, 14 October 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has reported 23% growth in GDP for January-September 2008 compared to the same period of last year. The total size of GDP during this period was Manat 160 trillion. Industrial ... |
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Further Democratization of Society Irreversible, says Berdymuhamedov |
| Ashgabat, 14 October 2008 (nCa) --- President Berdymuhamedov said Monday during a meeting of the cabinet of ministers that after the introduction of the new constitution, further democratization of the society had become irreversible in Turkmenistan. Underlining ... |
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British Auditor: Up to 14 Trillion Cubic Meters Gas Reserve in Eastern Turkmenistan Fields |
| Ashgabat, 14 October 2008 (nCa) --- The British firm Gaffney Cline & Associates, globally renowned for independent audit of hydrocarbon reserves, confirmed Monday that the Osman-South Yoloton field of Turkmenistan has up to 14 trillion cubic meters of gas reserves. ... |
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Turkmenistan, Latvia Sign Four Cooperation Documents |
| Ashgabat, 9 October 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan and Latvia signed Wednesday in Ashgabat four documents for expanding mutual cooperation. The presidents of both the countries issued a joint statement. The documents were signed after a meeting between ... |
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Turkmenistan Condoles Kyrgyzstan on Earthquake |
| Ashgabat, 7 October 2008 (nCa) --- President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan sent Monday a message of condolence to the president of Kyrgyzstan, expressing sympathy and support for the victims of the magnitude-8 earthquake in Altai district of southern Kyrgyzstan that ... |
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Gazprom Says Gas Price for Europe Already in Excess of US $ 500 |
| Ashgabat, 1 October 2008 (nCa) --- A press release of Gazprom says that Alexi Miller, chairman of Gazprom, told journalists, “. . . the dynamics of [gas] price increase has surpassed the expectations of Gazprom: the price of gas supplied ... |
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Turkmenistan Invites Offers for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
| Ashgabat, 30 September 2008 (nCa) --- The government of Turkmenistan has invited offers from suppliers of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Interested parties can obtain more information from phones (+99312) 354066 and 354695. The last ... |
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OSCE Organizes Sweden Study Visit for Turkmenistan Lawmakers |
| Ashgabat, 30 September 2008 --- Four members of Turkmenistan's Mejlis (Parliament) and a representative from the National Institute for Democracy and Human Rights have completed a study visit to Sweden. The three-day trip was organized by the ... |
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Turkmenistan Orders Agricultural Machinery worth US $ 49 Million |
| Ashgabat, 30 September 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has placed orders for purchase of agricultural machinery worth US 48.9 Million. According to a presidential decree issued Monday, CNH International of Switzerland will supply 300 units of Keys tractor ... |
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Turkmenistan to Host Annual Meeting of Islamic Development Bank |
Ashgabat, 30 September 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan announced Monday that it will host the 34th annual meeting of the Islamic Development Bank. The meeting will be held 2-3 June 2009 in Ashgabat. Islamic Development ... |
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Turkmenistan to Observe Eid al-Fitr on 2 October 2008 |
| Ashgabat, 30 September 2008 (nCa) --- The Turkmen authorities announced Monday evening that Oraza Bairam (Eid al-Fitr) will be observed throughout the country on 2 October 2008. The announcement was made a couple of hours after sunset, ... |
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Turkmenistan Allows Duty Free Import of Cement |
| Ashgabat, 30 September 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has temporarily abolished customs duties on the import of cement products. The presidential decree issued Monday shows that the domestic production of cement is falling short of the huge demand ... |
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World’s Largest Construction Company Interested in Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 30 September 2008 (nCa) --- President Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan had Monday six separate meetings with foreign businessmen from Russia, France and Turkey. The most significant meeting was with the chairman of Vinci, the world’s largest construction company. ... |
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Transactions worth US $ 44 Million in Turkmenistan Commodity Exchange Last Week |
| Ashgabat, 29 September 2008 (nCa) --- The State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange, the national clearinghouse of goods and services in Turkmenistan, registered last week 22 deals with total value of US $ 44.04 million. The deals ... |
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Europe Cooperates with Central Asia to Prevent Leakage in Gas Pipelines |
| Ashgabat, 29 September 2008 (nCa) --- The European Union is providing know-how and technology to Central Asian gas producers to help detect and prevent leakage in gas pipelines. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan are participating in ... |
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Chinese Ambassador Presents Credentials to President of Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 28 September 2008 (nCa) --- Ambassador U Hunbin, the new Chinese envoy to Turkmenistan, presented Saturday credentials to President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov. He has replaced Ambassador Lu Guycheng, who left Turkmenistan recently after five years of very ... |
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Nitom to Supply 100000 Tons of Fertilizers to Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 26 September 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has awarded a contract to Nitom Group LLC (USA) for supply of fertilizers.According to the terms of... |
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WB Workshop in Turkmenistan on “Natural Resource Revenues and Fiscal Sustainability” |
| Ashgabat, 26 September 2008 --- On September 25, 2008, the World Bank conducted a workshop for the ministries and state agencies of Turkmenistan to discuss fiscal policy and management in natural resource rich countries. The workshop consisted of a series of presentations on the topic from a general overview to specific analytical and.... |
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Gazprom, Iran in Cooperation Talks |
| Ashgabat, 26 September (nCa) --- Gazprom has informed that a meeting between Alexi Miller, Chairman of Gazprom, and Syed Reza Kasaizade, MD of Iranian National Oil Company and deputy minister for petroleum, took place Thursday.... |
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Independent Gas Producers in Russia May Get ‘Non-discriminatory’ Access to Pipelines |
| Ashgabat, 26 September 2008 (nCa) --- Gazprom, the monopoly controller of gas distribution pipelines in Russia, is planning ensure non-discriminatory access to local independent gas producers, says a press release of Gazprom. If the proposal gets through, ...
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1000-Meter TV Tower under Construction in Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 23 September 2008 (nCa) --- A TV tower that will peak 1020 meters above sea level is under construction in Turkmenistan. Turkish construction company Polimeks is doing the project. Once completed, most ... |
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More Towns in Afghanistan Connected with Turkmenistan Electrical Supply |
| Ashgabat, 23 September 2008 (nCa) --- Two more towns in Faryab province of Afghanistan have been connected with heavily subsidized electrical supplies from Turkmenistan, reports our contributor from Mazar-e-Sharif. With completion of two transformer stations and supply ... |
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Armenia Wants Hydrocarbon Cooperation with Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 22 September 2008 (nCa) --- Armenia has shown keen interest in establishing hydrocarbon cooperation with Turkmenistan. Both the countries are also likely to start commercial flights between their capitals. The information came Monday when Ambassador Vladimir ... |
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New Kazakh Ambassador Appointed to Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 22 September 2008 (nCa) --- Kazakhstan has appointed Akshat Orazbay as its new ambassador to Turkmenistan, informs Akorda, the press service of the president of Kazakhstan. Orazbay has been relieved of his current job as national ... |
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Turkmenistan Announces International Tender for Defence Ministry Housing Projects |
| Ashgabat, 22 September 2008 (nCa) --- The ministry of construction of Turkmenistan has announced international tenders for construction of three housing projects for the ministry of defence. The contractors would be required to design and build on ... |
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Transactions worth US $ 46 Million in Turkmenistan Commodity Exchange Last Week |
| Ashgabat, 22 September 2008 (nCa) --- The State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange, the national clearinghouse of goods and services in Turkmenistan, registered 22 deals with total value of US $ 46.2 million. The deals in foreign ...
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UNDP Supports Accounting, Auditing Capacity Building In Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 22 September 2008 --- The project “Support to Accounting System Modernization” has successfully conducted the second-level “Audit” course for employees of Turkmenistan’s banking sector. This project is jointly implemented by the Central Bank of Turkmenistan, UNDP and the United ... |
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European Training Foundation Delegation Visits Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 22 September 2008 (nCa) --- A delegation of the European Training Foundation is visiting Turkmenistan to look at possibilities for further cooperation in education and hold a seminar on vocational training. European Training Foundation (ETF), based . |
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Turkmenistan Announces International Tender for Construction of Border Posts |
| Ashgabat, 22 September 2008 (nCa) --- The ministry of construction of Turkmenistan has announced international tenders for design and construction on turnkey basis of 12 border posts. Interested parties have been asked to get acquainted with “International ... |
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Turkmenistan Reports More Oil Discovery in Southwest |
Ashgabat, 21 September 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has reported discovery of more oil in the Atpatlavuk field in southwestern Turkmenistan. High yield is expected at 4500 meters of drilling in a new well in Atpatlavuk, say the ... |
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Autumn Shearing Yields 1800 Tons of Wool in Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 21 September 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has completed autumn shearing of sheep held in public sector farms The data released by TurkmenMallary (Turkmen Livestock Association) shows that about two million Karakul sheep in 59 organized farms ... |
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President of Turkmenistan in Countrywide Travel to Connect with Farmers |
| Ashgabat, 21 September 2008 (nCa) --- In little more than a week, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov visited rural areas in all the five province of Turkmenistan. Always flying by helicopter, the Turkmen president made separate trips to Ahal, ...
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US International Religious Freedom Report Praises Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 21 September 2008 (nCa) --- The United States has released its 2008 International Religious Freedom Report. The report, in part, praises the efforts made by Turkmenistan to improve the atmosphere for religious freedom. John V. Hanford ... |
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Alliance of Gas Exporting Countries Taking Shape |
| Ashgabat, 21 September 2008 (nCa) --- In yet another sign that gas exporting countries could be putting their act together, Iran, Egypt and Qatar have offered to host the permanent secretariat of the proposed GECF (Gas Exporting Countries Forum). ... |
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Turkmenistan Educators Study Int’l Trends in Education Management, Planning |
| Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, 17 September 2008 --- The Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan, UNICEF and UNESCO are conducting a week long workshop on education management and planning for about twenty specialists from different sectors in Turkmenistan this week. During the week ... |
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Rural Women in Turkmenistan Learn Business Basics in UNDP Seminar |
| Ashgabat, 16 September 2008 --- The role of private entrepreneurship in development of Turkmenistan’s economy, fundamentals of business organization and development of micro-business were the topic of four-day seminars conducted from 3 to 12 September for rural women of Dashoguz ... |
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Turkmenistan Steps up Anti-Terror Measures, Announces Posthumous Awards |
| Ashgabat, 16 September 2008 (nCa) --- A couple of days after the pitched battle with heavily armed drug dealers in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan vowed Monday to decisively combat terrorism in all its forms. Spitting strong words with ... |
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Armed Drug Dealers Suppressed after Gun Battle in Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 14 September 2008 (nCa) --- The law enforcement agencies of Turkmenistan have ‘neutralized’ a group of drug traffickers, says a statement by the office of the prosecutor general of Turkmenistan. The statement says that a group ... |
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OSCE course on travel document security concludes in Ashgabat |
| Ashgabat, 12 September 2008 --- A two-week OSCE-sponsored training course on strengthening travel document security concluded in Ashgabat today. Officials involved in Turkmenistan's border control learned how to detect forged documents, improve analytical capabilities and update knowledge ... |
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Ministry of Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan Launches Glossy Magazine |
| Ashgabat, 12 September 2008 (nCa) --- The ministry of oil and gas of Turkmenistan has launched a glossy and informative magazine ‘Oil, Gas and Mineral Resource of Turkmenistan.’ The magazine will be published in the Turkmen, English ... |
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Turkmenistan Creates ‘Office of International Information’ |
Ashgabat, 12 September 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan announced Friday creation of ‘Office of International Information’ under the ministry of foreign affairs. This will replace the current department of information and analysis in the foreign office. ... |
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Turkmenistan Establishes Civil Service Academy |
| Ashgabat, 12 September 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has decided to establish a civil service academy to provide uniform skills to new entrants and improve the professional standard of mid-career civil servants. The ministry of education, the supreme ... |
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Turkmenistan Appoints New Minister of Economy and Development |
| Ashgabat, 12 September 2008 (nCa) --- According to a decree issued Friday by the president of Turkmenistan, Byashimmyrat Khojamammedov as minister for economy and development. Another decree issued the same day appoints Charygeldy Charliyev as chairman of ... |
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Deputy Prime Minister to Represent Turkmenistan in UNGA Session |
| Ashgabat, 12 September 2008 (nCa) --- Deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Turkmenistan, Reshit Meredov, will represent the country in the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly. The session would be held 28 September-1October 2008 ... |
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Revised Customs Code Favours Consumers, Entrepreneurs, in Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 8 September 2008 (nCa) --- The newly introduced amendments to the customs code of Turkmenistan provide relief and incentives to the consumers, entrepreneurs and travelers... |
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Turkmenistan Outlines Path for Redenomination of National Currency |
| Ashgabat, 7 September 2008 (nCa) --- The Central Bank of Turkmenistan has issued some details of the redenomination plan of the national currency— Manat – when the new bank notes are introduced on 1 January 2009. It means that if the.... |
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UNDP Infotuk Web-Design Training for School Teachers in Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 7 September 2008 (nCa) --- The UNDP Project “Information Sharing in Turkmenistan for Sustainable Human Development” (InfoTuk) successfully conducted a two-day webmaster training late August for teachers of school computer centers run by the project in the city of ... |
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UNDP Seminar on Notional Defined Contribution Pension System in Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 7 September 2008 (nCa) --- A strategy for introduction of Notional Defined Contribution (NDC) pension system in Turkmenistan in 2012 was top on agenda of the UNDP seminar at “President” Hotel in Ashgabat. The seminar was organized jointly with ... |
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Massive Facelift, Expansion of Ashgabat Planned |
| Ashgabat, 7 September 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan cleared Friday a plan to build large number of luxury housing projects in Ashgabat. A giant scale-model, some 30 meters long, was spread at the floor of the exhibition centre ... |
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Chinese Ambassador in Turkmenistan Awarded Medal on Completion of Term |
| Ashgabat, 5 September 2008 (nCa) --- Ambassador Lu Guycheng of China, on completion of his exceptionally productive tenure in Turkmenistan, made Thursday farewell call on President Berdymuhamedov. During his five years as Chinese envoy to Turkmenistan, ... |
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Turkmenistan has Interfaith Harmony: President Berdymuhamedov |
| Ashgabat, 5 September 2008 (nCa) --- “We are proud of the fact that Turkmenistan has cohesion, unity, and interfaith peace,” said President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov Thursday. He was talking to Ms. Asma Jahangir, UN Special Rapporteur on ... |
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First Foreign University Opens in Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 1 September 2008 (nCa) --- In a historic move, the first foreign university opened its doors for students Sunday in Turkmenistan. The branch of the I M Gubkin oil and gas university has been authorized to ... |
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President of Turkmenistan Visits Military Base |
| Ashgabat, 22 August 2008 (nCa) --- President Berdymuhamedov visited Thursday a military base in western Turkmenistan where he saw the demonstration of some weapons systems and took a ride in a fully amphibious infantry vehicle. After landing ... |
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Turkmenistan to Unveil New Constitution on 26 September 2008 |
| Ashgabat, 16 August 2008 (nCa) --- The revised version of the constitution of Turkmenistan, incorporating major amendments and introducing a whole new section on the rights of the individual, would be unveiled on 26 September 2008. Ms. ... |
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Top Officials Reshuffled in Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 16 August 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan announced Friday the reshuffling of some top officials. The mayor of Ashgabat, Deryageldy Orazov, has been promoted as deputy prime minister. He will supervise the construction sector. ... |
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Turkmenistan's Assistance Cargo would go to Badkhyz Province of Afghanistan |
| Ashgabat, 16 August 2008 (nCa) --- The consignment of assistance cargo promised by President Berdymuhamedov during his telephone conversation with President Hamid Karzai early this week will be sent to Badkhyz province of Afghanistan. The residents ... |
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Itera Subsidiary to Supply Ambulances worth US $ 8 Million to Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 16 August 2008 (nCa) --- MRK Energy DMSS (UAE), a subsidiary of the international group Itera, will supply 400 ambulances to Turkmenistan. The ambulances, UAZ 39629-016, are of Russian origin. Unit cost of ... |
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Turkmenistan Drafts New Law ‘On Hydrocarbon Resources’ |
| Ashgabat, 16 August 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has prepared a new draft of its law “On Hydrocarbon Resources.” The new draft, presented Friday during a meeting of the cabinet of ministers, takes into account generally accepted norms ... |
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Turkmenistan Universities Accept Nearly 6000 Students for New Academic Year |
| Ashgabat, 16 August 2008 (nCa) --- The academic year starting 1 September 2008 will see nearly 6000 new students entering the institutions of higher learning. Some four thousands students have been accepted for the universities and 1716 ... |
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Media to Play Key Role in Foreign Policy Projection of Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 16 August 2008 (nCa) --- President Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan said Friday during a meeting of the cabinet of ministers that the media should play the key role in projecting the foreign policy initiatives of Turkmenistan. The ... |
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Chairman Hu Jintao of China, King Abdullah of Jordan to Visit Turkmenistan This Month |
| nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 16 August 2008 (nCa) --- Chairman Hu Jintao of China and King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan would visit Turkmenistan during the second half of August 2008. The ... |
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Turkmenistan Reports 21.6% Growth in GDP for Jan-Jul 08 Assessment |
| Ashgabat, 16 August 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has reported 21.6% growth in Jan-Jul 08 assessment against the same period of the last year. The size of GDP for the first seven months of this year was 115 ... |
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Turkmenistan Advocates Peaceful Means for Conflict Resolution in South Ossetia |
| nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 15 August 2008 (nCa) --- In a statement issued Friday, the government of Turkmenistan has expressed concern and grief at the situation in South Ossetia and called for peaceful, diplomatic means ... |
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Turkmen, Russian Presidents in Phone Talks |
| Ashgabat, 25 July 2008 (nCa) --- President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan and President Dmitry Medvedev of Russia had a phone talk Thursday. The presidents agreed on the agenda for the next meeting of the joint Turkmen-Russian commission ... |
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Turkmenistan to build Largest Sports Complex in Central Asia |
| Ashgabat, 25 July 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan is planning to build the largest sports complex in Central Asia. An area of 100 hectares has been earmarked in Ashgabat near the Olympic Stadium for a wide range ... |
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Turkmenistan to Increase Salaries by 10% Next Year |
| Ashgabat, 22 July 2008 (nCa) --- Salaries of the public employees, pensions and other benefits in Turkmenistan would be increased by ten percent at the start of next year. In his remarks Monday to an expanded session ... |
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Turkmenistan Reports 21% Growth in GDP for First Half of 2008 |
| Ashgabat, 22 July 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has reported 21% growth in GDP for the first half of 2008. Presenting his report to an expanded session of cabinet of ministers Monday, the chairman of the state committee ... |
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Local Construction Companies Get Housing Projects in Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 22 July 2008 (nCa) --- In departure from the present practice, Turkmenistan has decided to award some construction contracts to the local companies. Within the next one year, 35 housing projects would be built by the ... |
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Turkmenistan Strives for Efficient Water Management |
| Ashgabat, 22 July 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has announced plans to create strategy for efficient use of water resources. President Berdymuhamedov told Monday that comprehensive plans are being prepared to address the challenges arising from scarcity ... |
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National Development Programme of Turkmenistan Focused on Food Security and Youth |
Ashgabat, 22 July 2008 (nCa) --- Food security of the nation and well being of the youth are at the heart of the national development programme of Turkmenistan. President Berdymuhamedov told Monday an expanded session of the ... |
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Constitutional Reforms Take Shape in Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 22 July 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has decided to introduce some fundamental amendments to its constitution. A session of the constitutional reforms commission of Turkmenistan, chaired Monday by President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, decided to abolish the Khalk ... |
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Turkmenistan, United Nations System set priority areas for 2010-2014 collaboration |
| Ashgabat, 18 June 2008 (nCa) --- Representatives of the UN system, national ministries and agencies, and public organizations have completed a second round of discussions to prepare a strategic programme framework for the United Nations in Turkmenistan for the period ... |
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Kazakh Ambassador to Turkmenistan Passes Away |
| Ashgabat, 31 May 2008 (nCa) --- Murat Atanov, Kazakh ambassador to Turkmenistan, has suddenly passed away. President Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan has sent a message of condolence to President Nursultan Nazarbaev of Kazakhstan. “Turkmenistan ... |
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EU, Turkmenistan Sign Long Awaited MoU on Energy Cooperation |
| nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 27 May 2008 (nCa) --- The European Union and Turkmenistan signed Monday in Ashgabat a long-awaited memorandum of understanding on energy cooperation. The MoU was signed on conclusion ... |
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Turkmenistan to Revert to Conventional Names of Months |
| Ashgabat, 24 April 2008 (nCa) --- In deference to popular demand, the parliament of Turkmenistan is debating a bill to revert to the conventional names of months, undoing the novelty introduced during Niyazov era. Ms. Akja Nurberdiyeva, ... |
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Turkmenistan, Lithuania sign MoU for Mutual Cooperation |
| Ashgabat, 24 April 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan and Lithuania signed Wednesday a memorandum of understanding for intergovernmental cooperation. The signing took place at the culmination of the session of the joint Turkmen-Lithuanian forum and bilateral meeting between ... |
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Turkmenistan to Amend Constitution in September 2008 |
| Ashgabat, 24 April 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan will introduce major amendments to its constitution in September 2008 during a special session of Khalk Maslahaty (Peoples Council). The announcement came Wednesday when President Berdymuhamedov chaired an expanded ... |
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EC and UNECE Discuss Trade Facilitation in Ashgabat |
| Ashgabat, 21 April 2008 – Today the Regional trade facilitation seminar gathered Government officials and donor agencies’ representatives to discuss trade and transport facilitation, trade information exchange standards, border crossing facilitation and other related issues. Some ... |
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Solo Exhibition of Durdy Bairamov in Ashgabat |
| Ashgabat, 15 April 2008 (nCa) --- It was the first time that both the floors of the exhibition hall were full to the capacity. People were packed like sardines and there was just no space to walk around. Dozens ... |
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Turkmenistan, India Sign Landmark MoU for Oil and Gas Cooperation |
| Ashgabat, 5 April 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan and India signed Saturday a framework memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the oil and gas sector, creating a wide channel for Indian companies to enter the hydrocarbon sector of Turkmenistan. ... |
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Central Asia Teams up to Sell Gas at ‘European Prices’ |
| nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 12 March 2008 (nCa) --- Starting next year, Central Asian gas producers will sell their gas at European prices, says a press release of Gazprom. The decision came after ... |
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IFC Private Equity Fund Investment Supports Small and Medium Businesses in Central Asia |
Washington D.C., 4 March 2008 --- IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced today that it has invested in the Aureos Central Asia Fund, a private equity fund that will finance small and medium enterprises in Central Asia ... |
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Iranian Company Gets Railway, Port Contract in Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 6 March 2008 (nCa) --- An Iranian company has won tenders for a contract worth US $ 29.3 million for construction of some port and railway structures in Turkmenistan. According to the terms of the contract ... |
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President of Turkmenistan in Phone Talks wit Putin, Medvedev |
| Ashgabat, 6 March 2008 (nCa) --- President Berdymuhamedov had phone talks Wednesday with President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Dmitry Medvedev of Russia. In both the phone calls Berdymuhamedov expressed the confidence that the bilateral relations between TurkmenistanRussia ... |
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Prosecutor General of Turkmenistan Fired |
| Ashgabat, 4 March 2008 (nCa) --- Prosecutor General of Turkmenistan has been fired from his job because of the ‘dirty deeds, slatternliness and pursuit of self-interest’ of his staff. President Berdymuhamedov said during an expanded meeting of ... |
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Turkmenistan Crafts New Military Doctrine to Meet Potential Threats |
| Ashgabat, 4 March 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan will soon adopt a new military doctrine to get ready for any potential threats. The comprehensive concept covers strengthening of borders by building sufficient number of border posts, construction ... |
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Turkmen Delegation to Baku for Debt Settlement, Cooperation Talks |
| Ashgabat, 4 March 2008 (nCa) --- A high power delegation of Turkmenistan will travel to Baku on 5 March to discuss further strengthening of mutual cooperation and settlement of debts that Azerbaijan owes to Turkmenistan. The delegation ... |
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Khalifa Visit Brings Exciting Turn in Turkmenistan-UAE Relations |
| nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 28 February 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan and UAE moved to a higher level of mutual cooperation Wednesday when Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed An-Nayhan, ruler of Abu Dhabi and President of UAE, arrived ... |
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Turkmenistan Gifts 500 Tons of Diesel Oil to Tajikistan |
| Ashgabat, 14 February 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan will send 500 tons of diesel oil to afford some relief to the people shivering in the harsh winter of Tajikistan. The decision was made public Wednesday during a ... |
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Turkmenistan Buys Material worth US $ 106 Million for North-South Rail Link |
| Ashgabat, 14 February 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan will place orders with three foreign companies for supply of material needed for construction of North-South railway line. Total value of the order is about US $ 106.4 million with ... |
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Turkmenistan, Tajikistan for Expanded Cooperation |
Ashgabat, 14 February 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan and Tajikistan are going to increase mutual cooperation in a number of areas. In a meeting Wednesday with Sherali Gulov, Tajik minister for energy and industry, President Berdymuhamedov said that ... |
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Turkmenistan to Pardon 1269 Prisoners on Flag Day |
Ashgabat, 14 February 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has pardoned 1269 prisoners and they will be set free before the National Flag Day that fall on 19 February 2008. The remaining sentence of the prisoners, including many ... |
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Lukoil Acquires New Hydrocarbon Assets in Uzbekistan |
Moscow, 8 February 2008 --- LUKOIL Overseas (a wholly owned subsidiary of LUKOIL) has reached an agreement with SoyuzNefteGaz to acquire a controlling interest in a group of companies that includes SoyuzNefteGaz Vostok Limited, which is a party to the ... |
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United Nations in Turkmenistan launches its new website |
| Ashgabat, 8 February 2008 (nCa) --- The United Nations Office in Turkmenistan launched its dedicated website on Wednesday to raise the global profile of its work for the people of Turkmenistan, to highlight more than fifteen years of development collaboration ... |
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Turkmenistan-Egypt Joint Economic Commission Established |
Ashgabat, 8 February 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan and Egypt have decided to establish a joint commission for bilateral cooperation in economy, science and technology. First session of the commission would be held this year. ... |
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Foreign Contractor Get Orders worth US $ 53 Million in Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 7 February 2008 (nCa) --- President Berdymuhamedov signed Thursday some resolutions, clearing way for award of contracts worth U$ 53 million to foreign firms. The contracts in US dollars amount to 21.72 million and the contracts ... |
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Turkmenistan Friendship Caravan Carries Relief Goods to Afghanistan |
| Ashgabat, 7 February 2008 (nCa) --- A caravan of 101 trucks, containers and fuel tankers started Wednesday from Turkmenistan on its journey to Afghanistan. The friendship caravan, put together by the government and people of Turkmenistan, ...
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Turkish Company to Build Euro 120 Million Powerhouse in Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 6 February 2008 (nCa) --- Turkish company Lotus Proje has been awarded contract to build a gas-fired power generation plan in Ashgabat. The rated capacity would be 254 megawatts. Total cost of the project is Euro ... |
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Turkmenistan Ratifies Nuclear Terrorism Convention |
| Ashgabat, 6 February 2008 (nCa) --- The parliament of Turkmenistan has passed a resolution, ratifying the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (Nuclear Terrorism Convention) According to IAEA website, The International Convention for ... |
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Turkmenistan Commercial and Industrial Exhibition in Uzbekistan in 2009 |
| Ashgabat, 3 February 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan will hold its national commercial and industrial exhibition in Tashkent next year to showcase the achievements made during the years of independence. The decision was taken during the third session ... |
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ADB Delegation in Ashgabat |
| Ashgabat, 3 February 2008 (nCa) --- A delegation of the Asian Development Bank, led by Juan Miranda, Director General for Central and West Asia Department (CWRD), is visiting Turkmenistan to discuss ways for strengthening the process of reforms in Turkmenistan. ... |
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World Bank Delegation Visits Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 3 February 2008 (nCa) --- World Bank vice president for Europe and Central Asian region, Shigeo Katsu, is visiting Turkmenistan. He is accompanied by Mrs. Annette Dickson, regional director for Central Asia, and Mrs. Mehnaz ... |
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Midland Oil Forms Consortium to Invest in Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 31 January 2008 (nCa) --- Midland Oil and Gas, a UK based company with offices in New York and roots in Switzerland, has created a consortium solely for investment in Turkmenistan. Robert Murphy, CEO of ... |
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Turkmenistan to Send Humanitarian Aid Caravan to Afghanistan |
| Ashgabat, 30 January 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan is preparing to send a humanitarian aid caravan to Afghanistan in a bid to alleviate some of the suffering caused by an exceptionally harsh winter.The decision came Tuesday during a telephone conversation.... |
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Turkmenistan Awards US $ 1.5 Billion Contracts in January 2008 |
Ashgabat, 29 January 2008 (nCa) --- The year started at brisk pace in Turkmenistan. The weather remained very cold throughout January but business atmosphere was pretty hot: Turkmenistan awarded construction and supply contracts worth almost US $ 1.5 billion ... |
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Knightsbridge Group Offers Broadband Communication Solutions to Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 22 January 2008 (nCa) --- Knightsbridge Group, a UK based company led by a former prime minister of Armenia, has offered to cooperate with Turkmenistan in key areas of business and industry. The offer includes ... |
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Turkmenistan Scrambles to Contain Effects of Frozen Amudarya River |
Ashgabat, 22 January 2008 (nCa) --- In swift response to reports from regions, President Berdymuhamedov flew Monday to the northeastern province of Turkmenistan where he personally supervised the start of emergency measures to contain the situation caused by the freezing ... |
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Turkmenistan to Participate in Beijing Olympics |
Ashgabat, 21 January 2008 (nCa) --- President Berdymuhamedov signed Saturday a decree authorizing the Olympic committee of Turkmenistan to finalize contingent for participating Beijing Olympics, 8-24 August 2008. The state committee for tourism and sports and the ... |
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Turkmenistan Establishes Anti-Narcotics Agency |
Ashgabat, 21 January 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has upgraded its national committee for struggle against narcotics to ‘State Service for Struggle against Narcotics.’ This resolution signed Friday by President Berdymuhamedov during a meeting of the national security ... |
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Turkmenistan Meeting Full Commitments of Gas Supply to Russia |
Ashgabat, 17 January 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan clarified Thursday that it was uninterruptedly pumping gas volume to Russia as per the existing contract. A statement issued by the foreign office of Turkmenistan says that “Turkmenistan is ... |
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Parliament Leader to Represent Turkmenistan in Saakashville Inauguration |
Ashgabat, 17 January 2008 (nCa) --- Chairperson of the parliament will represent Turkmenistan in the inauguration ceremony of President Saakashville after his victory in snap elections. The foreign office of Turkmenistan says that President Berdymuhamedov has nominated ... |
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Turkmenistan Gears for Reintroduction of Postgraduate and Doctoral Degrees |
Ashgabat, 16 January 2008 (nCa) --- After a break of several years the educational system of Turkmenistan has started accepting candidates for postgraduate and doctoral degrees. President Berdymuhamedov signed Tuesday a decree, clearing the way for ... |
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Turkmenistan, Tatarstan in Oil and Gas and Auto Engineering Cooperation |
Ashgabat, 15 January 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan and Tatarstan, the largest and one of the most advanced component republics of Russia, signed Monday two bilateral documents for cooperation in the hydrocarbon and auto engineering sectors. The signing ... |
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Turkmenistan Government to fully support flour fortification |
Ashgabat, 15 January 2007 (nCa) --- The United Nations Children’s Fund welcomes the Order of the President of Turkmenistan signed on 12 January 2008 regarding the Government’s Self-sustainable Flour Fortification Programme. According to the Order, ... |
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Turkmen Democratic Party Delegation to Visit China |
| Ashgabat, 15 January 2008 (nCA) --- A delegation of the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan will visit China 15-22 January 2008. The visit is taking place at the invitation of the communist party of China. ... |
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Stalemate in Turkmenistan-Iran Gas Row |
| nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 13 January 2008 (nCa) --- A press release issued Saturday by the foreign office of Turkmenistan shows that the deadlock in Turkmen gas supplies to Iran may continue until Iran returns ... |
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Turkish President Arrives Wednesday for Turkmenistan Visit |
Ashgabat, 5 December 2007 (nCa) --- President Abdullah Gul of Turkey will arrive Wednesday for a 2-day official visit of Turkmenistan. Although Gul has visited Turkmenistan earlier as foreign minister of Turkey, this would be his first ...
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Turkish Company Nears Euro 2.5 Billion Port and Shipbuilding Contract in Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 5 December 2007 (nCa) --- Turkish company Som Petrol is about to get a Euro 2.5 billion project in Turkmenistan for reconstruction of port facilities and supply of ships and tankers and related facilities. A delegation ... |
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Turkmenistan: Construction Work Begins on North-South Railway Line |
| Bereket, Turkmenistan, 1 December (nCa) --- In a historic ceremony Saturday, President Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan used a gold-plated spanner to bolt together two sections of rails, marking the formal start of construction of railway link between Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran. ... |
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Midland Oil Presents Cooperation Plans with Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 28 November 2007 (nCa) --- Midland Oil and Gas, a British company with offices in New York, has offered proposals for cooperation with Turkmenistan. Robert Murphy, president of Midland, told President Berdymuhamedov in a meeting Tuesday ... |
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Turkmenistan Establishes Interaction Channels with Europe |
nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 8 November 2007 (nCa) --- After three days of closely spaced meetings and engagements President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov completed the task of opening a whole cluster of interaction channels with Europe. ... |
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Turkish firm wins $5 billion deal in Uzbekistan |
| Istanbul --- The Federal Group is planning to update the natural gas infrastructure of Uzbekistan, having recently signed an agreement with Uzbekistan’s Gas Ministry to undertake the project. According to the agreement, a joint company named Federal ... |
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Premiers of SCO vow to enhance cooperation |
Tashkent, 3 November 2007 (China Daily) --- Prime ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states met on Friday in the capital of Uzbekistan to discuss ways to further enhance their partnership.... |
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NATO offers to help Kazakhstan over its Caspian navy |
TASHKENT --- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is ready to help Kazakhstan in building its Caspian navy, reports from the Kazakh capital Astana quoted NATO's special envoy to the Caucasus and Central Asia as saying on Thursday. ... |
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China and Kazakhstan agree to enhance co-op |
Tashkent --- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov agreed on Friday that the two countries should enhance bilateral exchanges and cooperation on economy and trade. Wen said Kazakhstan is a good neighbor and ... |
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President of Turkmenistan to Visit Brussels 5-6 November 2007 |
Ashgabat, 25 October 2007 (nCa) --- President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov will visit Brussels on 5-6 November 2007. This would be his first visit to a European capital as president of Turkmenistan. The cabinet members of Berdymuhamedov are preparing ... |
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Chinese Premier to Discuss Wide Range of Issues in Ashgabat Visit |
Ashgabat, 25 October 2007 (nCa) --- Premier Wen Jiabao of China will discuss a wide range of issues during his visit to Turkmenistan on 3-4 November 2007. The information came Thursday when Reshit Meredov, deputy prime minister ... |
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BMW Launches X5 Series Luxury SUV in Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 23 October 2007 (nCa) --- In a colourful ceremony Monday evening, the BMW officially launched here the X5 series luxury SUV that has already become the industry standard in its own class. Autohaus GmbH, the authorized ... |
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New Era Dawns on Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan Relations |
| nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 18 October 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan signed 7 bilateral documents and issued a joint communiqué on the first day of the visit of President Islam Karimov to Ashgabat. Both ... |
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Tehran Summit Unites Caspian States on Major Issues |
| nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat/Tehran, 16 October 2007 (nCa/Agencies) --- In the second Caspian summit, held Tuesday in Tehran, the littoral states took a united stand on a number of issues facing the region. ... |
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Javier Solana to Visit Turkmenistan 8-9 October |
Ashgabat, 7 October 2007 (nCa) --- Javier Solana, EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), will Turkmenistan on 8-9 October 2007. During his visit Solana is expected to meet President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov and foreign ... |
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Turkmenistan, Tajikistan Sign Bilateral Documents in Dushanbe Summit |
| Ashgabat, 5 October 2007 (nCa) --- In the first ever visit of a Turkmen president to Tajikistan, Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov and Imamali Rakhmon signed Thursday ten documents including the treaty of friendship and cooperation. The other documents include: ... |
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LukOil Sponsors Turkmen Students for Higher Studies in Russia |
| Ashgabat, 4 October 2007 (nCa) --- Ten students from Turkmenistan have gone to Russia for higher studies in the oil and gas sector. Russian oil major LukOil will pay their expenses at the Gubkin Russian ... |
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British Archeologist Delivers Extension Lecture to Students in Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 4 October 2007 (nCa) --- A renowned British archeologist delivered recently an extension lecture to the students of archeology in Turkmenistan. Tim Williams, Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Archaeology of University College London (UCL), ... |
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300 New Urban Buses to help Improve Commuter Service in Ashgabat |
Ashgabat, 4 October 2007 (nCa) --- Public transport service in Ashgabat is going to add 300 new urban commuter buses to its fleet, 56 of them within the next few days. Iran Khodro, the 20th largest ... |
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Russian Vice Premier Meets President of Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 4 October 2007 (nCa) --- Sergei Naryshkyn, vice premier of Russia and co-chair of Turkmenistan-Russia intergovernmental commission, had a meeting Wednesday with President Berdymuhamedov The sides discussed prospects for expansion of bilateral trade-economic relations and interaction ... |
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Trans-Caspian Gas Pipe Project Resuscitated in Turkmen-British Meeting |
nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 21 September (nCa) --- The Thursday meeting between President Berdymuhamedov and Malcolm Wicks, British energy minister, gave the kiss of life to the long-comatose trans-Caspian gas pipeline project. The |
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Energy Transportation Leads Turkmenistan-Kazakhstan Talks |
Ashgabat, 11 September 2007 (nCa) --- The presidents of Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan discussed a wide range of topics Tuesday in Ashgabat but the dominant theme was transit and transportation of energy resources. President Nursultan Nazarbaev of Kazakhstan, ... |
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Ukraine Invites President of Turkmenistan for Official Visit |
Ashgabat, 31 August 2007 (nCa) --- Ukraine has invited President Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan for an official visit. The formal invitation was handed to the Turkmen president Thursday when Deputy Chief of Ukrainian Presidential Secretariat, Oleksandr Chalyi ... |
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Croatian President to Visit Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 31 August 2007 (nCa) --- President Stjepan Mesic of Croatia will visit Turkmenistan later this year. Mesic will be accompanied by a large delegation including government officials and top businessmen. The announcement .. |
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CNPC Starts Building Turkmenistan-China Gas Pipeline |
nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 30 August 2007 (nCa) --- In a simple ceremony Wednesday morning, Turkmenistan and China started building a pipeline that would begin transporting Turkmen natural gas to China in January 2009. ... |
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SCO Summit Opens Doors for Turkmenistan, Frightens US |
| nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 17 August 2007 (nCa) --- President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov participated Thursday in the SCO summit and his few hours’ presence in Bishkek seemed to add immensely to the growing clout of the regional body. ...
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Water, Trade, Energy Dominate Turkmenistan-Iran Talks |
| Ashgabat, 15 August 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan and Iran signed Wednesday two memorandums of understanding and two agreements. The documents are related to cooperation in radio andn TV broadcasting, sharing of water resources and promotion of trade with emphasis ... |
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Turkmenistan Pardons High Profile Convicts including Former Grand Mufti |
| Ashgabat, 10 August 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan announced Thursday amnesty for some high profile prisoners including Nasrullah Ibn Ibdullah, former Grand Mufti of Turkmenistan. Most of these persons were sentenced in cases related to the botched coup of November 2002. ... |
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More Information on Turkmen-Tajik Electric Energy Deal |
Ashgabat, 31 July 2007 (nCa) --- The government of Turkmenistan has released more details about its recently concluded deal of supplying electricity to Tajikistan. According to the details, Turkmenistan will supply one billion kilowatt hours of electricity ...
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Bouygues Piggybacks Total into Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 31 July 2007 (nCa) --- French companies Bouygues and Total will jointly work on oil and gas projects in Turkmenistan. Bouygues vice president O. Bouygues and Total president for exploration and production, Yves-Louis Darricarrere, had ... |
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Uzbekistan Airways Signs Contract for Six Airbus A320s |
Uzbekistan Airways, Uzbekistan's national carrier, has signed a firm order for six Airbus A320 aircraft, further enlarging its Airbus fleet. The decision of the airline for Airbus follows a thorough evaluation process. The new A320s will replace ... |
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Kazakhstan wants better terms for Kashagan |
ASTANA, 30 July 2007 (Reuters) --- Kazakhstan is in talks to renegotiate better terms with international majors developing its huge Kashagan oil field and is prepared to punish them for start-up delays, Kazakh officials said on Monday. ... |
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Turkmen Delegation Leaves for Belarus |
Ashgabat, 30 July 2007 (nCa) --- A Turkmen delegation left Monday for Belarus to study and select the agricultural machinery suitable for the soil and climatic conditions of Turkmenistan. S Tajov, chairman of TurkmenObaKhizmet (Turkmen Village ... |
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UAE Invites President of Turkmenistan for Official Visit |
Ashgabat, 30 July 2007 (nCa) --- United Arab Emirates has incited President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov for an official visit. Ambassador Hassan Abdullah Al-Adhab of UAE handed over the invitation Monday during a meeting with the Turkmen president. ... |
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Turkmenistan to Launch a New TV Channel |
| Ashgabat, 29 July 2007 (nCa) --- The government is planning to launch a new TV channel. This would be the fifth TV channel in the public sector.The other four channels are Altyn Asyr, Yashlyk, Miras and .... |
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Turkmenistan Announces International Tenders |
Ashgabat, 29 July 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has announced some international tenders. Here are the details: >> The ministry communications has announced tender for delivery and installation of the equipment, components and software support for the ... |
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Caspian Coastal Gas Pipeline Meeting in Almaty |
| Ashgabat, 29 July 2007 (nCa) --- Kazakhstan will host early August a meeting to discuss questions related to construction of Caspian coastal gas pipeline and development of gas transportation capacity in Central Asia.... |
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Turkmen Electricity Deal Solves Winter Energy Problems of Tajikistan |
Ashgabat, 29 July 2007 (nCa) --- Tajikistan has signed a deal with Turkmenistan to purchase one billion kilowatt hours of electricity annually. This would help overcome the power shortage in the winter months. According to the terms ...
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Turkmenistan to Build Second Cement Factory |
| Ashgabat, 27 July 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan is going to float international tenders for construction on turnkey basis of a cement factory in Balkan province. This would be the second cement factory of.... |
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Turkmenistan Sets Lower Wheat Production Target for 2008 |
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Ashgabat, 27 July 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has set a modest target of 1.6 million tons from its wheat crop 2008. This is less than half of the target that was set but never achieved during the past few years. ... |
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Turkmen Delegation to China for Gas Pipeline Talks |
Ashgabat, 27 July 2007 (nCa) --- A Turkmen delegation will leave Sunday for China to synchronize the latest position on the construction of a gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to China. Tachberdy Tagiyev, deputy prime minister for ...
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Turkmenistan Announces International Tenders |
Ashgabat, 25 July 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has announced some international tenders. Here are the details: >> State concern TurkmenGaz has announced international tenders for construction on turnkey basis a gas processing complex at Bagazha deposit ... |
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Turkmenistan Develops Bridge-building Capacity |
Ashgabat, 25 July 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan is developing indigenous capacity to build rail and road bridges, viaducts, overpasses and culverts. Ministry of railways will soon have a separate bridge construction department employing 750 full time officers ... |
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Turkmenistan, Tajikistan Explore Avenues for Cooperation |
| Ashgabat, 25 July 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan and Tajikistan considered Tuesday the possibilities for mutual cooperation in energy, transportation and other areas. Sherali Gulov, minister of energy and industry of Tajikistan conveyed the invitation from Tajik president ... |
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UNHCR Organizes First Gender and HIV/AIDS Seminars in Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 24 July 2007 (nCa) --- The first round of gender and HIV/AIDS prevention training/seminar was organised with the involvement of NGO Keik Okara, the old partner of UNHCR Turkmenistan, in 2 former refugee settlements of Akhal province. ...
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TAJIKISTAN: Landslide, earthquake kills 14 |
DUSHANBE, 23 July 2007 (IRIN) - An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale, and a landslide triggered by torrential rains, killed 14 people in Tajikistan over the weekend, according to officials. The landslide ripped through a ... |
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Tajikistan says foils attack plot, arrests 7 |
| DUSHANBE, 23 July 2007 (Reuters) --- Tajikistan said on Monday it had foiled a plot to carry out terrorist attacks against nightclubs and markets in the Central Asian republic and arrested seven Uzbek citizens over the case. ...
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Azerbaijani president to visit Kazakhstan |
Baku, 24 July 2007 (APA) --- Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev is scheduled to make an official visit to Astana at the invitation of Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev on August 7-8, Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan Andar Shukputov told APA. ... |
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Kazakhstan: 17-18 Million Ton Grain Crop Expected in 2007 |
According to Minister of Agriculture of Republic of Kazakhstan Ahmetjan Esimov, in the current year grain crop in hopper weight is estimated about 17-18 mln tons. According to Minister, due to the lowest world stocks of grains ... |
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Turkmenistan Elected Deputy Chair of UN General Assembly |
Ashgabat, 24 July 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has been elected to one of the five rotating deputy chairs of the United Nations General Assembly. The information was conveyed Monday by Vladimir Goryaev, Deputy Director of the ...
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Turkmenistan to Host UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy |
Ashgabat, 24 July 2007 (nCa) --- The United Nations has endorsed Turkmenistan’s proposal to host a regional peace centre – centre for preventive diplomacy – in Ashgabat. A UN envoy told President Berdymuhamedov that he was visiting ...
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Turkmenistan Unveils Plans for Tourist Zone at Caspian Coast |
Ashgabat, 22 July 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan presented Saturday a comprehensive package to attract investments for its first tourist zone at the Caspian coast. The package, elaborated in a presidential resolution, offers simplified visa rules ... |
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China, Turkmenistan Sign Landmark Gas Deal |
| Ashgabat, 17 July 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan and China signed Tuesday a landmark gas deal and other agreements on the first day of the official visit of the Turkmen president to Beijing. President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, who ... |
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Turkmenistan Recognizes Foreign Degrees |
Ashgabat, 15 July 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan is going to amend its laws to recognize degrees and diplomas issued by foreign universities and institutions of higher learning. President Berdymuhamedov told Friday a meeting of the cabinet of ... |
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Turkmen Universities to Take 14.5% More Students this Academic Year |
Ashgabat, 15 July 2007 (nCa) --- Universities and institutions of higher learning would accept 14.5% more students in the coming academic year starting September 2007. New disciplines and specializations are being introduced in most of the institutions. ...
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Turkmenistan to Bring 100000 Hectares of Virgin Land under Cultivation |
| Ashgabat, 15 July 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan is bringing 100000 hectares of virgin land under cultivation – 20000 hectares in each province. It is expected that the government will spend some US $ 74 million to develop the lands. ... |
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Berdymuhamedov Charts Course for Progressive Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 14 July 2007 (nCa) --- In a lengthy speech Friday, President Berdymuhamedov sketched the path he would take to create a modern and progressive Turkmenistan. Berdymuhamedov explained to the hall packed with the entire who-is-who of ... |
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Turkmenistan Lifts Restrictions on Internal Movement |
Ashgabat, 14 July 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has lifted all restrictions on the citizens for their movement to border and restricted areas. The president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov made the announcement Friday during an expanded session ... |
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Turkmenistan Joint Regional Anti-Narcotics Union |
Ashgabat, 14 July 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has joined a regional anti-narcotics body to strengthen the joint struggle against drugs. President Berdymuhamedov endorsed Friday an agreement between Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan for ...
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Turkmenistan Announces International Tenders |
| Ashgabat, 14 July 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has announced some international tenders. Here are the details: Construction of Institute of Higher Learning in Lebap Province The governor’s office of Lebap province has announced tenders for construction ...a |
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Turkmenistan Expanding Power Infrastructure in North-East |
| Ashgabat, 14 July 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan is fast expanding power generation, distribution and management infrastructure in its northeastern areas. The extended power network is designed to support the upcoming projects such as gas pipeline to ... |
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Turkmenistan Plans Boost in Sugar Production |
Ashgabat, 14 July 2007 (nCa) --- Minks tractor corporation of Belarus has provided 80 new tractor units to Mary province to boost sugar production in Turkmenistan. The core lot comprises of 57 units of three wheel MTZ-80 ... |
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Turkmenistan to Host Regional Anti-Drug Roundtable |
Ashgabat, 14 July 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan will host a regional roundtable conference under its national programme for struggle against drugs. The roundtable will be held 17-19 September 2007 in Turkmenbashy, the Caspian port city of Turkmenistan. ... |
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Turkmenistan Awards Contracts worth US $ 322 Million |
Ashgabat, 14 July 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan announced Friday award of contracts to several foreign firms. Total value of the contracts is nearly US $ 322 million. Here are the details: Ministry of communications ... |
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Cabinet Reshuffle in Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 14 July 2007 (nCa) --- President Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan signed Friday a sheaf of decrees, triggering reshuffle of key officials. Here are some of the new appointments: Ms. Maysa Yasmuhammedova has ... |
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Turkmenistan Creates Supreme Financial Watchdog |
Ashgabat, 14 July 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has created a supreme regulatory chamber to oversee the financial and economic activities in the public sector. A government handout issued Friday says, “With the purpose of strengthening the control ... |
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Kazakh Delegation Visits Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 13 July 2007 (nCa) --- A Kazakh delegation led by Baktykozha Izmukhambetov, minister for energy and mineral resources, is visiting Ashgabat for cooperation talks. Baktykozha Izmukhambetov, who is co-chair of Turkmen-Kazakh intergovernmental commission for economic cooperation, ... |
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Kazakhstan Agrees to Repay Turkmen Debt |
Ashgabat, 13 July 2007 (nCa) --- Kazakhstan has agreed to pay back a major chunk of the debt owed to Turkmenistan on account of purchase of electricity. From the outstanding sum of US $ 18.7 million, Kazakhstan ... |
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US Delegation in Ashgabat for Energy Talks |
Ashgabat, 13 July 2007 (nCa) --- A US delegation, led by Steven Mann, principle deputy assistant secretary of state for Central and South Asia, is in town for energy talks. The delegation is apparently trying to identify ... |
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Prices of Turkmenistan Petrochemical Products |
| Ashgabat, 13 July 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan State and Raw Materials Exchange, the national clearinghouse for most of the domestic production, has announced that some lots of diesel, light gasoil, LPG and Iodine are available for sale through auction.Here are ... |
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Turkmenistan Starts Rebuilding Rail Link to Afghanistan |
Ashgabat, 12 July 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan started rebuilding Wednesday the only railway link that connects with Afghanistan. The 7-km Kushka-Torgondi railway line is a critical segment that gives Afghanistan access to the central Asian, Iranian ... |
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Turkmenistan to Showcase Free Economic Zone at Caspian Coast |
| Ashgabat, 12 July 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan will soon showcase investment opportunities in the free economic zone that is being planned along its Caspian coast. The presentation will be held on 21 July 2007 at Turkmenbashy, ... |
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Chinese FM expounds China´s proposals to promote SCO development |
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has submitted China's proposals to promote the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Yang is in Kyrgyzstan for the group's meeting of foreign ministers, which is part of the preparations for their SCO summit next month. ... |
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China oil imports via Kazakhstan pipeline over 4 mln tons to date |
BEIJING, 11 July 2007 --- China has imported 4.06 mln tons of crude oil via the China-Kazakhstan pipeline since it entered commercial operations on July 11, 2006, or exactly one year ago, the official Xinhua news agency reported. ... |
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Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan Establish Joint Investment Fund |
BISHKEK, 11 July 2007 --- Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have signed an intergovernmental agreement on establishment of the joint investment fund with estimated capital making USD 120 million, Kazinform reports. “Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan will place USD 100 and 20 ...
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USA Wants Turkmen Gas to Reach Europe via Azerbaijan |
Baku, 10 July 2007 --- “There are several options for future transit of Azerbaijani gas to Europe. Azerbaijan is based on the approach of commercial viability. At the same time, Azerbaijan will be pleased to contribute to European energy security ... |
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Asian Development Bank to issue $192 mln loan to Tajikistan |
DUSHANBE, 9 July 2007 --- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will issue $192 million worth of loans and grants to Tajikistan over the next three years for agricultural, regional, energy, social, and transport projects, an ADB spokesperson said Monday. ...
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Russia accuses U.S. of building 'new Berlin wall' |
MOSCOW, 9 July 2007 --- A senior Russian government minister accused the United States on Sunday of building a "new Berlin wall" with its plans for a missile defence system in Central Europe that have infuriated Moscow. "They are ... |
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Azerbaijan to Close Russian, Turkish TV Channels |
Ashgabat, 9 July 2007 (nCa) --- Reports from Baku suggest that Azerbaijan is likely to close down transmissions of some foreign channels. Azeri Press Agency reports that a tender will soon be announced for a new ... |
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Over half of Iran’s gas output to feed power plants |
TEHRAN, 9 July 2007 (MNA) --- More than 50 percent of Iran’s current gas output supplies power plants to meet the growing electricity demand, said the deputy petroleum minister for gas affairs. Seyyed Reza Kassaeizadeh added, “For the moment, ... |
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Kyrgyz PM meets Chinese FM on ties, cooperation |
BISHKEK, 8 July 2007 (Xinhua) --- Kyrgyz Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev met here Sunday with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on ties and cooperation between the two countries. Yang, who was in the Kyrgyz capital of ... |
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Toshiba eyes Kazakhstan for uranium |
Toshiba Corp. plans to sell a 10-percent equity stake in its subsidiary Westinghouse to Kazakhstan's state-run uranium monopoly Kazatomprom to secure a stable supply of uranium, sources said. Toshiba, which owns 77 percent of the U.S. nuclear technology company ... |
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German Wintershall to Expand Presence in Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 4 July 2007 (nCa) --- Wintershall of Germany is ready to expand its activities in Turkmenistan, said a company executive during a meeting Tuesday with President Berdymuhamedov. The Turkmen media reports that Bernhardt Schmidt, a ... |
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Turkmenistan Announces International Tenders |
Ashgabat, 3 July 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmen Horse Association, Turkmen ministry of water industry and state concern Turkmengaz announced three international tenders recently. Here are the details: 1. Turkmen Atlary State Association announces the ...
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President of Turkmenistan to Visit China 16-18 July |
Ashgabat, 3 July 2007 (nCa) --- President Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan will leave for official visit to China later this month. His visit is scheduled for 16-18 July 2007. The announcement came Monday during a ... |
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Sinopec Wins US $ 42 Million Drilling Contract in Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 29 June 2007 (nCa) --- Chinese corporation Sinopec has won international tenders for a drilling contract in Turkmenistan. According to details released Thursday, Sinopec will sign a contract with the Turkmen state corporation TurkmenNeft for ... |
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NEXUS to sell pipes worth US $ 9 Million to Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 29 June 2007 (nCa) --- NEXUS Investment Holdings Corp, a company registered in the British Virgin Islands, would supply pipes worth US $ 9.205 million to Turkmenistan. NEXUS won the international tenders floated by the state ... |
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French Firm Wins Euro 40 Million Contract in Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 29 June 2007 (nCa) --- A French company has won the contract to build on turnkey basis a Polypropylene film plant in Turkmenistan. DMT of France will design and build the plant at the Turkmenbasy refinery ... |
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Swiss Company to Supply Agro Chemical to Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 29 June 2007 (nCa) --- A Swiss company has won the tenders to supply agro chemicals to Turkmenistan. Singenta Agro AG of Switzerland will supply chemical preparation Dividend 030, that is used for preservation of grain ...
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Russian Envoy Brings Birthday Message from Putin to Berdymuhamedov |
Ashgabat, 29 June 2007 (nCa) --- President Putin has sent a birthday message to President Berdymuhamedov who has turned 50 today. Russian ambassador Igor Blatov delivered the message. The sides also discussed some details of the ... |
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TNK-BP to Open Office in Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 29 June 2007 (nCa) --- The Russian-British company TNK-BP has decided to open its office in Turkmenistan. TNK-BP vice president Yevgeny Astakhov made the announcement after a meeting with the president of Turkmenistan. TNK-BP executive director, ...
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Chevron Comes to Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 29 June 2007 (nCa) --- Chevron Corporation has announced its intention to open a representative office in Turkmenistan and participate in the development of its hydrocarbon deposits at the Caspian shelf. The declaration came Thursday ...
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Turkmenistan Delegation to participate in TIFA Meeting |
Ashgabat, 29 June 2007 (nCa) --- A Turkmen delegation will travel to Washington DC to participate in the TIFA meeting next month. Turkmen minister for economy and finance, Khojamurat Geldymuradov, will lead the Turkmen delegation ... |
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Белый Дом предлагает Сенату Новую Кандидk |
Ашгабат, 28 июня 2007 (nCa) --- В среду Белый Дом направил в Сенат предложение о назначении нового посла США в Туркменистане. В пресс-релизе Белого Дома сообщается, что Джордж Крол, являющийся членом Главной Дипломатический Службы в ранге министра-советника, номинирован ... |
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White House sends to Senate Nomination of New US Ambassador to Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 28 June 2007 (nCa) --- White House sent to the senate Wednesday the nomination of the new US envoy to Turkmenistan. A White House press release says that George A. Krol, of New Jersey, a ... |
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Private Firm granted US $ 13.5 million Credit in Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 28 June 2007 (nCa) --- A private firm in Turkmenistan got Wednesday the approval to draw 70 billion Manats – about US $ 13.5 million at official exchange rates – to establish a poultry farming complex. According ... |
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OSCE Centre organizes study visit for Turkmenistan's customs officials |
Ashgabat, 27 June 2007 (nCa) --- Three members of Turkmenistan's customs service have just completed a one-week study tour to customs training facilities in Muenster and Plessow in Germany. The study tour was organized by the OSCE Centre ... |
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Соединенные Штаты уверены в том, что Туркм |
Ашгабат, 27 июня 2007 (nCa) --- Соединенные Штаты уверены в том, что правительство Туркменистана поддерживает вот уже долгое время находящийся в бездействующем состоянии проект Транскаспийского газопровода – проект, предназначенный для перекачки туркменских энергоресурсов в Европу через Азербайджан, Грузию и Турцию. ... |
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United States Confident Turkmenistan Supports Trans Caspian Pipeline |
Ashgabat, 27 June 2007 (nCa) --- The United States is confident that the Trans Caspian pipeline, a long dormant project that is supposed to pipe Turkmen natural gas through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey to Europe, has the backing of ...
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Turkmenistan Gears for Anti-Narcotics Drive, Burns a Ton of Drugs |
nCa News and Report Ashgabat, 27 June 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan burnt Tuesday more than a ton of narcotics seized in operations during the past three months. The event coincided with the international day for struggle against narcotics ... |
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Israeli Merhav Offers Major Gas Processing Plant, Other Big Projects to Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 26 June 2007 (nCa) --- Israeli company Merhav would do a number of new projects in Turkmenistan. One of the projects would clean and process 4 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually. There are a number of other ... |
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WHO Regional Director Meets President of Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 26 June 2007 (nCa) --- Marc Denzon, director of the WHO European regional bureau, had a fruitful meeting Monday with President Berdymuhammedov of Turkmenistan. The sides discussed several issues including the WHO-Turkmenistan cooperation programme for ...
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United States Woos Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 26 June 2007 (nCa) --- Fast on the heels of US Centcom Chief, Admiral William Fallon, who was in Ashgabat last week and promised to drop in again soon, a state department official met yesterday with President Berdymuhammedov ... |
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Turkmenistan Plans Conference Devoted to Sufi Saint |
Ashgabat, 25 June 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan will host in November 2007 an international conference devoted to a famous Sufi saint. National culture and heritage centre ‘Miras’, ministry of culture and broadcasting of Turkmenistan and municipality ... |
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President of Turkmenistan Discourages His Birthday Celebrations |
| Ashgabat, 24 June 2007 (nCa) --- In remarks made Friday during a meeting of the cabinet of ministers, President Berdymuhammedov of Turkmenistan seemed to discourage the idea that his birthday should be celebrated at official level. ... |
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Turkmenistan-Russia Joint Commission 10 July, Russia Pulls Closer to Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 23 June 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan-Russia joint intergovernmental commission will meet on 10 July 2007 in Ashgabat. The announcement came Friday during a meeting of cabinet of ministers where Reshit Meredov, deputy prime minister and foreign ... |
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Afghan President to Visit Turkmenistan Next Month |
Ashgabat, 23 June 2007 (nCa) --- President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan is expected to pay an official visit to Turkmenistan early next month. The announcement was made Friday during a meeting of the cabinet of ministers of ... |
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Turkmenistan Declares All out War on Drugs |
Ashgabat, 23 June 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has vowed to wage an all-out war against narcotics. Addressing a meeting of the cabinet of ministers Friday, President Berdymuhammedov asked the law enforcement agencies to devote al their energies ... |
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Turkmenistan Steps up Military Reforms |
Ashgabat, 23 June 2007 (nCa) --- President Berdymuhammedov demanded Friday accelerated pace of military reforms in Turkmenistan. During a meeting of the cabinet of ministers he told defence minister General Agageldy Agamamedov to perk up the tempo ... |
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US $ 14 Million Grand Mosque in Mary Province of Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 23 June 2007 (nCa) --- The government of Turkmenistan has allocated US $ 13.7 million for the completion of a mosque project that has been lying in doldrums for several years in the Mary of province... |
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Turkmenistan Abolishes Niyazov International Fund |
Ashgabat, 23 June 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has decided to abolish Saparmurat Niyazov International Fund, a discretionary account that was at the disposal of the previous president of Turkmenistan. President Berdymuhammedov signed Friday a decree “On ... |
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Itera Group Re-Enters Turkmenistan, Offers US $ 600 Million Investment |
Ashgabat, 22 June 2007 (nCa) --- Itera group of companies, once a middleman of gas transactions between Turkmenistan and Ukraine, has announced its reentry into the gas sector of the central Asian country. In addition, it will invest US $ ... |
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OSCE Turkmenistan organizes human rights training in the justice system |
Ashgabat, 21 June 2007 (nCa) --- International human rights standards in the justice system were the focus of a series of training courses in Turkmenistan, the last of which opened today in the city of Turkmenbashi on the Caspian ... |
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US Centcom Chief meets President of Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 21 June 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan and the United States discussed Wednesday regional security and related issued during a meeting between President Berdymuhammedov and Admiral William Fallon, commander of the US Central Command. The sides discussed ...
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Caspian Littoral States Agree to Disagree |
nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 21 June 2007 (nCa) --- After a day-long meeting of Caspian foreign ministers Wednesday in Tehran, it was evident that the littoral states have agreed to disagree for the time being. ... |
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UNHCR Observes World Refugee Day in Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 21 June 2007 (nCa) --- UNHCR mission in Turkmenistan observed Wednesday the World Refugee Day in Ashgabat. Ms. Annika Linden, chief of the UNHCR mission, hosted a reception to draw the attention to the growing ... |
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UNICEF Partners with Turkmenistan Airlines to Promote Child Care, Survival |
Ashgabat, 20 June 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan Airlines (Turkmenhowayollary) joined hands with the United Nations Children’s Fund and the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan to promote messages on child care and survival at its domestic flights. ...
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German Firm to Supply Desalination Plant to Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 20 June 2007 (nCa) --- A German firm has won the contract to supply a desalination plant to Turkmenistan. PWT Wasser und Abwassertechnikn GmbH will supply on turnkey basis a desalination plant capable of purifying ... |
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Presidents of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan Discuss North-South Corridor in Phone Talks |
Ashgabat, 19 June 2007 (nCa) --- In a phone talk Monday, the presidents of Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan discussed some issued of mutual interest including the North-South trade and transportation corridor. President Berdymuhammedov told his Kazakh counterpart ... |
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Turkmenistan Formalizes Initial Order of Iranian Buses |
Ashgabat, 19 June 2007 (nCa) --- Through a presidential decree issued Monday, Turkmenistan has formalized the purchase order of the initial batches of Iranian buses. According to the presidential decree, Iran Khodro would supply 10 luxury Intercity “SC-457” and ...
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Turkmenistan to Participate in Tehran Meeting of Caspian Foreign Ministers |
Ashgabat, 19 June 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan will participate in the meeting of the Caspian foreign ministers that would be held in Tehran tomorrow. Reshit Meredov, foreign minister and deputy prime minister, would lead the Turkmen ... |
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Turkmenistan and Iran Consolidate, Expand Bilateral Relations |
Ashgabat, 17 June 2007 (nCa) --- President Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov of Turkmenistan returned Saturday night after his 2-day trip to Iran. During the Iran visit he managed to consolidate and expand mutual relations and clear way for a regional railways project. ... |
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IOM Seminar in Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 17 June 2007 (nCa) --- A seminar sponsored by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) was held Friday in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan. The seminar – Contemporary issues of human migration: Prospects for the East European ... |
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IOM Seminar in Turkmenistan |
| Ashgabat, 17 June 2007 (nCa) --- A seminar sponsored by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) was held Friday in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan.The seminar – Contemporary issues of human migration: Prospects for the East.... |
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Social Studies Being Introduced in Turkmenistan Schools |
Ashgabat, 17 June 2007 (nCa) --- With the start of the new academic year the school system in Turkmenistan would introduce social studies as a separate subject. As part of the ongoing educational reforms to bring the quality ... |
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Turkmenistan Port Handling Ecologically Friendly Products |
Ashgabat, 17 June 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenbashy, the largest Caspian seaport of Turkmenistan, is handling a wide range of ecologically friendly products. The products mostly come from the adjacent Turkmenbashy refinery where Turkmenistan has been investing for ... |
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Turkmenistan Sets Rice Production Target for 2007 |
Ashgabat, 15 June (nCa) --- Turkmenistan expects to produce 60000 tons of rice in 2007. The goal was set Thursday by a presidential resolution that tasks the agricultural joint stock companies in Dashoguz and Lebap provinces to .. |
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Making a public splash in Saudi |
Rachel Reid makes her own minor breakthrough for women's' rights in Saudi Arabia.
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Waiting for Castro |
Stephen Gibbs reports from the May Day parade in Havana, where Cubans hoped to see Fidel Castro's return.
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Turkey's anguish over secularism |
Sarah Rainsford reports on the political crisis in Turkey, where a row over the election of a president has made secularists furious.
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Bob Woolmer 'murder not proven' |
Police have yet to prove Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer was murdered, a Pakistani detective says.
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Afghan Senate urges Taleban talks |
Afghan Senators back a bill calling on the government in Kabul to open direct talks with local Taleban militants.
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Biblical King Herod's tomb 'found' |
An Israeli archaeologist says he has found the tomb of King Herod, ruler of Judea at the time of Jesus.
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US attack 'kills Iraqi children' |
A US helicopter attack on suspected insurgents in Iraq has killed a number of children, Iraqi sources say.
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NI ministers get down to business |
Northern Ireland's new ministers will begin their first engagements following the return of devolution.
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Diplomat defends Madeleine hunt |
The British ambassador to Portugal says the police in the Algarve are doing all they can to find Madeleine McCann.
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Taiwan MPs in parliament brawl |
Legislators in Taiwan throw punches, spray water and wrestle violently in a row over an electoral reform bill.
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Confession frees Uzbek activist |
A court in Uzbekistan suspends the seven-year jail sentence given last week to an Uzbek rights worker.
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US student held over gun attack |
Police in the US arrest a university student suspected of killing one man and injuring two more in a dispute.
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Queen visits US space centre |
The Queen visits a Nasa space centre on the final day of her six-day state tour of the eastern US.
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Cameroon opens air crash inquiry |
Authorities in Cameroon launch an investigation into a plane crash which killed all 114 people on board.
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Gunmen seize workers in Nigeria |
Four foreign oil workers are kidnapped in Nigeria's volatile Niger Delta, only hours after 11 foreigners are freed.
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Boxing: Corrales dies in crash |
Former two-weight world champion Diego Corrales dies in a Las Vegas motorcycle accident, aged 29.
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Football: Ferguson lauds Mourinho dignity |
Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson says his side's attacking ability was decisive in beating Chelsea to the Premiership crown.
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US envoy on Latin American tour |
US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte is in Latin America for a tour aimed at improving ties.
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Arrests over US army base 'plot' |
Six men are arrested in New Jersey on charges of planning to attack a US army base using automatic weapons.
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Queen teases Bush over gaffe |
The Queen jokes about US President Bush's gaffe in which he nearly aged her by 200 years.
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Clinton unveils Aids drugs deal |
Former US President Bill Clinton unveils a deal with two Indian drugs firms to cheaply produce HIV/Aids drugs.
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US drops Cuba militant's charges |
A US judge throws out immigration charges against Cuban anti-Castro militant Luis Posada Carriles.
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E Timor votes for new president |
Polls close in East Timor in a presidential election seen as critical to the young nation's future.
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Demands issued on Johnston tape |
Al-Jazeera receives a tape purportedly from the kidnappers of BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston.
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Air raid 'kills Afghan civilians' |
Foreign forces kill at least 21 civilians in an air strike in southern Afghanistan, local officials say.
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Cheney arrives in Iraqi capital |
US Vice-President Dick Cheney arrives in Iraq as a suicide bomb hits the relatively peaceful Irbil.
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Burren Energy Delegation Meets Berdymuhammedov |
Ashgabat, 26 April 2007 (nCa) --- A top level delegation of the British firm Burren Energy had a meeting Thursday with President Berdymuhamemdov. The delegation, consisting of Finian O’Sullivan, president of Burren, Atul Gupta, vice president, and ... |
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Indian Ambassador Makes Farewell Call on President of Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 26 April 2007 (nCa) --- Ambassador Ram Pal Kaushik, who is nearing the end of his tenure in Ashgabat, made Thursday farewell call on President Berdymuhammedov. The president thanked the Indian envoy for his efforts in ... |
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Wolfowitz To Defend Himself on Pay Raise. |
NEW YORK, April 26 -- Embattled World Bank President Paul D. Wolfowitz learned Thursday that he will be allowed to argue for his job in front of a bank committee investigating him for engineering a generous pay raise for his ... ..
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War and Rhetoric: Et tu, Obama? |
Ben Tanosborn At long last we find ourselves not needing to give President Barack Obama any more rope with which to hang himself. Most Americans, not just those professing progressive leanings, should now clearly see this hoped-for prophet of ... |
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South Asia Energy Security: The Answer Within |
M Zafar Haider Jappa Pakistan and Nepal, with their enormous reserves of coal and tremendous hydroelectric potential, can meet the electrical energy requirements of the entire South Asian region for more than 100 years. Facts speak louder than ... |
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What’s Behind Stock Prices Fluctuations? |
A Guideline for Beginner Investors: “Investors’ expectations about the future state of socioeconomic milieu might be a critical factor behind the stock prices movements” Abdul Rashid, Sheffield University, UK Stock market has got a lot of attraction in terms of ... |
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International Gas Market and Turkmenistan |
Dowran ORAZGYLYJOW, Master of Law, Law doctoral candidate The energy policy of Turkmenistan is a seamless merger of protection of national interests and service to the entire mankind. Creation of multiple gas export pipelines is at the heart of ... |
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Karzai’s Loya Jirga and Obama’s Afghan Job |
Dr. Uddipan Mukherjee There are speculations that Afghanistan’s embattled President Hamid Karzai may convene a Loya Jirga before parliamentary elections in June. He had announced plans for such a Grand Council in his inauguration speech, delineating it as a ...
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The IDPs of South Waziristan |
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Dr. Uddipan Mukherjee The Operation Rah-i-Nijat has completed its first month. The battle seems to be long drawn as the Pakistani Taliban has declared to engage the military in guerrilla warfare. Furthermore, the battle is not only being fought ... |
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The Landlocked Quartet of Caucasus and Eastern Europe: Frustrations and Hopes |
M Zafar Haider Jappa With this article, my research on UNCTAD-notified 31 landlocked developing countries will be over for the time being. This article will focus on Armenia, Azerbaijan, Macedonia and Moldova in the backdrop of their trade relations ... |
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New Gas Export Pipelines of Turkmenistan: Breaking Gazprom Monopoly |
nCa Report Ashgabat, 13 November 2009 (nCa) --- Two new gas export pipelines of Turkmenistan will come into operation before the end of this year. Together with the existing gas conduit to Iran, they should generate ... |
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Obama's dilemma in Afghanistan |
Sanaullah Tasal Having declared during the election campaign that Afghanistan was the central front in the fight against terrorism – the war on which America should have been focusing all along – Obama took some quick steps to show ... |
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The Last Lifeline for Karzai |
Dr. Uddipan Mukherjee The long and arduous process of electing (or selecting?) the President of Afghanistan that began on 20 Aug, finally came to an uneasy end on 1 Nov, when the formidable candidate Dr Abdullah Abdullah quit the ... |
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War on terror: How to commit suicide? |
Najib Manalai Kabul, 2 November 2009 (nCa) --- Two news items during the last few days are worth considering: The United States envisages paying the armed opposition warriors who would lay down their arms. It is also reported that ... |
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Flu Guide for Foreigners in Turkmenistan |
nCa Report Ashgabat, 2 November 2009 (nCa) --- The fall and winter are traditionally the flu season in Central Asia, and Turkmenistan is no exception. If you are a foreigner in Turkmenistan or about to travel to ... |
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Will The Operation Rah-i-Nijat Deliver? |
Dr. Uddipan Mukherjee To everybody’s dismay, Hakeemullah Mehsud, the leader-elect of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), appeared before a small group of journalists at Sararogha in South Waziristan on October 4 and vowed to avenge the killing of his predecessor ... |
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US Vision for Afghanistan: Right Picture, Wrong Angle |
Najib Manalai Gen. Mc Chrystall’s report to the Defense Secretary published by Washington post is a very interesting read for those interested in the dynamics of the “War in Afghanistan”. Mc Chrystall seems ... |
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Speech of President Berdymuhamedov at 64th Session of UN General Assembly |
Ashgabat, 23 September 2009 (nCa) --- President Berdymuhamedov addressed Wednesday the 64th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Here is the unofficial, slightly paraphrased and abridged translation of his speech: Dear Mr. President, Dear ... |
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Turkmenistan-Ukraine Joint Statement |
Ashgabat, 17 September 2009 (nCa) --- A joint statement was issued by the presidents of Turkmenistan and Ukraine on conclusion of their bilateral meeting Tuesday in Ashgabat. Here is the unofficial, slightly paraphrased translation of the document: ...
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Turkmenistan government taps into Middle East liquidity |
| Turkmenistan government is seeking inward investment from the GCC into the very foundation of Turkmenistan’s economy – oil & gas, construction, power, telecoms, education, infrastructure and healthcare sectors. Key dignitaries including His Excellency Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the President of Turkmenistan ... |
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Turkmenistan: New Gas Pipe to Iran Strengthens Regional Cooperation |
| Ashgabat, 5 January 2010 (nCa) --- The presidents of Turkmenistan and Iran will jointly open a new gas pipeline to Iran Wednesday. A handout distributed by the foreign office of Turkmenistan to the media describes the pipeline as “a logical ... |
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Turkmenistan: Review of 2009, Roadmap for 2010 |
| Ashgabat, 19 January 2010 (nCa) --- The prepared speech of President Berdymuhamedov at the expanded session of cabinet of ministers on 15 January 2010 is an important document. Here are the excerpts, translated directly from the original ... |
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Land Mafia Assassinates Prominent Educationist in Pakistan |
| nCa Report Karachi, 12 January 2010 (nCa) --- Nisar Baloch, a prominent educationist, has been assassinated in Karachi by the land mafia. On 7 November 2009, Nisar Baloch was leaving his house in ... |
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Turkmen Farmers Learn How to Increase Poultry Production Profits |
| Ashgabat, 9-11 Dec --- Over twenty experienced poultry producers from all over Turkmenistan attended a three day workshop to learn how to improve poultry production operations. The workshop was as part of a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) project called “Stamping out Pandemic... |
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OIC strongly condemns decision to ban construction of minarets in Switzerland |
| The Secretary General of the OIC, Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, voiced his disappointment and concern with the result of the public referendum that took place in Switzerland on November 29, 2009 on the initiative to ban building of minarets in the mosques in Switzerland.The Secretary...
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Customs Clearance Guide For 2010 Asian Games Released |
| GUANGZHOU, China - December 9, 2009 - The 16th Asian Games (www.gz2010.cn/en), part of the worldwide Olympic movement and governed by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has today released official customs clearance information for the 2010 Games. ... |
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Каспийский спор между Туркменистаном и Аk |
nCa Report Ашхабад, 10 сентября 2009 (nCa) -- Бескрайние просторы Каспия сегодня наполнены до краев не только водой, но и всевозможными проблемами правового характера… Одним из наиболее спорных вопросов на Каспии является раздел его дна между прибрежными государствами. ... |
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The Story of Chávez and the Gas Opec |
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 8 September 2009 (nCa) --- Even before Chávez left Ashgabat yesterday afternoon, the story was splashed all over the cyberspace that Venezuela has invited Turkmenistan to join gas Opec. The stories ...
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Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan Caspian Dispute – The Legal Position |
nCa Report Ashgabat, 6 September 2009 (nCa) --- Caspian is a matchless body of water, brimming with all kinds of legal questions.. One of the most contested questions in Caspian is the division of the seabed among the ... |
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Turkmenistan-Turkey-Bulgaria Triangle: Nabucco Needs Fine-tuning |
nCa Commentary Ashgabat, 3 September 2009 (nCa) --- President Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan recently visited Bulgaria and Turkey. Nabucco was an important subject but not the sole purpose of his travel. The visit to Bulgaria was in preparation for ... |
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Turkmenistan-Bulgaria Joint Statement |
Ashgabat, 3 September 2009 (nCa) --- A joint statement was issued by the presidents of Turkmenistan and Bulgaria on 27 August 2009, on conclusion of the bilateral talks in Sofia. Here is the unofficial, slightly paraphrased, translation of the ... |
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Foreign Direct Investment and Turkmenistan |
[Republished with simplified coding] Döwran ORAZGYLYJOW, Law PhD Candidate Ashgabat, 23 August 2009 (nCa) --- Billions of dollars of turnover takes place every day in foreign economic transactions, mainly in trade and investment. These are two ... |
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Pakistan: Fiscal Deficit – Mother of All Related Problems |
A R Ahmad Despite positive trends in most of the macroeconomic indicators over the last few years, almost all the discussions about Pakistan’s economy underscores the fact that the country is still facing three-major problems viz. inflation, current account ... |
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Landlocked Central Asia: Role of International Organizations as Trade Facilitators |
M Zafar Haider Jappa Islamabad, 18 August 2009 (nCa) --- Central Asia is a landlocked region. Uzbekistan, the most populous country in Central Asia, is one of the only two double-landlocked countries in the world. The world ... |
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Afghan elections: 80% puppetry, 20% political drama |
Ben Tanosborn Afghanistan will soon hold its second presidential elections since the United States occupied that country in November 2001. Democratic elections, we deem them to be, although many Afghans and foreigners alike consider the process more of an ...
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Turkmenistan-Romania Joint Declaration |
Ashgabat, 23 July 2009 (nCa) --- Here is the unofficial, slightly paraphrased, translation of the joint declaration issued by the presidents of Turkmenistan and Romania after their summit meeting on 22 July 2009 in Ashgabat: Since the ... |
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Attractive new covers for the same old book |
Ben Tanosborn Few speeches during the past decade have been so eagerly awaited as was Obama's address in Cairo last Thursday, June 4th. And few speeches have received such wide and far review during these early days of the ... |
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Making of a Fully Functional Model for Interaction with Turkmenistan |
nCa Analysis Ashgabat, 1 June 2009 (nCa) --- The Turkmen-German business forum, concluded last week in Ashgabat, was more than just a platform to push through some individual and collective business deals. At a very conscious level, it was ... |
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Western Military Cartography and the "Terror Technique" |
Ben Tanosborn If you want an accurate representation of the world, I am reminded, get a globe! A two- dimensional geographical sketch of our planet just won't do. As I type away my thoughts for this article, right ... |
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Joint Venture under Turkmenistan Law |
Dowran ORAZGYLYJOW In recent times there has been increase the world over in the number of large projects requiring huge amounts of financing, advanced technologies and at the same time posing a high level of risk. Implementation of such ... |
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Obama Becoming a Consummate Politician |
Ben Tanosborn For a politician, being articulate and intelligent, even when saying the "right things" to please friends', foes' and fence-sitters' ears, does not imply existence of wisdom or, for that matter, leadership. We have just placed such a ... |
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Turkmenistan: Energy Security and Energy Diplomacy – Part Four |
nCa Report Continued from Part Three Ashgabat, 11 May 2009 (nCa) --- By advocating vocally for a universally acceptable solution for energy security, Turkmenistan has volunteered itself to close scrutiny by international observers and analysts. Does Turkmenistan ... |
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Turkmenistan: Energy Security and Energy Diplomacy – Part Three |
| nCa Report Continued from Part Two Ashgabat, 11 May 2009 (nCa) --- The speech of President Berdymuhamedov at the inaugural session of the energy security conference, as quoted in its entirety in the previous part of this report, ... |
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UNICEF fears influx of children into Central Asian institutions |
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Ashgabat, 11 May 2009 (nCa) --- UNICEF experts warn the global economic crisis means even more children in Central Asia face abandonment in state-run institutions and maternity hospitals. UNICEF Central and Eastern Europe and Commonwealth ...
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Prospects of a Quick Economic Recovery: Fool's Gold |
Ben Tanosborn Hoping for better times - for some, even the return to make-believe "yesterday" - has now become our prescribed daily medicine dispensed through the mainstream media by our government via injections of economic news or commentary. Confidence-building ... |
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Turkmenistan: Energy Security and Energy Diplomacy – Part Two |
nCa Report Continued from Part One“We will either find a way, or make one,” said Hannibal when faced with the seemingly impossible task of crossing Alps with his army of elephants. This is one of the ... |
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Obama's "First 100 Days" – NOT through the hopefuls' prism |
Ben Tanosborn Fourteen weeks after taking the reins, Barack Obama seems well at ease to receive his first report card. on that artificial measuring target that dates back 76 years as another president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, took over the ...
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Turkmenistan: Energy Security and Energy Diplomacy - Part One |
nCa Report Ashgabat, 27 April 2009 (nCa) --- This is Part One of our seven-part series on the international energy conference held 23-24 Apr 09 in Turkmenistan. In addition to looking at the strengths and importance of this event, ...
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Turkmenistan International Conference on Energy Security |
An international conference 'Reliable and Stable Transit of Energy and its role in ensiring sustainable development and itnernational cooperation' started Thursday in Ashgabat.The first session was chaired by President Berdymuhamedov.nCa comprehensive report on the event will be presented on Monday. |
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Mitigate sentences, not criminality |
Ben Tanosborn Had William Shakespeare been reincarnated as a modern-day president of the United States, he might have modified one of his more famous quotes to say: "the better part of justice is discretion, in which better ...
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Turkmenistan Gas Pipeline Explosion – The Larger Context |
nCa Analysis Ashgabat, 11 April 2009 (nCa) --- It is both sad and funny how a rupture in a single pipeline has exposed the weakness and vulnerability of the Russian economy and its heavy dependence on natural gas supplies ...
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Exclusive Interview: French Minister for Foreign Trade |
Here is the complete text of our exclusive interview with Ms. Anne-Marie IDRAC, French minister for foreign trade, who visited Turkmenistan 17-18 March 2009: nCa: What are your short-, medium- and long-term goals in your interaction with ...
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East-West Gas Pipeline of Turkmenistan: An Open End Tube |
nCa Analysis Ashgabat, 6 April 2009 (nCa) --- The recently announced plan of Turkmenistan to build a cross-country gas pipeline, connecting all the major Turkmen fields to a single network, is a powerful idea. It has the perfect ability ... |
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May we ask who Obama's experts on Afghanistan are? |
Ben Tanosborn Whether it is the media that influences the thinking and sentiments of the population, or it is the other way around, concern about America's military engagements seem to have quieted down to a whisper in the United ... |
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Avaza Tourist Zone of Turkmenistan: Inbuilt Challenges, Intrinsic Opportunities |
nCa Report Ashgabat, 25 March 2009 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan is swiftly building a world-class tourist zone along its Caspian beach. It will eventually cover an area of 5000 hectares (50 square kilometers), occupying 16 kilometers of the ... |
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ECO Summit: Is there rain after thunder? |
| Ashgabat, 12 March 2009 (nCa) --- The 10th summit of ECO heads of state was held Wednesday in Tehran. The declaration issued at the end of the summit reaffirmed the intention to create a free trade area ...
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Elders Council of Turkmenistan: What is its function, how does it work |
Yashularynyn Maslahaty (Elders Council) is one of the oldest institutions of Turkmen society. As opposed to Khalk Maslahaty (Peoples Council), it is less formal. ElCo (Elders Council) is certainly less formal but that doesn’t make ...
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Maiden Session of Turkmenistan Elders Council |
Ashgabat, 9 March 2009 (nCa) --- The first meeting of the newly formed Yashularynyn Maslahaty (Elders’ Council) was held Friday in Turkmenabat, the administrative centre of Lebap province. The session was focused at transformation of the rural ... |
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Here is the Solution: Be a Bald Eagle - "Take a turn towards Taliban" |
Abida Ellahi The Bald Eagle is the national bird of the United States of America. It is one of the country's most recognizable symbols, and appears on most of its official seals, including the Seal of the ... |
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Bailouts and stimuli: A repackaging of America's capitalism |
Ben Tanosborn So Bill Clinton wants President Obama to talk optimistically about the US economy! Little surprise coming from a promoter and cheerleader of a frivolous and disastrous system of economic globalization that has helped bring the nation he ... |
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Foreign Policy Directions and Objectives of Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 23 February 2009 (nCa) --- President Berdymuhamedov addressed 18 Feb a special meeting of the heads of Turkmen missions abroad. It was a prepared speech and constitutes official explanation of the foreign policy directions and objectives of Turkmenistan. It ... |
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Obama for Central Asia |
nCa Analysis Ashgabat, 31 January 2009 (nCa) --- There are signs that Obama presidency would be tough time for Greater Central Asia. The eight countries that form the Greater Central Asian region – Kazakhstan, ... |
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Overview: Foreign Relations of Turkmenistan in 2008 |
nCa Report Ashgabat, 20 January 2009 (nCa) --- 2008 was an exceptionally active year for foreign relations of Turkmenistan. President Berdymuhamedov made 15 trips abroad on state, official and working visits. He visited Russia, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, ...
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UN General Assembly Endorses Turkmenistan Proposal for International Energy Security |
nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 23 December 2008 (nCa) --- The UN General Assembly has endorsed unanimously Turkmenistan's proposal for creating an international system for security of trans-national energy pipelines and related structures. The ... |
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Mumbai Mystery: American Designs on Pakistan and India – Part Four |
Tariq Saeedi with Sergi Pyatakov in Moscow and Mark Davidson in Washington Legwork by SM Kasi in Quetta, GN Brohi in Dalbandin, and Qasim Jan in Kandahar Continued from Part Three Nearly complete jigsaw puzzle ... |
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Mumbai Mystery: American Designs on Pakistan and India – Part Three |
Tariq Saeedi with Sergi Pyatakov in Moscow and Mark Davidson in Washington Legwork by SM Kasi in Quetta, GN Brohi in Dalbandin, and Qasim Jan in Kandahar Continued from Part Two Benazir Assassinated BB (Benazir ... |
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Mumbai Mystery: American Designs on Pakistan and India – Part Two |
Tariq Saeedi with Sergi Pyatakov in Moscow and Mark Davidson in Washington Legwork by SM Kasi in Quetta, GN Brohi in Dalbandin, and Qasim Jan in Kandahar Continued from Part One Yankee-Jihadi Marriage We turned ...
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Mumbai Mystery: American Designs on Pakistan and India – Part One |
Tariq Saeedi with Sergi Pyatakov in Moscow and Mark Davidson in Washington Legwork by SM Kasi in Quetta, GN Brohi in Dalbandin, and Qasim Jan in Kandahar Mumbai episode is the latest in a long and nefarious ... |
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Turkmenistan: World’s Second Largest Holder of Gas Reserves |
nCa Report Ashgabat, 24 October 2008 (nCa) --- After the independent certification of the Osman-Yoloton and Yashlar natural gas fields in eastern Turkmenistan, it is clear that Turkmenistan is the second largest holder of gas reserves in ...
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UN Day in Turkmenistan |
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 24 October 2008 (nCa) --- Day-to-day journalism is like forced labour. You just do it, whether you like it or not. However, once in a while it is a pleasure to write about something, ... |
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A clear choice for America: Obama or Oblivion |
Ben Tanosborn Why would any sane politician wish to become janitor-in-chief of a nation just waking up to the incredible mess piled up after a quarter of a century of misgovernment in both domestic and foreign affairs, with the ...
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Massive Gas Reserves: Dangers Ahead for Turkmenistan |
nCa Analysis Ashgabat, 20 October 2008 (nCa) --- The report of the independent British auditors confirming that Turkmenistan possibly has the second largest gas reserves in the world is a double-edged sword. There are dangers ahead. ... |
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The Entrepreneurial Spirit of Turkmenistan |
nCa Report Ashgabat, 16 October 2008 (nCa) --- The fast emerging entrepreneurial spirit in today’s Turkmenistan is best embodied by Muhammet Ommadov, an engineer who has started producing, of all things, traffic lights. He ... |
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Text of Turkmenistan-Latvia Joint Statement – 8 October 2008 |
Ashgabat, 9 October 2008 (nCa) --- Here is the unofficial, slightly paraphrased, translation of the joint statement issued by the presidents of Turkmenistan and Latvia in Ashgabat on 8 October 2008. President Valdis Satlers of Latvia was ... |
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German Unity and Central Asia |
nCa Commentary Ashgabat, 6 October 2008 (nCa) --- The global economic crisis is heading east and it will sit thickly on top of the global food crisis. The fusion will take place during this winter – a ... |
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Wall Street's Crooked Ensemble of Financial Instruments |
| Ben Tanosborn Two weeks ago I received a copy of Assets, a quarterly publication by UCLA Anderson School of Management. To my amazement and disbelief, I read in it that we have yet to enter recession, the same one ... |
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American economic terrorism: love it or leave it! |
| Ben Tanosborn How many times have those of us of the non-conformist breed been told: If you don't love America as it is, why don't you leave it?! Well, let me turn the tables in a different way – |
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Two great crashes, one surviving United Slaves of America |
Ben Tanosborn First, it was the foreign policy crash of 2001. Yes, that much-milked by Bush 9/11 which instead of serving as wake up call to review and remedy America's deplorable policies towards the peoples of the Middle East, ... |
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Central Asia, Middle East Must Get Permanent Seats in UN Security Council |
nCa Commentary Ashgabat, 21 September 2008 (nCa) --- South Ossetia is the newest addition to the growing list of the inadequacies of the United Nations, especially its Security Council. If Kosovo is kosher ... |
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Terrorism Strikes Turkmenistan |
nCa Commentary by Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 16 September 2008 (nCa) --- The 9-13 of Turkmenistan has occurred. Terrorism – the evil of our times – has struck Turkmenistan. On 13 September 2008, the ... |
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What do you know. the Emperor has no clothes! |
Ben Tanosborn No big deal. the Dow Industrials lost over 500 points today; just a little taste of volatility in the markets, that's all! We have a government that guarantees capitalism is here to stay, no matter what, so ... |
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UN Rapporteur Hails Increasing Religious Freedom in Turkmenistan, Voices Some Concerns |
nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 10 September 2008 (nCa) --- On completion of her week-long visit to Turkmenistan, the UN Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief said Wednesday during a press conference in Ashgabat that she ... |
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USA in Post-Ossetia Rush for Energy Resources of Turkmenistan |
| nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 9 September 2008 (nCa) --- The thud of Russia-Georgia clash in South Ossetia has sent US energy envoys running to Turkmenistan. C. Boyden Gray, US Special Envoy for Eurasian ... |
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Silk Road to Information Superhighway |
Ekaterina Kazmerchuk www.studypath.cn is a website that make it possible for Students from Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan , Kazakhstan and Tajikistan to self study Mandarin Chinese language by studying online . They have information brochures to download ... |
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По шелковому пути к высокоскоростному шоl |
Екатерина Казмерчукwww.studypath.cn - это web сайт, благодаря которому студенты из Туркменистана, Узбекистана, Киргизстана, Казахстана и Таджикистана могут самостоятельно изучать китайский язык ОН-ЛАЙН. На сайте www.studypath.cn также доступны брошюры о высшем образовании в Китае, которые можно скачать как на русском, так ... |
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Sarah of Alaska: Will she help crown GOP's dauphin? |
Ben Tanosborn Maybe our recollection of the Hundred Years' War between England and France is not vivid in our minds as to historical details, but the epic lore for the reconquest of France from the Brits probably is. Joan ...
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Redefining Past: Russia-Turkmenistan Relations Take Wing |
nCa Report and Commentary Ashgabat, 1 September 2008 (nCa) --- Something big happened during the past few days when Turkmenistan demonstrated remarkable skill in balancing its relations between two major powers. While President Hu ...
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Rewriting Future: China-Turkmenistan Relations Fly High |
nCa Report and Commentary Ashgabat, 1 September 2008 (nCa) --- While Russia is redefining the past, China is rewriting the future in the Central Asian space. President Hu Jintao visited Turkmenistan 28-29Aug with his .. |
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Will America Tolerate China's Rise? |
Ben Tanosborn I woke up Sunday morning to a promising Pacific Northwest day as the closing of the Olympic Games was just taking place in Beijing. Sixteen hours behind, or - setting Greenwich aside - perhaps eight hours ahead, ... |
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South Ossetia Conflict: War Begins for Central Asian Energy Resources? |
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 10 August 2008 (nCa) --- An armed conflict usually has two sets of motives: one openly declared; the other hidden. The open motive in the South Ossetian conflict is that the ... |
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For the lack of a Solzhenitsyn! |
Ben Tanosborn This past Sunday another citizen of the world, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, started his walk in that never-ending pilgrimage we refer to as immortality. And he did it, not just as a laureate man of letters, but as a ... |
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Afghanistan: Propping up an already failed state |
Ben Tanosborn Europeans live in a fantasy world if they think that this fall election in the US will change anything with respect to America's military demands on NATO. Joseph Lieberman, the pro-war US senator, and ... |
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Curmudgeons! Hands off Asian Energy Projects!!! |
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 29 April 2008 (nCa) --- It was six years ago this month that I posed a joint question to Presidents Kharami and Niyazov: “Every time there is some progress on TAP or IPI, the ... |
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Need for Caution in Currency Exchange-Rate Unification Drive in Turkmenistan |
nCa Commentary Ashgabat, 22 April 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan is trying to bridge the gap between the bank and open market exchange rates of Manat versus US Dollar. For a long period, the ... |
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What can America's friends do for America? |
Ben Tanosborn Where are your friends when you really need them? Isn't that time of need when true friends really surface, sharing their buoyancy as they try to help keep you afloat? Well, we really haven't seen many of ... |
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Seed of Energy Cooperation Germinates in EU-Central Asia Forum |
nCa Report Ashgabat, 14April 2008 (nCa) --- The withered seed of EU-Central Asia energy cooperation finally showed some signs of germination on conclusion of the EU Troika-Central Asia forum 10 April in Ashgabat. The |
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Interview: French Foreign Minister Speaks on EU-Central Asia, Turkmenistan-France Relations |
nCa Exclusive Ashgabat, 10 April 2008 (nCa) --- Foreign Minister of France, Bernard Kouchner, is in Ashgabat to participate in the second EU-Central Asia troika. Here is the complete text of Kouchner’s exclusive ... |
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EU and Central Asia: Tango or Twist? |
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 8 April 2008 (nCa) --- The big event this week would be the high profile meeting of EU and Central Asia in Ashgabat. When the meet ends on 10 April, it would probably ...
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Hydrocarbon Development Policy of Turkmenistan |
| nCa Report Ashgabat, 15 March 2008 (nCa) --- Under the current hydrocarbon development policy Turkmenistan is actively supporting three new gas export pipelines. The long-dormant Trans-Caspian is not one of them but it ... |
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The day real change comes to America |
Ben Tanosborn For all the changes being anticipated, promised or prophesized by the political windmills of those who aspire to take the White House reins. it appears that there will be few in number, slight in scope and domestic ...
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America's Right Knight of the Wrong: William F. Buckley, Jr. (1925-2008) |
Ben Tanosborn Go ahead; tell me what an incredible intellectual genius and fabulously well-liked person William F. Buckley, Jr., was. Repeat it time and again. before, during and after you waterboard me; say it in prose or say it ... |
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Three Trillion Cubic Meters New Gas Reserve in Osman-South Yoloton Area of Turkmenistan |
nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 6 March 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has announced that its newly discovered Osman-South Yoloton area in Mary province holds three trillion cubic meters of gas reserve. The government ... |
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Величаво ползет таракан |
Тарик Саиди Ашгабат, 29 февраля 2008 (nCa) --- Некий воображаемый таракан прополз недавно в некоторых незащищенных умах, очевидно убивая те клетки, которые ответственны за последовательность и ясность в мышлении. Виртуальный путь таракана, который реален также ... |
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The Cockroach Crawls Majestically |
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 29 February 2008 (nCa) --- An imaginary cockroach crawled across some unshielded brains recently, killing the cells that perform coherent, clear thinking. The cyber crawl of the cockroach, which was as ... |
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Turkmenistan, UAE issue Joint Communiqué |
Ashgabat, 29 February 2008 (nCa) --- Here is the unofficial, paraphrased, version of the joint communiqué issued 28 February 2008 in Ashgabat on the conclusion of 2-day state visit of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed An-Nahyan, President of UAE ... |
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Former Indian Ambassador to Turkmenistan Writes Book on Power of Consciousness |
Ashgabat, 11 February 2008 (nCa) --- Rajnish Roy, former ambassador of India to Turkmenistan, has authored a book that explores a daring and innovative path to accessing the power of consciousness as a more effective and lasting solution to tackle ... |
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Mild Shock Therapy in Economic Reforms of Turkmenistan |
[Some typos have been corrected in this report] nCa News and Analysis Ashgabat, 9 February 2008 (nCa) --- After meeting head-on the foreign currency black market early January, Turkmenistan administered Friday another doze of mild-to-medium shock ... |
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Exit the Pig; Welcome the Rat; Screw the Military |
Ben Tanosborn Many members of the military are not so sure they want to welcome the year of the Rat, not that the Pig now exiting was good for them. In the enlisted ranks, they've just about ... |
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Ukraine heading toward political implosion? |
nCa Commentary Ashgabat, 6 February 2008 (nCa) --- Ukraine, under the premiership of Ms. Yulia Tymoshenko, could be heading for political implosion. The end result could be a premature burial of the Orange Revolution. ... |
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German GTZ Signs MoU with Turkmenistan for Law Reforms |
[Please note: There are some factual errors in this story. Please see the comments of Dr. Rolf Knieper below for clarification. We apologize for the confusion caused by our reporting. Ed.] nCa Report Ashgabat, 6 February 2008 (nCa) ...
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Second Look at Turkmenistan-Iran Gas Row |
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 4 February 2008 (nCa) --- The folklore says that it was inscribed on King Solomon’s ring: “This, too, shall pass.” The original saying, in Hebrew, is: Gam Zeh Yaavor (GZY). Similar ... |
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Economic, Social Reforms Enter Next Phase in Turkmenistan |
| nCa Report Ashgabat, 3 February 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan entered the next phase of economic and social reforms Saturday when President Berdymuhamedov announced that he had abolished the ministry of economy and finance. Addressing ... |
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Turkmenistan Reacts to Ukrainian PM’s Gas Pipe Remarks |
nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 30 January 2008 (nCa) --- In a press release issued Wednesday, the government of Turkmenistan has expressed surprise and indignation at the remarks made by the prime minister of Ukraine in ... |
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Ashgabat Textile Complex – Meeting World Standards |
nCa Report Ashgabat, 30 January 2008 (nCa) --- Ashgabat textile complex, one of the largest production facilities in Turkmenistan, boasts complete production cycle in its premises. Spinning, carding, weaving, knitting, dyeing, stitching and packing units are located side by ...
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Calling it by its proper name: "State of Disunion" |
Ben Tanosborn Why is it that we all want to grab that last life vest of commonality and act as if we are all in this together.one people with the same destiny! Enough; enough distortion of ...
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Has the US defrauded the world's economies? |
Ben Tanosborn A yes answer to a question with such scary implications begs postponement 'til another day. Perhaps it is a question that should never be answered, not out loud. Let's just say that Uncle Sam has ... |
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Civil Aviation of Turkmenistan |
nCa Report Ashgabat, 21 January 2008 (nCa) --- The civil aviation of Turkmenistan has come a long way since independence. The national carrier, Turkmenistan Airlines, has some 40 flying machines in its fleet. There ... |
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‘New Revival’ Begins in Turkmenistan |
| nCa Report Ashgabat, 21 January 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has given a formal name to the ongoing process of reforms and transformation in the country: It is called ‘New Revival’ and it is based on the motto ... |
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Gas Row and its Effect on Turkmenistan-Iran Relations |
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 16 January 2008 (nCa) --- The region is expected to come out of the grip of the severely cold weather within a week or so and still there are no signs of resumption of ... |
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Decentralize Conflict Areas in Middle East and North Africa |
Yossef Ben-Meir It may initially seem a paradox that national-level governments are strengthened when they decentralize decision-making power by giving local communities control over, or at least a decisive voice in, matters relating to their own development. ...
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Iran, Inflation, and the future of the country |
Morteza Aminmansour The election of Ahmadinejad in 2005 on a populist agenda promising to bring oil revenues to every family, reduce the poverty, improve living standards and tackle unemployment. Now he is being ... |
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Gengesh – The Heart of Rural Reforms in Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 15 January 2008 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan has embarked on an ambitious programme of rural reforms. The programme is built around Gengesh (village council). The idea is to uplift the rural population primarily associated with the agriculture sector. ... |
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Russia Agrees to Two-Step Price Hike for Turkmen Gas |
nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 27 November 2007 (nCa) --- Russia agreed Tuesday to start paying higher price for Turkmen gas. Under the new terms, Gazprom will pay US $ 130 per 1000 cubic meters for ...
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CIS: Rejuvenation or Disintegration? |
nCa Report Ashgabat, 27 November 2007 (nCa) --- The CIS prime ministers’ summit, held 22 November in Ashgabat, was probably the much needed shot of adrenaline for the ailing club of the former soviet countries. Whether the ... |
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Gas Pressure Equalizes in Turkmenistan-Russia Talks |
nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 25 November 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan and Russia discussed a broad range of issues in the day-long official visit of the Russian Prime Minister, Victor Zubkov, to Ashgabat on 23 November ...
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Analysis: Turkmenistan Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference |
nCa Analysis Ashgabat, 19 November 2007 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan hosted 13-15 November 2007 the annual oil and gas exhibition and conference – Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan 2007. The exhibition featured 132 ... |
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Econophoria: Our twelfth economic leading indicator |
Ben Tanosborn Countdown towards an economic bloodbath has already started! For those required by their religion to accept the mystery of the Holy Trinity, some wisdom should come from the unraveling of the other (financial) "holy trinity": debt, price ... |
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Political America: In Search of a Common Conscience |
Ben TanosbornAs much as I've always enjoyed Ogden Nash, the poet, I must confess that many of his writings have impacted me as if coming from the wisdom of a philosopher rather than the wit of an accomplished light verse ... |
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Ben Tanosborn Column to appear regularly at nCa |
Ben Tanosborn, the well-known socio-political columnist and commentator, would feature regularly at nCa. After completing graduate studies at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles), BT set out for a career in international business that would take him ... |
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Political and Economic Orientation of Turkmenistan in 21st Century – Part Two |
nCa Analysis Continued from Part One Ashgabat, 3 November 2007 (nCa) --- The three speeches of GB (Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov) in New York that form the core of this analysis were not an isolated phenomenon. There ... |
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Russia-US Relations: Of missiles, antimissiles and human targets |
Ben Tanosborn There are some events whether of regional, national or international significance, that carve a niche in our memories and remain there for the rest of our conscious lives; that is, assuming they also have personal meaning and ... |
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"Building a new partnership between the European Union and Central Asia" |
Javier Solana, European Union High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Within the space of a year, the European Union has come to see Central Asia and its five constituent countries in a fresh light. ...
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Political and Economic Orientation of Turkmenistan in 21st Century – Part One |
nCa Analysis by Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 4 October 2007 (nCa) --- In his recent visit to New York, President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan delivered three landmark speeches. Taken together, these speeches describe the political ... |
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Когда Бердымухамедов посетит Нью-Йорк |
Комментарий nCa Тарик Саиди Ашгабат, 19 сентября 2007 (nCa) --- В ближайшее время Президент Туркменистана Гурбангулы Бердымухамедов посетит Нью-Йорк, где примет участие в сессии Генеральной Ассамблеи ООН. Кроме того, у него запланирован ряд важных встреч. ... |
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When Berdymuhamedov Visits New York |
nCa Commentary by Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 19 September 2007 (nCa) --- President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan will soon travel to New York for the UN General Assembly session. He will also have some important meetings on ... |
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Four reasons why USA is failing in Central Asia |
| Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 4 September 2007 (nCa) --- The SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Summit) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, last month was yet another reminder that the USA is fast losing its unsteady toehold in the Central Asian ... |
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Regional Peace Centre in Ashgabat – Part Two |
nCa Report Continued from Part One Ashgabat, 2 September 2007 (nCa) --- The concept of the regional peace centre – regional centre for preventive diplomacy – in Ashgabat is still in a fluid ... |
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Start of School Year Heralds New Era in Turkmenistan |
nCa Report Ashgabat, 2 September 2007 (nCa) --- About 100000 little citizens of Turkmenistan, the girls with broad ribbons in their braids and the boys with their shiny wristwatches, entered Saturday morning the school gates for the ... |
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Regional Peace Centre in Ashgabat – Part One |
nCa Report Ashgabat, 31 August 2007 (nCa) --- The United Nations has finally taken a step that may save it from premature demise and may darn some of its tattered reputation. The UN ... |
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Mohammed Zaher Shah, 92; Afghanistan's last king |
KABUL, 24 July 2007 (LA Times) --- Afghanistan's last king, Mohammed Zaher Shah, died Monday, plunging his battered country into mourning and inspiring a wave of wistful nostalgia for better days. He was 92. Zaher Shah, an ...
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India's first overseas 'military base' taking shape in Tajikistan |
| Quickly and quietly, India is preparing to deploy a squadron of Mi-17 helicopters at the Ayni airbase in Tajikistan, possibly even before the end of this year. India's first real military outpost in a foreign land will give New ... |
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Agreement between Turkmenistan Afghanistan on transit traffic |
Here is the unofficial translation of the agreement: Agreement between Government of Turkmenistan and Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on transit traffic The Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, hereinafter referred to ...
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Agreement between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan on trade-economic cooperation |
Here is the unofficial translation of the agreement: Agreement between Government of Turkmenistan and Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on trade-economic cooperation The Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, hereinafter referred ... |
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Protocol on bilateral consultations between Foreign Offices of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan |
| Here is the unofficial translation of the document: Protocol on bilateral consultations between Ministry of foreign affaires of Turkmenistan and Ministry of foreign affaires of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan The Ministry of foreign affaires of Turkmenistan and ... |
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America needs another Ronald Reagan.. |
Slater Bakhtavar The closer we approach the 2008 elections, the more I realize America needs another Ronald Reagan. Someone everyone knows, someone everyone likes, someone who is conservative and someone who can both win the election and manage to ... |
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UNHCR Message on World Refugee Day |
Statement by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. António Guterres, on the occasion of World Refugee Day, 20 June 2007 Every year, millions of people around the world are on the move in search of a ... |
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Text of Joint Turkmenistan-Iran Statement |
The following is the text of a joint communiqué issued by the Turkmen and Iranian presidents, Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedow and Mahmud Ahmadinezhad, at the end of Berdimuhammedow's official visit to Tehran on 15-16 June, as published by Turkmen State News Service ... |
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Iran-Turkmenistan Relations |
Ashgabat, 17 June 2007 (nCa) --- Tehran and Ashgabat have enjoyed close friendly relations since the independence of Turkmenistan in 1991. After Turkey, Iran was the second country to open its embassy in Ashgabat. Iran and Turkmenistan ...
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Climate Change Monster: Calamitous Situation in South Asia Demands Urgent Action |
The collective throat of South Asia is firmly in the grip of climate change, primarily a manmade monster. The regional governments have so far shown very little signs of full understanding of the situation they are in. The issue of climate change and global warming came to the notice in 1990 when UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published.... |
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Turkmenistan Awards US $ 10 Billion Contracts for Development of Major Gas Field |
| Ashgabat, 30 December 2009 (nCa) --- Companies from China, South Korea and UAE have been awarded separate but related contracts for development of South Yoloton gas field in Turkmenistan. The total value of the contracts is about US $ 9.714 billion. The contracts, awarded on conclusion of a tender process that started early this year, would substantially enhance the gas production and export capacity of Turkmenistan. These contracts would lead to increase in gas output of Turkmenistan by 30 bcm. The state concern Turkmengaz would act as client for the projects. Here are the details: Company/Consortium Contract ... |
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Japan Cinema Week in Turkmenistan |
Ashgabat, 27 April 2007 (nCa) --- 15 years has passed since the day of establishment of the diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and Japan. On this occasion the solemn opening ceremony of the Days of Japanese Cinematograph in Turkmenistan was held ... |
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ClimateGate Understood |
Don Ciesielski An easy explanation of what ClimateGate means: ClimateGate emails and computer programs were taken from a main server at the Climate Research Unit of the University of East Anglia. It is not known if this was ... |
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Abuse, Abortion and Suicide |
María Catalán Many women have abortions induced by harassment and threats from their partners. However, to have their babies is less harmful for their conscience and their daily lives.. According to the publication Public Health and the ... |
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Jesus Christ and Obama: We Need Heroes |
María Ferraz According to a recent survey between 2600 US citizens, in which they were asked to situate the greatest historic hero, Jesus Christ came second after Barack Obama. Such messianic expectations have raised this man to a position ... |
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Convicted Felons Still Allowed to Host Teenagers |
Federal regulations Falling Short of Protecting Visiting Teens Danielle Grijalva California --- The federal regulations were released on May 4, 2006, requiring for the first time in five decades student exchange agencies to secure ... |
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Ask Saeedi: Should I? Would he? |
Ashgabat, 23 August 2008 (nCa) --- There are a dozen or so letters from girls in several countries, including E.S in Almaty, M.B in Tashkent and G.F. in Baku. They are asking: He wants to go all ... |
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Ask Saeedi |
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 23 August 2008 (nCa) --- When we launched nCa in June 2003, the bulk of the messages we received every week was from scholars and spokesmen, with a fair sprinkling of skeptics and naysayer, ...
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Turkmenistan-Russia Breakthrough: Resuming Gas Supplies, Building Pipelines |
Ashgabat, 23 December 2009 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan and Russia achieved breakthrough Tuesday in their long frozen energy relations.The meeting between the presidents of Turkmenistan and Russia in Ashgabat ended with signing of some important documents carrying long-term implications.... |
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Turkmenistan Marks Death Anniversary of Niyazov |
Ashgabat, 22 December 2009 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan marked Monday the third anniversary of the death of its first president, Saparmurat Niyazov, officially knows as Turkmenbashy. President Berdymuhamedov, accompanied by his entire cabinet, the regional governors and notables ... |
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Ca-China Gas Pipe Opens Monday, Turkmenistan Signs Agreements with China, Uzbekistan |
Ashgabat, 14 December 2009 (nCa) --- The presidents of China, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan arrived Turkmenistan Sunday to participate in the opening ceremony of the Turkemnistan-China natural gas pipeline, scheduled for Monday. Sunday was a busy day in Ashgabat. President Berdymuhamedov had... |
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IMF: Statement at the Conclusion of the IMF Staff Visit to Turkmenistan |
| A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Ms. Veronica Bacalu visited Ashgabat during December 2−10, 2009. During the visit the mission met with the Turkmen authorities to discuss recent economic developments, the outlook for the next year, ... |
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OSCE Centre in Ashgabat promotes women`s role in public life |
| TURKMENBASHI, 10 Dec—Twenty-five female parliamentarians from Western Balkan and Central Asian countries, representatives of the National Institute for Democracy and Human Rights under the President of Turkmenistan, and the Women`s Union of Turkmenistan were among participants in a one-day OSCE-organized ... |
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Press Release: EBRD supports ice-cream producer in Turkmenistan |
| The EBRD is lending $1.8 million to Payhas, one of the largest ice cream producers in Turkmenistan, to help the company diversify its products range and improve its logistics. Payhas is a privately-owned local company, targeting the ... |
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Turkmenistan-Belarus Joint Communiqué |
| Ashgabat, 27 January 2010 (nCa) --- President Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan and President Lukashenko of Belarus signed a joint communiqué on 25 January 2010 after their summit talks in Minsk. Here is the unofficial, slightly paraphrased translation: |
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Sorry for Inconvenience |
| As you have noticed, nCa website is undergoing software and design change. We have upgraded the software already. The design, layout and features are being adjusted for user-convenience. There have been some interruptions in the service and there would be more until the end of March 2010. We are also aware of the design and function flaws |
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Food Security and Insecurity in South Asia: Perils and Prospects |
| M Zafar Haider Jappa
Never had I attached any importance to the sane sayings on food by the three leading intellectuals of their time – the French essayist Sebastian R Nicholson, the US statesman JF Kennedy and the US writer Pearl S Buck prior to the recent emergence of food insecurity, hitting hard the entire developing world in general and South Asia in particular.
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The Truth about US Justice |
| Yvonne Ridley
Many of us are still in a state of shock over the guilty verdict returned on Dr Aafia Siddiqui.
The response from the people of Pakistan was predictable and overwhelming and I salute their spontaneous actions.
From Peshawar to Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore and beyond they marched in their thousands demanding the return of Aafia.
Even some of the US media expressed discomfort over the verdict returned by the jurors … |
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OIC Reiterates Commitment to National Reconciliation in Afghanistan and Support for High Peace Council |
| Jeddah, 3 March 2011 (nCa) --- The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Professor Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, emphasized the pledge of OIC to support the High Peace Council and expressed the readiness of the OIC to work. . . |
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Alternative Energy Potential of Turkmensitan |
| Ashgabat, 12 February 2010 --- The newspaper Neutral Turkmenistan published recently an article by Professor Muhammetgeldy Chopanov of the agricultural university of Turkmenistan.
The article highlights the alternative energy potential of Turkmenistan. Here are the main points:
The sunlight period in summer is about 16 hours per day.
The intensity of sunshine in Turkmenistan is capable of giving 800 watts of electricity for one square meter of solar panel.
There are approximately 300 days in Turkmenistan with full or partial sunshine . . . |
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The AntiWar Movement |
| Giuseppe Biundo
Dear Companions, on the 2nd October 2008 I was repatriated to Sicily. I do write with concern to the cessation of war. I do urge the cessation of violence and hostilities.
The Resolution 55/282 was adopted at the fifty fifth session, 7th September 2001, 11th plenary meeting, by the competent organ of the United Nations. The General Assembly directed to in writing the subsequent declaration.
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Turkmenistan steps toward Multiparty System |
| nCa News and Commentary
Ashgabat, 21 February 2010 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan appears ready to experiment cautiously with the multiparty system.
In his speech, 18 Feb, at the combined meeting of the top government officials and the Turkmen diplomats, President Berdymuhamedov said, “I want to emphasize that our government will continue to evolve and improve on the principles of true democracy. Proceeding from this position, . . . |
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Bush Proffers a Probing Tentacle to Turkmenistan |
| nCa News and Commentary
Ashgabat, 25 February 2010 (nCa) --- Neil Bush, the youngest brother of George Bush, the former president of the United States, had a meeting Wednesday in Ashgabat with President Berdymuhamedov.
Neil Bush, who is the head of SouthOil Texas, expressed interest in the energy sector of Turkmenistan.
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Educational Reform Continues in Kazakhstan: The New University in Astana |
| Kazakhstan continues on the path of higher educational reform by creating a new university in the capital city of Astana. The New University of Astana, initiated by the President of Kazakhstan, has a unique strategy, combining the quality of leading international universities with Kazakhstan’s economic and social aspirations and top 50 countries in the world. The strategy is to develop full partnerships with several of the top 30 universities in the world to bring their quality of degree programs to Kazakhstan. No longer will Kazakhstanis need to . . . |
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Coming out of Crisis, Kazakhstan Moves to Fast Track Development |
| nCa Report
Ashgabat, 1 March 2010 (nCa) --- Because of its comparatively deeper integration with the international financial system, Kazakhstan was the hardest hit in the region by the global economic crisis.
However, by the combined force of right decisions at the right time and an unusually huge resource base, the Central Asian giant is on the fast track to full recovery in less than a year. The Kazakh embassy in Ashgabat recently arranged a briefing for foreign journalists accredited in Turkmenistan. The purpose was to outline the . . .
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Turkmenistan to Soften Penalties in New Penal and Correctional Labour Code |
| Ashgabat, 2 March 2010 (nCa) --- The president of Turkmenistan has asked the parliament to draft a new penal and correctional labour code, reducing the length of maximum imprisonment and providing for amnesty to certain categories of convicts.
Speaking Monday during a session of the national security council, where Ms. Akja Nurberdieva, the chairperson of the Turkmen parliament had also been invited to attend, President Berdymuhamedov said, “The current stage of national reforms requires further liberalization of criminal procedure legislation.”
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Energy and Transportation Corridor for Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan |
| nCa Commentary
Ashgabat, 21 Mar. 10 (nCa) --- The major outcome of President Berdymuhamedov’s recent visit to Tajikistan was that both the countries agreed to create an energy and transportations corridor through the territory of Afghanistan.
The expert groups would soon be formed to study the possibilities.
It is a mighty initiative; an idea ripe for immediate implementation. It would be one of the best things . . . |
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Welcome to America; Now Keep Your Mouth Shut! |
| Treatment of Exchange Students Leads to Lawsuits Filed
Oceanside, California – March 21, 2010. A growing number of foreign exchange students are returning to their home countries causing their parents to question American culture, some seeking legal action.
Each year approximately 30,000 foreign students come to the United States to learn and get a taste of the American way of life through cultural exchange.
According to the U.S. Department of State`s Dictionary of Internal Relations Terms defines `Public Diplomacy` as, "government-sponsored programs intended . . . |
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‘Final Solution’ Frenzy – Part One: From Afghanistan with Love |
| Tariq Saeedi
With Qasim Jan in Kandahar, Khalil Azad in Kabul, SM Kasi in Quetta, and GN Brohi in Nushki and Dalbandin
22 March 2010 (nCa) --- Had Van Gogh been given a canvas the size of the Eurasian landmass in 1890, he would probably have painted what the United States in painting now: Spectacular psychosis smothering withered sanity, towering talent defeated by raging madness, sky-high ambition smashed by rock-hard realities, a troubled genius in self-immolation.
What we are witnessing today, . . . |
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Safe Toys |
| Clemente Ferrer
The Member States of the European Union have passed new toy security measures that will prohibit poisonous substances and will limit the use of heavy alloys. With the regulation, chemical substances that can produce carcinoma, by modifying the genetic information or affecting fecundation, will be prohibited in children’s toys and gadgets. Therefore, heavy and harmful minerals, like lead or mercury, will not be used in toys from now on.
These measures will prevent children from choking on removable toy parts. Now, the tiny miniatures, including those in oatmeal and cereal boxes, will always come in separate packages. Toys . . . |
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Moral Imperatives America Needs To Address |
| Ben Tanosborn
Back in June 2009, President Barack Obama stated clearly and categorically that providing Americans with affordable health insurance is not just an economic but a moral imperative. At that time he advocated, and appeared committed to, a so-called “public option” plan that would help create competition in the delivery of health-care… in contrast to the oligopoly status that insurers maintain today.
Nine months later, and with a clear showing of how America is governed – or at the very least legislated through a corporate-interests . . . |
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America’s “Islamists” Go Where Oilmen Fear to Tread |
| Peter Chamberlin
By following the trail of militant terrorists US forces and American interests have gained access deep in Central Asia, where oil companies have had little luck gaining a foothold on their own. To students of American foreign policy in Afghanistan and throughout the world, it is common knowledge that the United States military and Central Intelligence often act in a manner that is contradictory to the words of American leaders.
To those who care to look behind the curtain of American duplicity, . . . |
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Tax or Fine |
| Don Ciesielski
A tax is a payment of a sum of money demanded by a government for its support or for specific facilities or services, levied upon incomes, property, sales, etc. A fine is a sum of money imposed as a penalty for an offense or dereliction.
For the health care plan to assign the IRS to collect a "tax" to a citizen because the citizen does not participate in a service is, by definition (penalty for a dereliction), is disingenuous. A tax is collect money for a service or support of it. If a person does not have health care, the IRS cannot a tax on a service that a person does not have. . . . |
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Nabucco Officially Confirms Timeline: First Gas will flow 2014 |
| Start of Construction end 2011, first Gas expected to flow end 2014, Consortium has no indication to shift the current timeline
Vienna, 25 March 2010 --- Nabucco Managing Director Reinhard Mitschek today again confirmed the current Nabucco Timeline. “We are aiming to start with the construction at the end of 2011 and we’ll expect first gas to flow at the end of 2014. The Nabucco Consor-tium has no indication to shift the current timeline.”
Mitschek also stressed, that the Pipeline will be filled step wise. To reach the maximum capacity of 31bcm/y would be expected . . . |
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Истерия «Окончательное Решение» – Часть 1 |
| Истерия «Окончательное Решение» – Часть Первая: из Афганистана с любовью
Тарик Саиди
В сотрудничестве с Касим Джаном из Кандагара, Халил Заде из Кабула, СМ Каси из Кветты, и ГН Брохи в Нушки и Далбандин.
26 марта 2010 (nCa) --- Если бы в 1890 году Ван Гог создал полотно размером с Евразийский континент он наверное изобразил бы на нем то, что сегодня представляют собой Соединенные Штаты: впечатляющий психоз, уничтожающий нормальную психику, высокие таланты, пораженные бушующим сумасшествием, возвышенные амбиции, разбивающиеся об скалы реальности, обеспокоенный гений в самоуничтожении.
То, свидетелями чего мы являемся . . . |
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‘Final Solution’ Frenzy – Part Two: Russian Atheist Explains Suicide Bombing |
| Continued from Part One
Tariq Saeedi
With Sergi Pyatakov and Tamara Orlova in Moscow
Additional reporting by Qasim Jan in Kandahar and GN Brohi in Kharan and Nushki
3 April 2010 (nCa) --- Lucky breaks come when you least expect them. A major break presented itself recently, revealing the involvement of the USA and India in the terrorism spate in Pakistan and Afghanistan. We will come to it near the end of this narrative.
When working on this series of investigative reports, we understood early the need to think out of the box.
In an attempt to think out of the box we decided to consult an atheist. It was on his prodding that we went back to the field and found something big. . . .
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Ban Ki-moon in Central Asia: Unwitting Promoter of American Interests or Player in Referee’s Uniform? |
| nCa Commentary
Ashgabat, 8 April 2010 (nCa) --- Taking an irregular line of argument, one can say that the first fruit of the laborious lecture tour of Central Asia by Ban Ki-moon is in the market already ----- Kyrgyzstan is painting itself red.
Showing an astounding ignorance of the dynamics of this region, Ban stressed just one point in country after country – human rights.
Even by the UN’s own accounts, it was merely a lecture tour and not a well rounded visit of a region that is vital to everything happening in the world today.
Admittedly, Ban did not supply all the . . . |
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‘Final Solution’ Frenzy – Part Three: Rendezvous with Final Solution |
| Continued from Part Two
Tariq Saeedi
With Sergi Pyatakov in Moscow, Mark Davidson in Washington
16 April 2010 (nCa) --- Several things happened since the publication of the second report in this series about a couple of week ago: Karzai finally broke down under tremendous American pressure; after a gap of six years terrorism resurfaced in Russian at a time and in areas most convenient for American interests; the government in Kyrgyzstan collapsed with a helpful push from Russia; Ban Ki-moon toured Central Asia, and the lecturing tone of his talks in each country and the composition of his delegation raised eyebrows . . . |
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Turkmenistan Sends Message of Condolence to Poland |
| Ashgabat, 11 April 2010 (nCa) --- President Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan has sent a message of condolence to Poland, expressing grief at the tragic death of President Lech Kaczynski, Mrs. Mria Kaczynski, and dozens of top leaders of Poland in an airplane crash in Russia Saturday.
“We grieve together with the Polish people and our hearts go out to those who lost their dearest and loved ones,” said Berdymuhamedov in his message. . . .
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The Peace Pipeline |
| Peter Chamberlin
Obama is a flexible puppet in the empire-builders hands, readily facilitating the decades-old scheme to seize control of the former Soviet satellite nations and all of their vast energy resources. But, unlike Bush and Cheney, he seems to have a strong sense of conscience that is occasionally revealed on his face as a furrowed brow or clenched lips, whenever he is taking another immoral step for Empire, which carries a heavy human toll.
If this guilt for the actions he is taking is real moral guilt . . . |
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ICIEC and ATI to Strengthen Support to Exporters and Investors in Africa |
| Jeddah, 23 March 2011 (nCa) --- The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment & Export Credit (ICIEC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Group, and the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that aims. . . |
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Turkmenistan Starts Building Mega Pipeline Project; Asserts Political, Economic Independence |
| nCa News and Commentary
Ashgabat/Shatlyk, 1 June 2010 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan started Monday the construction work on a mega-pipeline project that would connect all the major gas fields of Turkmenistan into a single network.
The launching ceremony of the East-West pipeline took place in Shatlyk, a gas field some 30 km west of Mary, where President Berdymuhamedov and his team saw the first joint being fused neatly by a welding robot.
The East-West pipeline would be 1000 kilometers long, starting at Shatlyk in Mary province, and terminating at Belek-1 compressor .. . |
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‘Final Solution’ Frenzy – Part Four: Final Solution for Pakistan |
| Continued from Part Three
Tariq Saeedi
With Sergi Pyatakov in Moscow, Mark Davidson in Washington, Qasim Jan in Kandahar and Rupa Kival in New Delhi
1 May 2010 (nCa) --- The components of the ‘Final Solution’ for Pakistan are known, and almost ready. The exact shape those components will take when put together is not so clear. The expected outcome is recognizable; the degree to which the actual outcome would resemble the expectations is still in the dark.
This report is based on our legwork in the field and the expert opinion of our consultants in Moscow, Washington and New Delhi. There is unanimity in the field findings and the expert opinion that the United States could be on the verge of doing something drastic and desperate . . . |
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Keeping the Profit in Oil and Persistent War |
| Peter Chamberlin
The accelerating pace of events in south and central Asia suggest that we are nearing the end of the “nice guy” phase in the terror war, where the need to keep-up appearances is overridden by military considerations.
Until now, everything done by America or her allies has been marked by a need to maintain the appearance of “political correctness.” Nobody was allowed to reveal shocking information, or act in ways that revealed the Empire’s end game, which would require a big push, a major “surge.” It has always been the plan . . . |
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An Important Lesson in Economics for Labor |
| Ben Tanosborn
Sorry, Professor Krugman, but we are Greece! Not just the United States of America, but most free-market, first world nations as well.
Current economic markets may treat the larger, more powerful countries such as the US and Britain with some deference, such as acceptance of lower rates on bonds; however, when the can of worms is finally uncovered, they too will march in sad step with Greece, Portugal, Spain… and the unnamed rest.
America’s fiscal outlook over the next few years isn’t bad, according to . . . |
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US Student Exchange Industry Opposes Child Safety Measures |
| Danielle Grijalva, Director, Committee for Safety of Foreign Exchange Students
Student Exchange Industry Opposes Child Safety Measures
Nationwide Campaign to Stop Fingerprint, Criminal Background Checks
16 May 2010 -- The U.S. Department of State is proposing to amend the existing regulations to impose new program administration requirements within the secondary school student exchange program.
Director, Danielle Grijalva of the Committee for Safety of Foreign Exchange Students (CSFES) said, "The State Department is to be commended for strengthening the . . . |
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Turkmen and their German friends celebrate Magtymguly`s birthday in Cologne |
| Cologne, 20 May 2010 (nCa) --- The Turkmen diaspora in Germany and their German friends celebrated the Day of Unity, Revival and the Poetry of Magtymguly Fragy .The event was organized by the Turkmen Club of Cologne and the German - Turkmen Cultural Institute and gathered more than 150 people.
The German Turkmen Cultural Institute is a branch of the German - Turkmen Forum and is chaired by Mr. Cambis Gesseljay, a well known businessman from Cologne. It aims at conveying a present-day picture of Turkmenistan in Germany, promoting the . . . |
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Blasphemy attempt by FaceBook and Alternate Networking Platform |
| Major Mir Ali (Retd)
Dear Sir, We have not seen any Article by you to protest “Face Book” which is involved in blasphemy for their recent decision on Prophet Mohammed SAWAS picture drawing.
We expect the free media to respect the sentiments of the religion.
The struggle is on even within the users of face book who have little knowledge on Islam. I am sorry to say that most of the folks using face book are within the age of |
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Obama Trying To Make Rape Look Like Seduction |
| Peter Chamberlin
Thanks to Bush, Cheney and Condi Rice, the complex plan for world domination, which has been produced over several generations by the earth’s most advanced minds, teeters over the chasm of total defeat. Obama’s mission is to keep us out of the chasm, while ramming through the central elements of the plan.
Bush’s heavy-handed policies have been described in the Russian press as “rape,” compared to Obama’s policies of “seduction” . . . |
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Turkmenistan to Start Building East-West Gas Pipeline in June 2010 |
| Ashgabat, 22 May 2010 (nCa) --- Turkmenistan will start building a multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline in June 2010. The East-West pipe would connect all the major gas fields of Turkmenistan to a single network.
Two state corporations – Turkmengaz and Turkmennebitgazgurlushyk (Turkmen Oil and Gas Construction) – have been tasked to undertake the project.
The announcement was made Friday by . . . |
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President of Turkmenistan to Visit India 24 May |
| Ashgabat, 22 May 2010 (nCa) --- President Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan will visit India 24-26 May 2010. The official announcement was made Friday during a meeting of the cabinet of ministers.
Berdymuhamedov, in his remarks during the meeting, stressed the importance of the forthcoming visit and said, “The policy of full cooperation with India, one of the fastest growing economies in
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From Bishkek to Ganges |
| Dr Uddipan Mukherjee
When riots broke out in Petrograd, it was 08 March 1917. The subalterns clashed with Tsar’s infantrymen. In the process, forty people were killed. But any ‘revolution’ can claim a resounding success and more so be embedded in the annals of International History, if and only if the civilians and the army act in unison. And that’s what happened on that day in St Petersburg.
The rest was simply . . . |
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Does Exchange-Rate Management Matter for Financial Stability? |
| Abdul Rashid, Department of Economics, The University of Sheffield, UK
Since the early 1980s, financial and trade liberalization are at the great concern of economic policies for both developed and developing economies. The principle objective of these policies was and is to contribute to the deepening of the financial sector, and ultimately to the stability and considerable growth of the reforming economies. When we look at the empirical evidence, we find that the financial reforms and trade liberalization have yield growth benefits in the last two eras much less . . . |
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Economic and environmental crises muffle anti-war voices |
| Ben Tanosborn
Perhaps someone should point out to the Israeli government that being a democracy and a bully-nation are not mutually exclusive conditions. Once again, as in countless times in the past, Israel finds merit in its political choice for the Jewish people – only living democracy in the region – using it as if that had superior redeeming value against its treatment of the Palestinians or its continuously deceiving conduct in seeking peace – this time in its rejection of the 2012 NPT conference focusing in making the Middle East a WMD-free zone. Israel, for obvious self-serving reasons, has . . . |
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East-West Gas Pipeline and Shale Gas: Let’s Frighten Turkmenistan |
| Tariq Saeedi
Ashgabat, 2 June 2010 (nCa) --- The launching Monday of the East-West gas pipeline of Turkmenistan has attracted a barrage of questions from our readers. It has also stimulated the people whose favourite sport is ‘Let’s Frighten Turkmenistan.’
Let’s Frighten Turkmenistan is a game that can be played solo or in team. The rules of this game are simple: All you need is a prejudiced mind, and the assumption that people would believe every word of what you say in your . . .
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Shaitan Is Smiling In Balochistan |
| Peter Chamberlin
It is nearly impossible for the outside world to really know what is going on in Pakistan, which probably explains why the most closed-off part of Pakistan’s tribal regions, Balochistan, has been chosen for the final act of the terror war/drama (SEE: ‘Final Solution’ Frenzy – Part Four: Final Solution for Pakistan).
If news from the Baloch National Movement (BNM) website can be believed, then major military operations involving “80 trucks carrying soldiers, 40 armoured vehicles . . . |
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Nabucco Welcomes Ankara-Baku Gas Transit Agreement |
| Vienna, 7 June 2010 --- Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH welcomes the agreement that was signed in Ankara today between the Turkish Prime Minister and the Azerbaijani President defining terms for the transit of gas to Turkey and Europe. "This is a step ahead in the right direction "; Reinhard Mitschek, Managing Director stated.
Nabucco
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