Tariq Saeedi A simplified picture would perhaps be of some help in making sense of what happened to the US-Taliban peace talks, and where it might lead. For starters, we should recognize that the nine rounds of talks in Doha, that started nearly a year ago, were not aimed at peace in Afghanistan. At best, […]
Афганистан – упрощенная картина
Тарик Саиди Упрощенная картина, возможно, поможет разобраться в том, что произошло с мирными переговорами между США и талибами, и к чему это может привести. Во-первых, мы должны признать, что девять раундов переговоров в Дохе, стартовавшие почти год назад, не были направлены на достижение мира в Афганистане. В лучшем случае их можно охарактеризовать как прелюдию к […]
Kazakhstan hosted a meeting of foreign ministers of Central Asian countries + USA
Elvira Kadyrova The chief foreign policy makers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and USA gathered in Nur-Sultan on 21 August 2019 for the next round of the high-level meeting in format “C5+1”. The meeting was attended by: Minister of foreign affairs of Kazakhstan, Beybut Atamkulov Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, minister of […]
100th Anniversary of Independence of Afghanistan celebrated in Turkmenistan
Ambassador Meerwais Nab of Afghanistan hosted a reception on 19 August 2019 in Ashgabat to mark the 100th anniversary of the independence of Afghanistan. Here is the speech of Ambassador Nab on the occasion: In the Name of Allah the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Your Excellency Mr. Chakiyev Mammethan Berdymyradovich Deputy Chairman of the […]
Central Asian countries discussed cooperation to combat drug trafficking
Elvira Kadyrova On 3 May 2019, Tashkent hosted 11thministerial meeting of the States Parties to the Memorandum of Understanding on Sub-regional drug control cooperation in Central Asia. The following key speakers attended the gathering: Sergey Lavrov, minister of foreign affairs of the Russian Federation Sirozhiddin Muhriddin, minister of foreign affairs of Tajikistan Mukhtar Tleuberdi, 1st […]
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan Summit Talks: Strategic Partnership Agreement, other documents signed; joint statement issued
nCa Report The summit talks between President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov and President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan took place on Thursday morning at the Ruhiyet Palace in Ashgabat. The presidents inked the strategic partnership agreement and endorsed a joint statement. Eight other documents were signed. Berdymuhamedov and Ghani spoke briefly to the media about the outcome of […]
Lapis Lazuli corridor: test freight convoy leaves Afghanistan for Turkmenistan
Elvira Kadyrova On 13 December 2018 the first freight convoy loaded with export goods of Afghanistan, destined for European countries, left Herat via the route of the Lapis Lazuli transport and transit corridor for Turkmenistan. The ceremony of sending off the commodity pilot convoy was attended by the President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, the representative […]
Лазуритовый коридор: из Афганистана в Туркменистан направился тестовый грузовой конвой
Эльвира Кадырова 13 декабря 2018 года афганского Герата по маршруту Лазуритового транспортно-транзитного коридора в направлении Туркменистана выехали первые грузовики, загруженные экспортными товарами Афганистана, конечным пунктом назначения которых станут европейские страны. В церемонии отправки пилотного товарного каравана принял участие Президент ИРА АшрафГани, представительные делегации стран-участниц Лазуритового Коридора – Азербайджана, Грузии, Турции. Туркменистан на торжестве представлял министр […]
Turkmenistan: Meeting with US Special Representative for Afghanistan
On December11, 2018, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov, held talks with the delegation of the United States of America led by the US Special Representative for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad. During the meeting, noting the positive results of joint cooperation in enhancing bilateral relations between Turkmenistan and the United States of America, […]
Lapis Lazuli Corridor – Part 7
The members of the Lapis Lazuli Corridor, except Georgia, are also the members of the ECO (Economic Cooperation Organization). Therefore, ECO has an important role to play in the development of connectivity solutions in the region. Here is the text of the speech of Ambassador Hiseyin Avni Bicakh Deputy, the Secretary General of the Economic […]