Министерство иностранных дел Туркменистана осуждает вооружённое нападение на Посольство Азербайджанской Республики в Исламской Республике Иран, совершённое 27 января 2023 года, в результате которого есть погибший и раненые среди сотрудников дипломатической миссии. Туркменистан заявляет о недопустимости нападения на дипломатические представительства и применения какого-либо насилия в отношении персонала дипломатических ведомств. МИД Туркменистана выражает глубокие соболезнования родным и […]
Turkmenistan condemns armed attack on Azeri embassy in Iran
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan condemns the armed attack on the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Islamic Republic of Iran on January 27, 2023, as a result of which there are dead and wounded among the staff of the diplomatic mission. Turkmenistan declares the inadmissibility of attacks on diplomatic missions […]
ECO Holds 26th Meeting of the Council of Ministers
The 26th Meeting of the ECO Council of Ministers (COM) was held in Tashkent on 24 January 2023 under the chairmanship of the Acting Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov. The event was attended by: Foreign minister of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov Foreign minister of Iran Hossein Amir Abdollahiyan Foreign minister of Kazakhstan – Mukhtar Tleuberdi […]
Caspian Sea is shrinking fast. Littoral countries are trying to find a solution but it is a global responsibility.
nCa Commentary “ . . by 2100, water levels in the Caspian Sea could drop by another 8 to 30 meters (26 to 98 feet).” This is an alarming quote from a research paper titled, “The fate of the Caspian Sea under projected climate change and water extraction during the 21st century.” It was authored […]
Construction of Rasht-Astara railway line in Iran with Russian financing will connect railway systems of Iran and Azerbaijan
Russia is almost ready to finance the construction of the Rasht-Astara railway line along the Caspian coast of Iran. Russia’s State Council Secretary Igor Levitin, accompanied by the senior railway officials of Iran, inspected the proposed track route by helicopter on 18 January 2023. Iranian deputy transportation minister Kheirollah Khademi said that Iran and Russia […]
First-ever in the world, eTIR operations launched in air freight between Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan
On 27 December 2022, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan launched the world’s first cargo transportation project using eTIR, Uzbek news agency “Dunyo” reports. The project involves the state Customs Committees of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan, UN Economic Commission for Europe, the International Road Transport Union, the Association of International Road Carriers of Uzbekistan (AIRCUZ), the Organization of Turkic […]
First container train from Uzbekistan crosses Caspian, carried by Turkmen ship Balkan from Turkmenbashi to Baku
According to several media reports including APA and Qafqazinfo of Azerbaijan, the first container train from Uzbekistan has crossed the Caspian Sea. The crossing, from the Turkmenbashi Port of Turkmenistan to the Baku Port of Azerbaijan was made with the help of the feeder ship Balkan. MV Balkan is part of the Turkmen maritime fleet. […]
Azerbaijan intends to provide Europe with green energy
Elvira Kadyrova The longest electric cable in the world will connect Azerbaijan and Europe, laying a green energy bridge between the Caspian region and the EU. On 17 December 2022, Bucharest hosted the signing of the Agreement on a strategic partnership in the field of green energy development and transmission between the Governments of the […]
Joint Statement of the First summit of the Heads of state of Turkmenistan, Türkiye and Azerbaijan
A Joint Statement of the First summit of the Heads of state of Turkmenistan, Türkiye and Azerbaijan stressed the importance of developing cooperation in energy, transport and trade sectors. The document, consisting of 25 articles, expressed commitments that spanned various principles in interstate relations including on equality of rights, mutual respect, and mutually beneficial cooperation, […]
The Association “Turkmen Logistics” and the Association of Freight Forwarding Companies of Azerbaijan signed a memorandum
Recently, the Association “Turkmen Logistics” signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Association of Freight Forwarding Companies of Azerbaijan. The signing took place on the sidelines of a business meeting in the Avaza national tourist zone with the participation of representatives of Turkey, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. The memorandum allows to develop information cooperation and provide […]
First Ladies of Türkiye and Azerbaijan visited fashion show and Turkmen national crafts expo
On the sidelines of the summit of the Heads of State of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Türkiye, First Vice-President of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva, wife of Gurbangluy Berdimuhamedov – Ogulgerek Berdimuhamedova and First Lady of Türkiye Emine Erdogan visited the exhibitions of Turkmen national fine arts and fashion show. According to Trend report, the exhibition area consisted […]
Turkmenistan-Türkiye-Azerbaijan Summit in Awaza: Some Photos from Highest level Meetings
National Tourist Zone Awaza, Turkmenistan, 14 December 2022: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkiye met with President Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan met with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev Arkadag Berdimuhamedov met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Türkiye Arkadag Berdimuhamedov met with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan (photo source – […]
Turkmen DPM in charge of trade is on visit to Azerbaijan
The delegation led by the Deputy Prime Minister of Turkmenistan for Trade Batyr Atdayev was received by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on Tuesday, 29 November. During the meeting, the sides hailed the development of Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan bilateral relations and exchanged views on the issues of energy, transport, logistics and mutual supply of goods. They noted […]
Azerbaijan – Existing gas export routes are able integrate all Caspian countries
Elvira Kadyrova Azerbaijan is looking at very broad prospects for cooperation with Turkmenistan within the framework of the East-West or Middle Corridor project, told President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan during a press conference on Friday, 25 November. Answering the question of the former US Ambassador, Board member of Jamestown Foundation Matthew Bryza, about how things […]
Cargo turnover along the Middle Corridor may grow to 10 million tons per year in three years
The capacity of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TMTM) or the Middle Corridor may increase to 10 million tons per year by 2025. The agreement on this was reached during the Ministerial Meeting on Trans-Caspian Connectivity, which was attended by the foreign and transport ministers of Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Türkiye. The meeting took place […]
Economic integration and transport connectivity under the spotlight of the summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Samarkand
Elvira Kadyrova On 11 November 2022, the ninth summit of the Organization of Turkic States took place in Samarkand, the capital of the Turkic civilization. The summit was attended by: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of […]
Second Caspian Economic Forum in Moscow – Outcomes
From 5 to 6 October, 2022, Moscow hosted the second Caspian Economic Forum, which became the most important platform in the post-pandemic period for discussing topical issues of cooperation between the countries of the Caspian region. The two-day forum was attended by over a thousand delegates and not only from the Caspian countries, but also […]
The Caspian – a unique region of neighbourliness
Sergey Lavrov , Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation On June 29, 2022, Ashgabat hosted an important international event, the 6th Caspian Summit, and I believe it is important to consider the role and place of the Caspian Region in the fairer, more democratic and sustainable multi-polar system that is taking shape today. […]
Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan are ready to exchange best practices in the field of medical education
The Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Baku Gurbanmammet Elyasov met with the Minister of Health of Azerbaijan Teymur Musayev. Pointing to the successful cooperation in many areas, including in the field of healthcare and medical science, Musayev noted that there is a great potential for the sharing expertise between national institutes of public health. According to […]
Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline – Aspects and Prospects
Elvira Kadyrova If Turkmenistan’s government decides to build a Trans-Caspian pipeline, Azerbaijan will support the idea, but it will not be the initiator. This statement came from Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in an interview with the Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore. Although the Trans-Caspian gas pipeline project has been discussed over 15 years, Aliyev […]
Ashgabat Summit: Caspian countries reaffirmed a shared vision for strong friendship and cooperation
nCa Report On 29 June 2022, the Presidents of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, Ebrahim Raisi of Iran, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan and Vladimir Putin of Russia met in Ashgabat for the 6th Summit of Heads of Caspian States. The summit, held in narrow and expanded formats, discussed the issues of interaction between […]
FMs agreed on a package of documents for the Caspian Summit
The foreign ministers of the Caspian littoral countries at a meeting in Ashgabat (28 Jun) agreed on a number of documents and Communique to be adopted during the Caspian Summit scheduled for today (29 June). Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tleuberdi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Hossein Amir […]
Türkiye to host trilateral FMs meeting with Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan
A trilateral meeting of foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu of Türkiye with his Turkmen counterpart Rashid Meredov and Azerbaijani foreign minister Jeyhun Bayramov will take place on Monday, 6 June, reports Daily Sabah newspaper. Supposedly, the meeting will discuss preparations for the upcoming trilateral summit of presidents, which Turkmenistan will host. The agenda of the session […]
Turkic countries reaffirmed their firm support and solidarity with Kazakhstan
Elvira Kadyrova On 11 January 2022, the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Turkic States held an extraordinary meeting via videoconference on 11 January 2022 to discuss the recent developments in Kazakhstan. The Meeting started with observation of a minute of silence to commemorate memories of those who lost their lives during the […]
Ashgabat hosts 25th ECO Summit
The 15th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) was held in the capital today [28 Nov] under the chairmanship of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The venue for the high-level meeting was a new fashionable hotel with a multi-profile business center “Garagum”, where all conditions have been created both for receiving distinguished guests and for holding […]
Istanbul hosted 8th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States – Turkmenistan became observer member
Elvira Kadyrova On 12 November 2021 President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov attended Eighth Summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkmenistan has joined the organization as an observer country. The summit has decided to rename the “Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States” to the “Organization of Turkic States”. The Ninth Summit of […]
Turkmen FM took part in the foreign ministers’ meeting of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking Countries
Elvira Kadyrova Turkmenistan, based on the principles of its neutral status, considers the consolidation of countries’ efforts to maintain and strengthen international peace, universal security and stability as a priority direction of its participation in the activities of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking States, stated foreign minister Rashid Meredov during his remarks at a meeting […]
Turkmenistan took part in the Caspian communication exercises for search and rescue operations
Elvira Kadyrova The rescue forces and agencies of Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan hold joint communication exercises in the Caspian Sea, in the area of responsibility of the Marine Rescue Coordination Center Astrakhan (MRCC), the Russian Federal Agency for Sea and River Transport reports. The theme of the exercise was “Search and rescue of people […]
ADB: Five Things to Know – Trends in Road and Railway Trade Efficiency in Central Asia
Samarkand city railway station. Photo: Relisa Granovskaya/ADB The efficient trade of goods across international borders is key to economic growth and poverty alleviation. This is particularly important in largely landlocked Central Asia where road and rail represent the two dominant modes of transporting goods across the region. Using data from shipments collected over the past […]
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Azerbaijan trilateral summit in video format
A trilateral summit between the presidents of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Azerbaijan took place on Thursday in the video format. It was held at the request of the president of Afghanistan. The dominant theme was the streamlined activation of the Lapis Lazuli Corridor and the institutionalization of assets and resources to give it a panoramic viability […]
Online summit of NAM Contact Group in response to Covid-19
The summit-level meeting of NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) Contact Group in response to Covid-19 was held through the video link on Monday, 4 May 2020. The meeting was initiated by President Aliyev of Azerbaijan. The theme of the meeting was ‘United against COVID-19.’ Azerbaijan is the current chair of NAM for the period 2019-2022. The participants […]
Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan Partnership Acquires Additional Features
nCa Commentary by Tariq Saeedi Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan are strategic partners since August 2017. Some additional, powerful features were added to the partnership on 11 March 2020 when President Berdimuhamedov visited Azerbaijan. After the summit talks held in Baku, the presidents of the two countries issued a joint statement. In addition, seventeen bilateral documents were […]
Hungary – a welcome addition to Turkic union
Some twenty years ago, the formulation of such a question could hardly take place, but today, a group of Turkic-speaking countries, close in their historical community and spiritual bonds, is on the path of active integration, gradually turning into one of the significant players in the socio-economic space. While the so-called “Slavic world” (a group […]
NAM Summit in Baku
nCa Report The 18th summit of NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) was held in Baku, 25-26 October 2019. During the summit, Azerbaijan took over the presidency of the movement from Venezuela for a three-year term from 2019 to 2022. The heads of state and government of 60 of the 120 member countries of NAM participated in the […]
First Caspian Economic Forum – Part 3
At the inaugural session of the First Caspian Economic Forum at Awaza on 12 August 2019, the president of Turkmenistan, the prime ministers of Russia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan, and the first vice president of Iran answered some questions from the moderator. We are presenting here the slightly summarized and paraphrased translation of their answer: Turkmenistan […]
Customs authorities of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan intend to enhance information exchange
Elvira Kadyrova On 9 May 2019, the Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the State customs service of Turkmenistan, Dovlet Bayryyev, met in Baku with the Chairman of the State customs Committee, Lieutenant General Safar Mehdiyev, the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan reports. Safar Mehdiyev briefed the members of the Turkmen delegation on […]
Саммит прикаспийских государств в Астрахани – Роль и место Туркменистана
Доклад nCa Ашхабад, 28 сентября 2014 (nCa) — Четвертый саммит глав прикаспийских государств пройдет в Астрахани, в каспийском портовом городе России, 29 сентября 2014 года. В ходе саммита, как ожидается, прикаспийские страны подпишут три основных соглашения. Туркменистан сыграл ключевую роль в завершении разработки всех трех документов: Соглашение по сохранению и устойчивому использованию водных и биологических […]
Саммит глав прикаспийских государств в Астрахани – Итоги
Доклад nCa Ашхабад, 30 сентября 2014 (nCa) — Четвертый саммит глав прикаспийских государств, состоявшийся 29 сентября в Астрахани, превзошел все ожидания. Президенты всех прибрежных стран – России, Казахстана, Туркменистана, Ирана и Азербайджана, назвали работу саммита значительным успехом; президенты России и Казахстана обозначили саммит важнейшим «прорывом». Помимо сближения позиций по правовому статусу Каспийского моря, прибрежные страны […]
Caspian Summit at Astrakhan – The Outcome
nCa Report Ashgabat, 30 September 2014 (nCa) — The fourth summit of the heads of Caspian states, held in Astrakhan city of Russia on 29 September 2014, delivered fairly beyond expectations. The presidents of the littoral states – Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Azerbaijan – described it as huge success; the presidents of Russia and […]
Caspian Summit at Astrakhan – The Expectations
nCa Report Ashgabat, 29 September 2014 (nCa) — The foreign ministers of the Caspian littoral states met in Astrakhan on Sunday (28 Sep) to fine-tune their positions ahead of the fourth heads-of-state summit that is taking place today. Three important agreements will certainly be signed today: 1. Agreement on conservation and sustainable use of water […]