Tariq Saeedi Sometimes it is necessary to state the obvious. Sometimes it is necessary to question the obvious. This is essential because our perceptions define the reality for us —– and, in most cases we acquire our perceptions through interaction with the media – all kinds of media – and not our direct interaction with […]
Energized Turkmenistan
nCa Report Mary State Electric Station, 8 September 2018 – Ashgabat 9 September 2018 (nCa) — The power generation capacity of Turkmenistan increased by about 30% on Saturday when a combined cycle power plant was put into operation at the Mary State Electric (Station MaryGres). President Berdymuhamedov led the opening ceremony. The powerhouse, built by […]
Туркменистан наращивает энергогенерирующие мощности
Доклад nCa МарыйскаяГосударственнаяЭлектростанция, 8 сентября 2018 г. – Ашхабад, 9 сентября2018 (nCa) — Мощность производства электроэнергии в Туркменистане увеличилась примерно на 30% в субботу с вводом в эксплуатацию парогазовой электростанции на территории Марыйской государственной электростанции (Мары ГРЭС). В церемонии открытия принимал участие президент Бердымухамедов. Электростанция, построенная турецкой компанией ChalykEnergy-ÇalıkEnerji-с турбинами от GeneralElectric (США), усиливает роль […]
Mangoes, football, and Turkmenistan-Pakistan brotherhood
Tariq Saeedi and Raviliya Kadyrova The hotel lobby was brimming with cheerfulness as every guest departed with a bag of mangoes in one hand and a football in the other. The mangoes were among the choicest in the world and the football was Top Glider Telstar 18, the official football of the FIFA World Cup […]
Манго, футбол и туркмено-пакистанское братство
Тарик Саиди и Равиля Кадырова В вестибюле отеля повсюду ощущалось жизнерадостное настроение. Каждый гость уходил отсюда с пакетом манго в одной руки и с футбольным мячиком в другой. Здесь можно было узнать об отборных сортах манго и получить футбольный мяч «TopGliderTelstar 18», который выпускается по заказу Чемпионата ФИФА 2018 года пакистанскими производителями. Вечер 6 июля […]
Start of a new corridor – TAPI, TAP500, TAP Fiber Optic Link, Railway Line
Tariq Saeedi and Raviliya Kadyrova Islim Cheshme, 23 February 2018 – Ashgabat, 25 February 2018 (nCa) — After about an hour by airplane, seven hours by train, and another hour by bus, we finally reached the place that looked like an artistic depiction of timelessness – gently rolling sand dunes of a pleasant hue of […]
Turkmenistan commemorates in stamps the launch of regional infrastructure projects
Turkmenistan has issued a variety of new commemorative stamps in honor of the launch of infrastructure projects such as the Turkmen-Afghan link of the TAPI gas pipeline, the project of power lines Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan, fiber optic lines, the opening of the railway Serhetabat-Torghondi. The grand ceremonies on these projects took place on 23 February in Mary […]
Taliban support TAPI
nCa Commentary Ashgabat, 23 February 2018 (nCa) — TAPI enters its second phase of implementation today as the launch ceremony takes place in two part – first part in Serhetabat district of Turkmenistan, and the second part in Herat city of Afghanistan. President Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan, President Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan […]
Turkmenistan thanks Saudi Arabia for funding of TAPI
Ashgabat, 20 January 2018 (nCa) — President Berdymuhamedov has sent a letter of gratitude to King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saudi of Saudi Arabia, thanking him on the funding provided by the Saudi Development Fund for TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline project. “I take this financial support as a continuation of your efforts to develop our cooperation,” […]
Pak-US Relations at A Tipping Point
General Mirza Aslam Beg, Former COAS Pakistan — friendscolumn@hotmail.com “Trump is a man-baby, a failed businessman who lurches from tantrum to tweet storm and back again, who shows no impulse control, who won’t take responsibility for his actions, and who whines – a lot – when things don’t go his way.” —— Susan Campbell – American […]