For the first time, a container train from Turkmenistan to China transited through Kazakhstan. The train consisting of 42 forty-foot containers loaded with plaster set off from the Turkmen station Akyaila in the Balkan province. Then the container train passed the border crossings of Serkhetyaka – Bolashak, Altynkol -Khorgos (Kazakhstan-China) and headed for Chinese Jinhua […]
OIC Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Islamabad
Elvira Kadyrova On 22-23 March 2022, Pakistan hosted the 48th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad. The theme of the Ministerial Conference was: ‘Partnering for Unity, Justice and Development’. Foreign Ministers and high-level dignitaries from OIC Member and Observer States are attended the CFM. […]
Turkmenistan in transition this week – president, president-elect in phone conversation with more world leaders
As the investiture ceremony of the newly elected president of Turkmenistan is just around the corner, more telephone conversations took place with world leaders. On 16 March 2022, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President-elect Serdar Berdimuhamedov had phone talks wit President Xi Jinping of China and President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus. In both the conversations, President […]
Magnificent start of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing
Tamir Shakirov On 4 February 2022, the opening ceremony of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games took place in Beijing at the National Stadium, also known as the “Bird’s Nest”. Impressive laser and costume shows, smiles on the faces of thousands of people, incredible musical accompaniment have featured the grandiose start of the Olympics, which highlighted […]
President of Turkmenistan interviewed by Chinese media
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov gave an interview to representatives of a number of TV channels and authoritative publications of the People’s Republic of China, which is a long-standing and reliable partner of our country. Ms. Yu Xiaoshuang, press officer of the Chinese Embassy in Turkmenistan, took part in a Q&A session with the leader of the […]
Looking at China through Golden Sayings – Part 21
Qian Naicheng, Ambassador of China to Turkmenistan It is not in vain that our people say: “A person reaches maturity at thirty years old.” The maturity of 30 years of relations and cooperation between China and the states of Central Asia is manifested in deep mutual trust, equality and mutual benefit. For 30 years we […]
China and Central Asia – towards further strengthening strategic ties
Elvira Kadyrova On 25 January 2022, the China+Central Asia online summit was held under the chairmanship of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The high-level event was timed to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Central Asian countries and China. The summit was attended by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, President […]
Looking at China through Golden Sayings – Part 20
Qian Naicheng, Ambassador of China to Turkmenistan The severe challenges facing humanity require all of us to show tiger courage to overcome any difficulties and obstacles, eliminate the negative consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, and fully restore socio-economic development for the sake of a brighter future for mankind. The world is now undergoing changes not […]
Kazakhstan Unrest – Some Lessons for Central Asia
Tariq Saeedi The unrest in Kazakhstan has been contained. There is no doubt that it was an attempt for Color Revolution with the aim of toppling the government in Kazakhstan and the aspiration that it would spread to Russia. The challenge now, not just for Kazakhstan but the entire region, is to identify the causes […]
The President of Turkmenistan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China
Today, January 6, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Turkmenistan Qian Naicheng. During the meeting, the President of Turkmenistan handed over to the Ambassador of China his written message addressed to President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping, with congratulations on the […]