The situation in Central Asia became one of the agenda’s points during the G7 ministerial meeting, held in Münster (Germany) on 3-4 November 2022. “The countries in Central Asia are a pivot between Europe and Asia, and they are more and more important from a strategic point of view”, stressed EU High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell […]
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 […]
DARYA holds Online consultation meeting with the Government of Turkmenistan
The European Training Foundation (ETF), the EU Delegation to Turkmenistan, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Turkmenistan held the first consultations on introduction of the “Dialogue and action for resourceful youth in Central Asia” (DARYA) programme. DARYA is the first EU-funded regional project focusing on measures that support […]
European Union after Brexit
Josep Borell Fontelles, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/ Vice-President of the European Commission (HR/VP), and Michel Barnier, Head of Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom (UKTF) On 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom left the European Union. We lost a member of our family. It was a sad moment […]