Tariq Saeedi and Elvira Kadyrova Ashgabat, 27 November 2016 (nCa) --- The First Global Conference on Sustainable Development, held in Ashgabat 26-27 November 2016, accomplished a number of key goals, one of which was to remind that even though some key phrases may lose their shine because of overuse, their importance doesn’t diminish. The relevant phrase here is … [Read more...]
Connectivity: Every individual matters
Ashgabat, 24 November 2016 (nCa) --- Connectivity is for everyone and everyone must contribute to connectivity. This is a simple law of life and no one understood it better than Dashrath Manjhi, the man who literally moved a mountain to create connectivity. Dashrath Manjhi, also known as Mountain Man, was a poor Indian labourer born in 1934. He was from a village in the … [Read more...]
Connectivity for peace and prosperity
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 23 November 2016 (nCa) --- Amir Timur (known as Tamerlane during the age of ignorance) writes in his biography: “If an old woman carrying gold and diamonds in an open platter travels alone from the borders of China to the borders of Europe, no one will dare touch her. I have established peace and security. I have cleared the land for trade … [Read more...]
United for Connectivity: First Global Conference on Sustainable Transport
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 22 November 2016 (nCa) --- The first global conference on sustainable transport will take place in Ashgabat on 26 November 2016. On 28 November 2016, two back-to-back ceremonies will be held for the opening of the first segment – Atamurat-Imamnazar-Akina – of the Asian international railway network. The first ceremony would be at Imamnazar, the … [Read more...]