Elvira Kadyrova On 25-26 August, 2021, a delegation of Pakistan headed by the country’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi visited Ashgabat. Meeting with the President of Turkmenistan On Thursday, 26 August 2021, the Foreign Minister of Pakistan was received by President Berdimuhamedov. Conveying the warm greetings of the top leadership of Pakistan to the head […]
Role of Turkmenistan in preparing Afghanistan for economic remake – Part 5
Tariq Saeedi The economic remake of Afghanistan, the central piece of which is the TAPI Corridor, cannot take place without solid and consistent financial support. The support doesn’t just comprise of monetary resources. It is perhaps even more important to make sure that the resources are spent in a transparent and most efficient manner. ADB […]
Role of Turkmenistan in preparing Afghanistan for economic remake – Part 2
Tariq Saeedi The briefing conducted by DPM Meredov on 16 January 2021 at the auditorium of the institute of foreign relations was quite elaborate. He took six questions from the audience – four from the local and foreign media, and two from the academic community – and in doing so he covered the key aspects […]
Important milestone in TAPI corridor achieved
Fiber optic link between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, other facilities ready for commissioning Two separate segments of fiber optic link, connecting Turkmenistan with Afghanistan, are ready for commissioning. During a government meeting conducted by President Berdimuhamedov through the video link on Monday, 4 January 2021, it was reported that the work has been completed on the […]
Neutrality of Türkmenistan – inspiration for the TAPI corridor and a route to stability and prosperity in Afghanistan
Tariq Saeedi This is the silver jubilee year of the permanent neutrality of Turkmenistan. To understand the significance of neutrality, we must keep in mind that Turkmenistan looks at everything under a holistic concept. It means that everything is connected with everything else. In concentric circles, the holistic concept means that a country can only […]
Ashgabat branch of NBP in voluntary liquidation – Pakistan remains committed to TAPI corridor
The Ashgabat branch of NBP (National Bank of Pakistan) has announced that it is starting the procedure for voluntary liquidation. It is an administrative decision taken by the board of directors of the bank but certain websites have tried to convey the impression that Pakistan may have lost interest in TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India) gas pipeline project. […]
Construction of the TAPI gas pipeline in Afghanistan territory will continue next year
During the plenary session of the High Level Conference on Afghanistan, the parties discussed issues of economic cooperation. Speaking at the event, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani spoke about the economic situation in the country. Expressing gratitude for the aspiration of the world community to facilitate the involvement of Afghanistan […]
В КАБУЛЕ СОСТОЯЛАСЬ ТОРЖЕСТВЕННАЯ ЦЕРЕМОНИЯ ПОДПИСАНИЯ РЯДА ВАЖНЫХ ДОКУМЕНТОВ МЕЖДУ ТУРКМЕНИСТАНОМ И АФГАНИСТАНОМ
30 сентября 2020 года в городе Кабул в президентском дворце «Салам-Хан» состоялась торжественная церемония подписания ряда значимых документов, призванных способствовать дальнейшей реализации совместных инфраструктурных проектов между Туркменистаном и Афганистаном, в частности строительство газопровода Туркменистан–Афганистан–Пакистан–Индия (ТАПИ), электрической и оптико-волоконной коммуникационной линии Туркменистан–Афганистан–Пакистан (ТАП), строительство железных дорог. В церемонии подписания принял участие Президент Исламской Республики Афганистан […]
A SOLEMN CEREMONY OF SIGNING A NUMBER OF IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS BETWEEN TURKMENISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN TOOK PLACE IN KABUL
On September 30, 2020, a solemn ceremony of signing a number of significant documents was held in the Presidential Palace “Salam Khan” in the city of Kabul to facilitate the further implementation of joint infrastructure projects between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, in particular, the construction of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, electric and fiber-optic communication line […]
Taliban and Central Asia – Part 1
Tariq Saeedi The ink on the peace agreement signed between the USA and the Taliban on 29 February 2020 in Doha had barely dried when the disruptive noises started emerging to defeat the likelihood of peace in Afghanistan. We all know who doesn’t want peace, and why, but for now there is the need to […]