On 27 Mar 2023, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received General Director – Chairman of the Board of JSC Russian Railways Oleg Belozerov. Expressing gratitude for the time devoted to the meeting and the cordial welcome on Turkmen soil, the guest stressed the high interest of Russian companies, in particular, the largest transport holding he heads, in […]
A delegation of Russian doctors visited Turkmenistan
A delegation of Russian doctors visited Ashgabat last week, which included Deputy Minister of Health of Russia Tatyana Semenova, Head of the Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation of the Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I.Pirogov, Candidate of Medical Sciences Denis Protsenko, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reports. The government delegation also included the Director […]
President of Turkmenistan and the Deputy Chairman of the Russian government discussed priority areas of bilateral partnership
On Friday, 17 February, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexey Overchuk, TDH reports. During the conversation, the President of Turkmenistan noted that the current visit of the Russian Deputy Prime Minister to Ashgabat is regarded as a logical continuation of the regular intergovernmental dialogue. The head of state noted […]
Moscow hosted a concert of Turkmen pop stars
On 15 February 2023, one of the best Moscow concert halls, Vegas City Hall, hosted about 1,500 music fans who gathered for a tour performance of Turkmen pop stars, Turkmenistan General Consulate to Kazan, Russia, reported in social nets. Turkmen pop art was represented by a charming voice owner, vocalist Azat Donmezov, virtuoso of playing […]
Turkmenistan and Russia intend to further tap the gas cooperation potential
On Wednesday, 15 February 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Alexey Miller, CEO of the Russian company Gazprom. During the conversation, Miller confirmed his company’s interest in mutually beneficial cooperation with Turkmenistan. As it was noted at the meeting, the fuel and energy sector, where a lot of experience has been accumulated and there […]
Visit of the Russian parliamentary delegation to Turkmenistan opens up new prospects for people-to-people and legislators contacts
A delegation of the State Duma of the Russian Federation headed by its Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin is on an official visit to Ashgabat. Today, on 30 January, Volodin met with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov. The parties discussed issues of cooperation between the parliaments of Russia and Turkmenistan, as well as general bilateral relations in […]
Delegation of Russian parliamentarians pays a visit to Turkmenistan
On 29-30 January 2023, the delegation of the State Duma (the lower house of the Russian parliament) headed by Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin will pay a visit to Turkmenistan. According to the press service of the State Duma, the delegation will have a meeting in the Parliament of Turkmenistan during the visit. Russian and Turkmen lawmakers […]
General Director of the Astrakhan port told about the plans for the construction of a logistics center of Turkmenistan
In Ashgabat, on the sidelines of the Russian-Turkmen Business Forum, a cooperation agreement and a memorandum of intent on the establishment of a logistics center of Turkmenistan in the Astrakhan region were signed. The parties will identify potential investors, jointly form a cargo base and begin to establish the process of container transportation through the […]
One of the oldest transport and logistics Russian companies is ready to take part in setting a freight service with Turkmen ports
The Russian transport and logistics company Sovfracht has recently confirmed its readiness to participate in the organization of regular sea transportation between the ports of Turkmenistan and Russia on the Caspian Sea. For this purpose, the company has all the necessary resources and competencies to act both as a carrier and as an operator of […]
Russia and Turkmenistan to realize specific projects in the field of water use and ecology
On the sidelines of the visit of the Russian delegation to Ashgabat last week, the Ministry of Agriculture of Turkmenistan and the Russian Academy of Sciences signed an Action Plan (“roadmap”) of cooperation between Russian and Turkmen experts in the field of water use and ecology. The draft document was prepared by the Russian Academy […]
Turkmenistan has 200 deposits of solid minerals – Russia offers assistance in their exploration
The Russian holding company Rosgeologia (RosGeo) offers Turkmenistan its overarching technological assistance and expertise in the exploration and development of vast mineral and hydrocarbon wealth. “There are more than 200 deposits of various solid minerals on the territory of Turkmenistan, and in order to develop the republic’s economy of the Republic, we are ready to […]
Future Turkmen Logistics Center in Astrakhan will encourage cargo traffic between Central Asia and Russia
The appearance of the logistics center of Turkmenistan in the Astrakhan special economic zone “Lotos” will be an important incentive for the development of cargo transportation from Central Asia to Russia and back, will allow connecting other countries that do not have direct access to the Caspian Sea to the international transport corridor “North-South”, commented […]
Ashgabat hosted Turkmen-Russian negotiations – 10 documents signed
On Friday, 20 January 2023, the Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin met with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Earlier, he laid flowers at the memorial complex “Halk Khakydasy” (National Memory) Meeting with Arkadag Berdimuhamedov “We see in the Russian Federation not only our strategic partner, but […]
Russia and Turkmenistan stroke bilateral deals worth over US $2 billion
The Russian-Turkmen Business Forum has wrapped up in Ashgabat. The Russian delegation was headed by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Minister Maxim Reshetnikov and his Deputy Dmitry Volvach took part in the event on behalf of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia. At the panel sessions of the forum, Russian-Turkmen cooperation in the field […]
President of the Russian CCI: it is necessary to identify and solve systemic problems in trade and economic relations between Russia and Turkmenistan
On 19 January, a Russian-Turkmen business forum was held in Ashgabat. Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin took part in the forum and made a speech. Speaking later, Sergey Katyrin, the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, said that it is crucial to pinpoint systemic […]
Turkmen-Russian Business Forum attracted over 300 Turkmen and Russian companies – the Russian delegation came to Ashgabat with a portfolio of concrete proposals
Elvira Kadyrova On 19-20 January 2023, the Turkmen-Russian Forum is being held in Ashgabat. The purpose of the forum is a full–scale deepening of trade, economic and industrial cooperation between Russia and Turkmenistan. The number of participants from both sides is impressive – more than 300 representatives of business circles and organizations, including 220 companies […]
Why is Russia interested in forging marine connectivity with Turkmenistan?
The creation of shipping lines between Astrakhan ports and the port of Turkmenbashi has been the subject of recent negotiations in Astrakhan with the participation of representatives of Rosmorrechflot (Russian marine and river fleet), the government of the Astrakhan region, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, representatives of the Astrakhan special economic zone “Lotos” and logistics companies. […]
Presidents of Turkmenistan and Russia had a telephone conversation
On Tuesday, 17 January, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to the state news agency TDH, the parties noted that the strategic multifaceted partnership between Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation is developing on an upward trend in almost all directions. Fruitful cooperation has been established in the political, […]
Russia and Turkmenistan are preparing a number of documents in the field of healthcare
The legislative base of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation will be enriched by a number of documents that are being prepared for signing. This was announced during the meeting of the Deputy Minister of Health of Russia Tatyana Semenova with the Deputy Minister of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan Murat Mammadov. During […]
Russia and Turkmenistan to hold talks on establishing links between Caspian port
In January 2023, negotiations will be held between the port authorities of the Astrakhan Region and the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan on establishing a shipping line between the ports of the Astrakhan Region and the International Seaport of Turkmenbashi. The Governor of the Astrakhan region Igor Babushkin […]
Turkmen delegation acquainted with digitalization experience of Russian Federal Tax service
Deputy Head of the Federal Tax Service of Russia Yulia Shepeleva and Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan Serdar Joraev signed a Memorandum on technical cooperation in the field of tax administration. The document was signed on the sidelines of the 12th meeting of the Intergovernmental Russian-Turkmen Commission on Economic Cooperation. It provides […]
Turkmenistan and Russia discuss cooperation in the field of veterinary and phytosanitary control
On 6 December 2022, the negotiations were held in Moscow between Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan Charyar Chetliyev and Deputy Head of the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) Konstantin Savenkov. The parties discussed cooperation in the field of veterinary and phytosanitary control, Rosselkhoznadzor said. During the talks, mutual […]
12th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission On Economic Cooperation
On December 7, 2022, the 12th meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission on Economic Cooperation was held in Moscow under the chairmanship of Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexei Overchuk. During the meeting, a thorough exchange of […]
Training of digitalization specialists is a priority of the Turkmen-Russian educational cooperation
Today, a special relevant area for Turkmenistan is the training of personnel in the field of digitalization and cybersecurity. This statement came from the Minister of Education of Turkmenistan Gurbangul Atayeva during a meeting at the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia. “In this regard, we are interested in studying the experience of our […]
Lavrov: Turkmenistan is our close friend and strategic partner
The government delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov went to Moscow on Tuesday, 6 December 2022, for a two-day visit. On the first day of the visit, the foreign ministers of the two countries held talks. “Turkmenistan is our close friend and strategic partner. We […]
Russian Foreign Ministry – on the current state of Turkmen-Russian relations
Today, on 6 December 2022, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will meet with Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, who arrived in Russia to participate in the 12th meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission on Economic Cooperation. In this regard, the Russian Foreign Ministry has published an overview of the […]
Turkmenistan and Russia to expand transport cooperation
Elvira Kadyrova Turkmenistan and Russia are actively fostering transport cooperation, both in the field of infrastructure, as well as within major regional transport connectivity projects. Creation of a Transport commission One of the steps in this direction was the formation of a joint Turkmen-Russian commission on transport, transit and logistics, which was announced during a […]
Russian business mission to visit Turkmenistan
A group of interested medium- and large-sized business representatives from the Russian regions will visit Ashgabat from 12 to 15 December 2022. The business mission will be organized with the assistance of the Russian-Turkmen Business Council, the Administration of the President of the Russia and the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia. The visit is aimed […]
Turkmen-Russian University project discussed in Ashgabat
A meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission of Russia and Turkmenistan in the field of science and higher education was held in Ashgabat. The parties discussed the training of Turkmen citizens in Russian universities and the project of a joint Russian-Turkmen university. More than 30.000 Turkmen students are now enrolled in Russian universities. The Russian government […]
Joint Turkmen-Russian commission on economic cooperation will meet in Moscow in December
On 6-7 December 2022, Moscow will host the 12th meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission on Economic Cooperation, on the sidelines of which it is planned to sign more than ten bilateral documents in various fields. The announcement came on Tuesday, 15 November during the meeting of the commission’s co-chairs of the commission – Deputy […]
President of Turkmenistan receives deputy prime minister of Russia
Elvira Kadyrova President Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan had a meeting Tuesday (15 November 2022) with Alexei Overchuk, the deputy prime minister of Russia and the co-chair of the joint Turkmen-Russian commission for economic cooperation. The Turkmen president, welcoming the guest, said that our country attaches great importance to strengthening the interstate dialogue, which is in […]
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with Putin
On Thursday, 3 November, Chairman of the upper house of Turkmen parliament Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin presented the ex-president of Turkmenistan with the Order of Merit for the Fatherland of the IV degree. “You have made a huge contribution to promoting bilateral ties between our countries. This applies to our […]
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on an official visit to Moscow
On Tuesday, 1 November, Chairman of the upper house of Parliament Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov went on an official three-day visit to Moscow. On the first day of the visit, Berdimuhamedov met with the Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko. Before the meeting, they got acquainted with the photo chronicle of the mutual visits of the […]
Russian anthropologist delivered a lecture on the fifth world civilization center in Turkmenistan
The Turkmen State Institute of Culture hosted an open lesson on the topic “Turkmenistan: Gonurdepe – the capital city of the country Margush”, which was conducted by Dr. Nadezhda Dubova, chief researcher, head of the Center for Human Anthropoecology of the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Neutral Turkmenistan […]
Turkmen-Russian Joint Commission to meet in Moscow in December
A meeting of the intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian commission on economic cooperation will be held in Moscow in December this year. This was announced at the meeting of the Minister of External Relations of the Astrakhan region Vladimir Golovkov with the Consul of Turkmenistan in Astrakhan Nury Golliyev. According to Golovkov, representatives of the Astrakhan region are […]
Turkmen and Russian Railways intend to launch regular container service
On 19 October, Oleg Belozerov, CEO of Russian Railways, met in Ashgabat with Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Co-Chairman of the Intergovernmental Russian-Turkmen Commission on Economic Cooperation Rashid Meredov, Director General of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Mammethan […]
Over 600 students from Turkmenistan study at Astrakhan State University
661 students from Turkmenistan study at Astrakhan State University, and over 800 Turkmen citizens have graduated from this university over the past three years. This statement came from the Rector of ASU Konstantin Markelov during his online remarks at the international conference “Healthcare, Education and Sports in the era of the Revival of a new […]
Russian Minister of Economic Development of Russia told about dynamics of cooperation with the Caspian countries
The Caspian Sea is potentially an extremely powerful region and one of the most dynamically developing in the world, Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov said in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta. Assessing the potential and prospects of cooperation between Russia and its neighbors in the Caspian Sea, the official in particular mentioned economic […]
Construction of anti-mudflow structures in Ashgabat to complete soon
As part of his visit to Turkmenistan, the Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov visited a complex of mud protection installations in Ashgabat. This project is being carried out by the Petersburg company Vozrozhdenie. The company has been operating in Turkmenistan for more than ten years. Currently, Vozrozhdenie is completing the construction of a complex […]
Russian Industrial Manufacturers are eager to expand cooperation with Turkmenistan
Delegations from Chelyabinsk region and St.Petersburg visited Turkmenistan during Independence day celebrations. The business missions made a number of offers to Turkmen side aimed at expanding positions of Russian major industrial companies at the Turkmen market. The company “Neft-service” from Chelyabinsk, oil and gas equipment producer, is interested in establishing a joint production in Turkmenistan […]