nCa Report An informal meeting of the leaders of the countries participating in the Commonwealth of Independent States took place at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in St. Petersburg. The meeting was attended by Vladimir Putin, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of … [Read more...]
About Pakistan with love… – Part Four
Begench Karaev At the heart of Brzezinski's calculation were conclusions about the distinctive conditions of Europe, whose history shows a number of successful Russian invasions, even a staged Russian parade in Paris. Henry Kissinger, another master of not only American but also world diplomacy, repeatedly mentions this in his popular books. To be more objective, it was the … [Read more...]
CANWFZ Chairmanship passes to Tajikistan
The Chairmanship of the CANWFZ (Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone treaty) has passed to Tajikistan. The consultative meeting of the treaty member states was held through the video link on 22 December 2022. Kyrgyzstan, the current chair, handed the chairmanship to Tajikistan. During the meeting Kyrgyzstan presented information about outcomes of its activities as the … [Read more...]
Second stage of Arkadag city project presented
On Saturday, 24 December 2022, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov visited the center of the Akhal province under construction - the city of Arkadag. He got acquainted with the projects of the second stage of construction of the city and held a working meeting with the participation of relevant managers. As it was reported, it is planned to build … [Read more...]
About Pakistan with love… – Part Three
Begench Karaev In the mid-1990s, during the first years of his work in Islamabad as ambassador to Pakistan, S. Berdiniyazov continued to study possible ways and mechanisms for establishing direct ties between his host country and Turkmenistan. In this case, Sapar Komekovich often turned again to the situation in Afghanistan, because the potential routes to the north were bound … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan reportedly extends electricity supply contract with Afghanistan, will upgrade a substation and build 500 kV power line in Afghanistan
According to a press release by Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) the talks have been successful for the extension of the electricity supply contract from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan for the year 2023. The decision was reached to sign the PPA (power purchase agreement) in the near future after a meeting between Alhaj Mula Muhammad Hanif Hamza, the CEO of DABS, Chari … [Read more...]
9th meeting of Foreign Ministers of Japan+Central Asia dialogue held in Tokyo
On 24 December 2022, the 9th meeting of Foreign Ministers under the Central Asia plus Japan dialogue took place at the Iikura House in Tokyo, chaired by Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa, the Japanese Foreign Ministry reports. The agenda of the meeting included topics of cooperation between Japan and the Central Asian region, as well as issues of regional and … [Read more...]
What is e-TIR and is Turkmenistan working to assimilate with it?
Turkmenistan is working to assimilate with the eTIR system. In this context, the Turkmen customs authorities participated in the third session of the e-TIR implementation body. The proper name of the event, as reported by the website of the Turkmen customs service, is “the third session of the Technical Body for the implementation of the Administrative Committee of the … [Read more...]
Japan supplies vehicles to Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan's transportation fleet being restocked with vehicles built in Japan. Agricultural machinery has been already supplied and new public vehicles will soon appear on the streets of Turkmen cities. New Komatsu excavators have been delivered to Turkmenistan. The fresh batch of excavators is featured by improved comfort. They are equipped with a cooling and heating … [Read more...]
The UN Senior Experts’ Mission on Census completes its visit to Turkmenistan
Ogulgerek Annayeva, UNFPA, Programme Analyst, Communications Photo: © UNFPA Turkmenistan UNFPA supported the second visit of the UN Mission in support of the Population and Housing Census in Turkmenistan UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund supported the second visit of the UN Mission in support of the Population and Housing Census in … [Read more...]
About Pakistan with love… – Part Two
Begench Karaev S. Berdynizov took an active part and contributed to the support of the international legal status of the permanent neutrality of Turkmenistan at the ECO summit in Islamabad in March 1995. He is one of the organizers and a direct witness of the establishment and development of political and diplomatic relations between independent Turkmenistan and the Islamic … [Read more...]
Европейское бюро ВОЗ окажет поддержку Министерству здравоохранения и медицинской промышленности Туркменистана в подготовке к аккредитации Национального центра по гриппу
1 мая Страновой офис ВОЗ в Туркменистане приветствовал д-ра Наталью Костик, временного советника Европейского бюро ВОЗ по повышению качества лабораторных исследований. Визит был организован в рамках реализации Двухгодичного Соглашения о сотрудничестве между Европейским региональным бюро Всемирной организации здравоохранения и Министерством здравоохранения и медицинской … [Read more...]
Arkadag city is the new center of the Akhal province of Turkmenistan
Arkadag city is the name of the new capital of the Akhal province of Turkmenistan. The corresponding resolution was adopted by the lower house of Parliament and presented on Wednesday, 21 December 2022, at a visiting meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers chaired by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov. During the meeting, reports of some chiefs were heard and priority tasks for the … [Read more...]
About Pakistan with love… – Part One
Begench Karaev Muhammad Iqbal: Himalayas ... About the Himalayas, tell us without embellishment, How our ancestors found a home near you, How noble, unsophisticated they were - the story About the purity of the original, start now. Imagination, penetrate the origins of events, Days of our lives, run back, back! May 9, 2022 marks thirty years since the … [Read more...]
Turkmen delegation is on visit to Tokyo – Meredov discussed with Japanese partners the realization of major industrial projects in Turkmenistan
The Turkmen delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov is on a working visit to Japan from 21 to 24 December 2022, the foreign ministry of Turkmenistan reports. Within the framework of the visit, the delegation will participate in the following events: 14th joint meeting of the Japanese-Turkmen and Turkmen-Japanese Committees on … [Read more...]
Japan and Central Asia: dynamics of the current partnership
Elvira Kadyrova Japan is actively developing bilateral relations with Central Asian countries, being one of the region's long-term partners. The spheres of interaction are quite diverse – from energy to social projects and personnel training, from major investments that drive forward the national economy to projects that improve the lives of small rural communities. The … [Read more...]
Iran and Turkmen FMs hold phone conversation
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Turkmen counterpart Raşit Meredow held a telephone conversation last evening during which they discussed bilateral cooperation between Tehran and Ashgabat as well as regional developments. Amirabdollahian congratulated Meredow on the anniversary of Turkmenistan's neutrality. He then pointed to cooperation between … [Read more...]
UNFPA: Turkmenistan holds population census in an organized manner and on time
The census in Turkmenistan is taking place in an organized manner and on time, stated the UNFPA high-level expert mission on the preparation and conduct of the 2022 census in Turkmenistan, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reports. On 20 December 2022, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) mission in Turkmenistan organized a briefing for the national media on the … [Read more...]
Turkmen Technocenter registered five digital technologies in 2022
The Turkmen Academy of Sciences' Technology Center patented five digital technologies in 2022 with the State Service for Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Finance and Economy of the country, according to the newspaper "Turkmenistan: The Golden Age." #1 "Digital interactive map of archaeological sites located on the territory of Turkmenistan" is important for the … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan is interested in developing long-term fraternal ties with Saudi Arabia
Turkmenistan places a high value on the development of long-term, forward-looking bilateral brotherly links and is eager to bring these relations to an even higher level by adding fresh content to these relationships. This was stated by the President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, during a meeting on Monday, 19 December 2022, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia Faisal … [Read more...]
Blue Economy – Insight by Turkmen Scientist
Turkmenistan assigns a special role to the issues of energy efficiency and energy conservation using renewable energy sources (RES). And one of these energy generators of is wave energy, which is considered the most efficient among all alternative energy sources. In addition to the "green economy", the key emphasis of the "blue economy" is on the sustainable development of … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan to enhance logistics cooperation with a number of countries
The Association "Turkmen Logistics" is going to establish partnership ties with a number of foreign countries. “Work continues on setting up mutually beneficial cooperation with relevant associations and unions of countries such as Iran, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Romania, Germany, and other European and Asian countries”, wrote Rustam Seyidov, Deputy Chairman of … [Read more...]
Special tariffs to be introduced along the eastern branch of the North–South corridor
The railways of Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran have decided to establish reduced single container-kilometer rates along the eastern route of the North–South International Transport Corridor (INSTC) for 2023, Russian Railways reports. Starting from 1 January 2023, a 20% discount will be applied on Russian railways for export and import transportation of loaded … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan recorded an increase in container traffic
During the period from January to November 2022, the volume of container traffic through Turkmenistan increased by 41% compared to the same period last year, reported the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan. According to customs statistics, container traffic increased by 157% in 2021. Ensuring favorable conditions for the transportation of goods in containers is one of … [Read more...]
Ak Tarap – Be on the bright side!
The Turkmen company "Ak Tarap" is one of dozens of local enterprises operating in the field of waste processing. However, unlike other companies of a similar profile, Ak Tarap is engaged in the disposal of industrial waste, which can be especially toxic and currently the company is a leader in the field of management of especially hazardous waste, the Neutral Turkmenistan … [Read more...]
Joint Statement of the First summit of the Heads of state of Turkmenistan, Türkiye and Azerbaijan
A Joint Statement of the First summit of the Heads of state of Turkmenistan, Türkiye and Azerbaijan stressed the importance of developing cooperation in energy, transport and trade sectors. The document, consisting of 25 articles, expressed commitments that spanned various principles in interstate relations including on equality of rights, mutual respect, and mutually … [Read more...]
The Association “Turkmen Logistics” and the Association of Freight Forwarding Companies of Azerbaijan signed a memorandum
Recently, the Association "Turkmen Logistics" signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Association of Freight Forwarding Companies of Azerbaijan. The signing took place on the sidelines of a business meeting in the Avaza national tourist zone with the participation of representatives of Turkey, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. The memorandum allows to develop information … [Read more...]
EU and USAID organized a simulation game for water specialists of Turkmenistan
On 14 December 2022, 13 representatives of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Turkmenistan and the design institute “Turkmen Water Project” of the State Committee of Water Management of Turkmenistan met to study the optimization of the efficiency of water resources use while maximizing productivity for agriculture, energy and other sectors of the … [Read more...]
A population census hotline opened in Turkmenistan
From 17 to 27 December 2022, a population census will be held in Turkmenistan under the motto "Population Census 2022 – Cohesion, Happiness, a bright future!" In this regard, from 16 to 28 December 2022, a hotline will start operating at the State Statistics Committee of Turkmenistan and in all its regional divisions. Its main task is to explain to the population about the … [Read more...]
The lights on the Main New Year tree of the country lit up
On Thursday, a ceremony of lighting of the Main New Year tree of the country took place in Ashgabat. It is traditionally located on the square in front of the Cultural and Entertainment Center "Älem". The height of the Main New Year tree, crowned with an eight-pointed star, is 43 meters. ///nCa, 16 Dec … [Read more...]
5,000-year-old evidence of tiger hunting found in Turkmenistan
Two bones of the animal were found at the Yylgandly-depe monument Mikhail Podrezov The second rear phalanx of the tiger Aleksei Kasparov and Natalia Solov'yova / International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 2022 Archaeologists during the excavation of the Yylgandly-depe site discovered two bones of a tiger, preyed at the beginning of the 3rd millennium BC. These finds … [Read more...]
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 the meeting, the … [Read more...]
Foreign Ministers of Japan and Central Asian countries will meet next week in Tokyo
The 9th meeting of Foreign Ministers in the "Central Asia + Japan" format will be held in Tokyo on 24 December 2022 at the Iikura House, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said in a press release. The meeting will be chaired by Foreign Minister of Japan Hayashi Yoshimasa. The meeting, which will be attended by the chief diplomats of Japan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, … [Read more...]
First Ladies of Türkiye and Azerbaijan visited fashion show and Turkmen national crafts expo
On the sidelines of the summit of the Heads of State of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Türkiye, First Vice-President of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva, wife of Gurbangluy Berdimuhamedov - Ogulgerek Berdimuhamedova and First Lady of Türkiye Emine Erdogan visited the exhibitions of Turkmen national fine arts and fashion show. According to Trend report, the exhibition area … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan-Türkiye-Azerbaijan Summit in Awaza: Some Photos from Highest level Meetings
National Tourist Zone Awaza, Turkmenistan, 14 December 2022: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkiye met with President Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan met with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev Arkadag Berdimuhamedov met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Türkiye Arkadag Berdimuhamedov met with … [Read more...]
Концепция инициированных Туркменистаном дебатов Генассамблеи ООН по Зоне мира, доверия и сотрудничества Центральной Азии опубликована в качестве официального документа 77-й сессии
Концепция инициированных Туркменистаном дебатов Генеральной ассамблеи ООН по пункту 61 повестки дня «Зона мира, доверия и сотрудничества Центральной Азии» опубликована на шести официальных языках Организации в качестве документа 77-й сессии Генассамблеи. (A/77/859) Дебаты запланированы на 16 мая 2023 года в штаб-квартире ООН в соответствии с резолюцией 76/299 Генеральной … [Read more...]
Ashgabat hosted a regional seminar on the Lapis Lazuli corridor
Last week, the OSCE Center in Ashgabat held a three-day regional seminar on the Lapis Lazuli transit and transport corridor in a hybrid format. The forum was attended by representatives of ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, whose activities are related to transport processes, the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan reports. Participants from Azerbaijan, … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan’s International Week of Neutrality – The Real Outcomes
nCa Insight by Tariq Saeedi and Elvira Kadyrova The International Week of Neutrality concludes in Turkmenistan today (12 December 2022). It was packed with back-to-back events, all connected with each other in so many different ways. Their outcomes cannot be measured by looking at each of them separately. The best way to understand and interpret them is to follow a holistic … [Read more...]
Central Asian experts discussed in Ashgabat the challenges facing the region
The V Central Asian Expert Forum was held in Ashgabat on Saturday, bringing together the heads and leading specialists of the strategic research centers of five countries of the region and not only them. The community of analysts, which has repeatedly discussed pressing issues online in bilateral and multilateral formats over the past three years, this time gathered for a … [Read more...]
News From UNRCCA
UNRCCA convenes Fifth Central Asian Expert Forum On 10 December 2022, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, UNRCCA in partnership with the Government of Turkmenistan, represented by the Scientific Centre of Strategic Studies of the Institute of International Relations, organized Fifth Central Asian Expert Forum (CAEF). Directors and leading experts of the Institutes of Strategic … [Read more...]
Russia and Türkiye actively discuss gas hub idea on the eve of the trilateral summit in Turkmenistan
Joint energy projects and creating a gas hub in Türkiye were discussed among other issues between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during telephone talks on Sunday, 11 Dec. "The special importance of joint energy projects, primarily in the gas industry, was emphasised. Following the recent talks in Istanbul by Gazprom CEO Alexei … [Read more...]
Russia says freight route via Turkmenistan to Iran and India is promising
Cooperation between Russia and Turkmenistan in the development of the international transport corridor "North –South" is considered as an important step towards the full deepening of cooperation between the two countries. This topic was widely discussed during the 12th meeting of the joint Intergovernmental Russian-Turkmen Commission on Economic Cooperation, held in Moscow … [Read more...]
Turkmen private company will build two facilities in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
According to the decision taken at the cabinet meeting on 9 December 2022, The private company "Döwlet gurluşyk" will conclude a contract with the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Tajikistan (Dushanbe) for the construction of a complex of buildings of a secondary school named after Makhtumkuli for 540 places. The school will be located in the village Ergesh Sultanov of the Dusti … [Read more...]
ISLD and UNICEF publish all Turkmenistan laws about children in one book (and online)
The publication “Legal Protection of Children in Turkmenistan” was published by the Institute of State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan with the support of UNICEF. The electronic version of this book is freely available at UNICEF website. https://www.unicef.org/turkmenistan/reports/book-legal-protection-children-turkmenistan The compilation contains national laws and … [Read more...]
President of Turkmenistan receives delegation from UAE
Turkmenistan is interested in deepening ties with the UAE and enriching them with new content. This was stated by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov during a meeting with the UAE delegation headed by Minister of Industry and Advanced Technologies Sultan Al Jaber on Friday, 9 December. The UAE is one of Turkmenistan's key trade and economic partners, the Turkmen leader … [Read more...]
Central Asia Women’s Dialogue summed up the year and outlined future activities
Elvira Kadyrova On Saturday, 10 December 2022, the delegations from five central Asian countries met in the Ashgabat Center of Public Organizations at the regional Women’s Dialogue to take stock of the year. The meeting was attended by: Gulshat Mammedova, Chairman of the Mejlis of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan Tanzila Narbayeva, Chairman of the Senate of the … [Read more...]
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov outlines priorities of Turkmenistan’s foreign policy
Here is the unofficial slightly paraphrased translation of the speech by President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov at the expanded Cabinet of Ministers meeting on 9 December 2022: Dear meeting participants! In a few days, we will celebrate a big holiday - the International Day of Neutrality of our independent state. I heartily congratulate all of you and through you … [Read more...]
Exploitation well commissioned at the Galkynysh field
An operational well has been successfully completed and put into production at the Galkynysh gas field, which is one of the world's leading gas reserves, the newspaper of the oil and gas sector of Turkmenistan "Nebit-Gas" reports. As known, CNPC is now developing three new, particularly complicated producing wells at the Galkynysh field. The new well was drilled by … [Read more...]
At the initiative of Turkmenistan, the UN General Assembly declared 2023 the year of dialogue as a guarantee of peace
On 6 December 2022, at the 45th plenary session of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, the resolution "International Year of Dialogue as a Guarantee of Peace, 2023" initiated by Turkmenistan was adopted, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports. Presenting the draft resolution, the Turkmen delegation stressed that the President of Turkmenistan for the … [Read more...]
Kyrgyzstan is eager to launch a corridor to Russia via the Caspian port of Turkmenistan
The establishing a multimodal corridor Kyrgyzstan – Uzbekistan – Turkmenistan (port of Turkmenbashi)– Russia (Astrakhan port) was discussed during the working visit to Turkmenistan of the Minister of Transport and Communications of the Kyrgyz Republic Tilek Tekebayev. During the bilateral meetings with representatives of the transport authorities of Turkmenistan, issues of … [Read more...]