On November 28-29, 2019, the working visit of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the Republic of Uzbekistan will take place. Within the framework of the visit, the bilateral meeting of the President of Turkmenistan with the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev is planned to take place. The leaders of the two nations will … [Read more...]
ПРЕЗИДЕНТ ТУРКМЕНИСТАНА ПОСЕТИТ РЕСПУБЛИКУ УЗБЕКИСТАН С РАБОЧИМ ВИЗИТОМ
28-29 ноября 2019 года состоится рабочий визит Президента Туркменистана Гурбангулы Бердымухамедова в Республику Узбекистан.В рамках визита запланирована двусторонняя встреча Президента Туркменистана с Президентом Республики Узбекистан Шавкатом Мирзиёевым. Лидеры двух стран рассмотрят возможности расширения туркмено-узбекских связей по всему спектру сотрудничества. /// MFA … [Read more...]
Kyrgyz Yurt in Paris: UNESCO presents the nomad heritage of Central Asia
Elvira Kadyrova Kyrgyz yurt has been installed at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris. The presentation of the Yurt has been held on the sidelines of the 40th session of the UNESCO General conference, underway these days in the capital of France. Participants and guests of the event, including dozens of heads of delegations of Canada, China, Malaysia, Cambodia, Kuwait, … [Read more...]
Development of the tourism industry in Central Asia deserves attention of the international community
Elvira Kadyrova The crystal waters of Issyk-Kul lake in Kyrgyzstan, majestic mosques and madrasahs of Khiva, Bukhara and Samarkand in Uzbekistan, healing wells in the mausoleum of Ukash-Ata in Kazakhstan’s Turkestan, scenic mountain trails in the Tajik Pamir, refreshing boat trips in Caspian Avaza resort and mysterious ruins of the Merv, Nisa, Kunya-Urgench in … [Read more...]
Revolutionizing Fruit and Vegetable Sector of Turkmenistan – Part 3
Tariq Saeedi The standardization guide is the backbone of the supply-side part of the business model of Ter Onum – acquiring fruit and vegetables from the farmers. Ter Onum doesn’t have any lands of its own but has the labs, the transportation and storage facilities, and some test plots. They sign the contract with the farmers based on a number of factors including the … [Read more...]
Flights may open for Turkmen students from Astrakhan during winter vacations
Elvira Kadyrova Turkmenistan is going to open flights to Astrakhan during the winter vacations so that students studying in this Russian city can visit their homeland and parents can familiarize themselves with the conditions of their children's stay. The statement came from the Consul of Turkmenistan in Astrakhan Atadurdy Bayramov during a meeting with students of Astrakhan … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan-Italy – Visit of Berdymuhamedov spotlights new features of partnership
Tariq Saeedi President Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan visited Italy, 6-7 November 2019. He had separate meetings with the president and the prime minister of Italy and a group of Italian businessmen in Rome. The Turkmen-Italian business forum was held in Milan on 6 November 2019. Some documents were signed on conclusion of the summit talks with the prime minister of … [Read more...]
Saving saxaul in Kazakhstan: Turkmenistan’s experience and projects of international organizations
Elvira Kadyrova Kazakhstani information portal Informburo.kz recently published an extensive article titled "Kazakhstan tries to save saxaul forests from mass deforestation. Why is this important?" by Zhanna Khabdulkhabar. This very informative article tells about how Kazakhstan succeeds at restoring saxaul forests how it is important for the ecosystem of the country. Here … [Read more...]
Ukrainian international company awarded as a distributor of cyber security solutions in Turkmenistan and Central Asia
Elvira Kadyrova Bakotech International Group, headquartered in Kiev, has become a distributor of deception solutions of Attivo Networks in Turkmenistan, as well as in other countries of Central Asia, Europe and the CIS. Attivo Networks is a developer of deception technologies for specialized environments such as Industrial Control System (ICS) SCADA, Internet of Things … [Read more...]
An afternoon with dogs
Tariq Saeedi and Raviliya Kadyrova It was love at first sight. --- we forgot promptly that we were there to cover an event, not to fall in love with the smol puppers. Acting totally unprofessionally, we picked the fluffy yappers, danced with them, cuddled them, hardly listening to Batyr Mohammedov, the consultant at the newly established dog breeding centre in Ahal … [Read more...]
Buzmeyin Greenhouse Complex – A pioneering project
Tariq Saeedi and Raviliya Kadyrova The participants of the International Conference “Rational use of water resources – key for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals” and a group of journalists were taken on Wednesday (6 November 2019) for a visit to an experimental greenhouse complex in the Buzmeyin district of Ashgabat. The tenders for the purchase of equipment and … [Read more...]
Sushi Contest in Ashgabat
In recent years relations between Japan and Turkmenistan have been rapidly developing, including cultural and social spheres. One of the indicators demonstrating this fact is the culinarycompetition between the best sushi-masters in the country entitled the “Final Sushi Master’s Contest”, held on November 3in Ashgabat, wherethe Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of … [Read more...]
Why Italy should join TAPI
Tariq Saeedi The American image is tar-and-feather condition in Afghanistan, and by default the American companies are automatically under suspicion. Some European countries that traditionally enjoyed great respect in Afghanistan are now limping with a questionable repute because of their shoulder-to-shoulder foray into disaster. Italy, by comparison, is looked at … [Read more...]
Revolutionizing Fruit and Vegetable Sector of Turkmenistan – Part 2
Tariq Saeedi The compilation of the standardization guide took quite some time and tremendous work. The first task was to study the flaws that appear naturally and the flaws that take place because of poor storage and handling conditions. Once it started taking shape, it became clear that its potential went far beyond the mere cataloguing of the visual and other flaws in … [Read more...]
Visit of Berdymuhamedov to strengthen Turkmenistan-Italy partnership
President Berdymuhamedov will pay an official visit to Italy on 6-7 November 2019. This visit is expected to enhance the partnership between the two countries. Exclusive – Interview – Ambassador Diego Ungaro of Italy In the backdrop of the forthcoming visit of President Berdymuhamedov to Italy, we asked Ambassador Diego Ungaro of Italy some questions: nCa: What is the … [Read more...]
Kazan Federal University to take part in educational forum in Ashgabat
Elvira Kadyrova The delegation of Kazan Federal University will visit Ashgabat to participate in the annual international exhibition and scientific conference "Education and sport in the era of power and happiness". The two-day twin-event, organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the ministries of education, sports and youth policy, will be held from 12 to 13 … [Read more...]
Revolutionizing Fruit and Vegetable Sector of Turkmenistan – Part 1
Tariq Saeedi When I first met Dovlet some 15 years ago, he was a student at the Turkmen agricultural university and working as part-time producer at TV4 (now named Turkmenistan Channel). He and his team visited us to record my interview for a series he was producing on the Permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan. They returned the next day for re-recording the episode because, … [Read more...]
SCO countries stand for openness in the world economic system-Tashkent meeting of heads of government
Elvira Kadyrova On 1-2 November 2019, Tashkent hosted a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization(SCO) Council of heads of government (prime ministers). The SCO member States were represented at the meeting by the following heads of delegations: India-Minister of defence R. Singh Kazakhstan-Prime Minister Askar Mamin China-Premier of the State … [Read more...]
State Committee for Water Management of Turkmenistan elected to the membership of the World Water Council
On October 22, 2019, the regular session of the Executive Council of the World Water Council was held in the city of Cairo of the Arab Republic of Egypt. Based on the resolution of the Council, the State Committee for Water Management of Turkmenistan was elected to the membership of the World Water Council. /// MFA Turkmenistan, 30 October 209 … [Read more...]
Государственный комитет водного хозяйства Туркменистана избран в члены Всемирного водного совета
22 октября 2019 года в городе Каир Арабской Республики Египет состоялась очередная сессия Совета Управляющих Всемирного водного совета. На основании решения Совета,Государственный комитет водного хозяйства Туркменистана избран в члены Всемирного водного совета. Информация о Всемирном Водном Совете Всемирный Водный Совет – это международная, некоммерческая … [Read more...]
Türkmenistanyň Suw hojalygy baradaky döwlet komiteti Bütin dünýä suw geňeşiniň agzalygyna kabul edildi
2019-njy ýylyň 22-nji oktýabrynda Müsür Arap Respublikasynyň Kair şäherinde Bütindünýä suw geňeşiniň Dolandyryjylar geňeşiniň nobatdaky mejlisi geçirildi. Geçirilen geňeşiň çözgüdi esasynda Türkmenistanyň Suw hojalygy baradaky döwlet komiteti Bütindünýä suw geňeşiniň agzalygyna kabul edildi. /// MFA Turkmenistan, 30 October 2019 … [Read more...]
Energy diplomacy of Turkmenistan discussed at OGT 2019 with focus on TAPI – Part 2
Tariq Saeedi As mentioned in the first part of this report, the CEO of the TAPI Pipeline Company Limited, Muhammetmurat Amanov, the principle finance specialist of ADB, Roland Pladet, and the senior geologist at GCA, Thomas Hancock provided useful information about TAPI and the gas potential of Turkmenistan. * * * Amanov assured that there would be zero physical displacement … [Read more...]
Энергетическая дипломатия Туркменистана с акцентом на газопроводном проекте ТАПИ обсуждалась на НГТ 2019 -Часть 2
Тарик Саиди Как упоминалось в первой части этой статья, генеральный директор TAPIPipelineCompanyLimitedМухамметмурат Аманов, главный финансовый специалист ADBРоланд Пладет и старший геолог GCA Томас Хэнкок предоставили полезную информацию о проекте газопровода ТАПИ и газовом потенциале Туркменистана. * * * Аманов заверил, что физическое перемещение по маршруту ТАПИ будет … [Read more...]
Briefing at Foreign Office of Turkmenistan on NAM Summit
On October 28, 2019, a briefing was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the foreign policy course of our country. The briefing was attended by the heads of diplomatic missions and representative offices of international organizations working in Turkmenistan, representatives of local and foreign media accredited in the country. Besides the Minister … [Read more...]
В МИД Туркменистана состоялся брифинг, посвящённый в частности итогам Саммита Движения Неприсоединения
28октября 2019 года в Министерстве иностранных дел Туркменистана состоялся брифинг, посвященный итогам 18-го Саммита Движения Неприсоединения, состоявшегося 25-26 октября текущего года в городе Баку. В брифинге приняли участие руководители и представители дипломатических миссий и представительств международных организаций, работающих в Туркменистане, представители местных и … [Read more...]
Malaysian Prime Minister visits Turkmenistan
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia visited Turkmenistan on 26-28 October 2019. The president of Turkmenistan and the prime minister of Malaysia had tete-a-tete and expanded format talks on Sunday, 27 October 2019. Expanded format talks and press conference – Summary Here is the summary of the talks in the expanded format and the remarks of both the leaders to … [Read more...]
Премьер-министра Малайзии посетил Туркменистан
Премьер-министр Малайзии МахатхирМохамад посетил Туркменистан 26-28 октября 2019 года. Президент Туркменистана и премьер-министр Малайзии провели переговоры в формате «один на один» и в расширенном составе в воскресенье, 27 октября 2019 года. Переговоры в расширенном составе и пресс-конференция -краткая информация Ниже опубликовано краткое изложение переговоров в … [Read more...]
NAM Summit in Baku
nCa Report The 18th summit of NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) was held in Baku, 25-26 October 2019. During the summit, Azerbaijan took over the presidency of the movement from Venezuela for a three-year term from 2019 to 2022. The heads of state and government of 60 of the 120 member countries of NAM participated in the summit. The NAM was established at the 1961 … [Read more...]
Саммит Движения Неприсоединения в Баку
Доклад nCa 25-26 октября 2019 года в Баку состоялся 18-й саммит Движения Неприсоединения. В ходе саммита Азербайджан принял председательство в Движении от Венесуэлы на трехлетний срок с 2019 по 2022 год. В саммите приняли участие главы государств и правительств 60 из 120 стран-членов Движения Неприсоединения. Движение Неприсоединения было создано в 1961 году на … [Read more...]
Energy diplomacy of Turkmenistan discussed at OGT 2019 with focus on TAPI – Part 1
Tariq Saeedi The energy diplomacy of Turkmenistan in the context of transnational gas pipelines was discussed in a session at the annual oil and gas conference of in Ashgabat on 23 October 2019. Moderated by Jim Gillett of Gaffney, Cline & Associates (GCA), the session featured seven speakers. All of them except Ms. Elena Panova, the UN Resident Coordinator in … [Read more...]
Энергетическая дипломатия Туркменистана с акцентом на газопроводном проекте ТАПИ обсуждалась на НГТ 2019 -Часть 1
Тарик Саиди Энергетическая дипломатия Туркменистана в контексте транснациональных газопроводов обсуждалась на ежегодной нефтегазовой конференции в Ашхабаде 23 октября 2019 года. Модератором сессии выступил Джим Джиллетт из Gaffney, Cline&Associates (GCA). Всего на сессии выступили семь докладчиков. Все они, за исключением г-жи Елены Пановой, Постоянного координатора ООН … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan State News Agency to sign Memorandum of Cooperation with Russia Today
According to a presidential decree issued on 17 October 2019, the chairman of the Turkmenistan State News Agency TDH, Bekdurdy Amansariyev, has been authorized to sign memorandum of cooperation with the Russian autonomous non-profit organization TV-News, which is the owner of RT and RT TV. Similar provisions already exist for cooperation with the news and media services of … [Read more...]
Kazakhstan hosts the Ministerial Forum “Central Asia-Republic of Korea”
Elvira Kadyrova On 16 October 2019, Nur-Sultan hosted the 12th session of the forum "Central Asia – Republic of Korea" The forum was attended by the foreign ministers of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tleuberdi, Republic of Korea - Kang Kyung-wha, Kyrgyzstan - Chingiz Aidarbekov, Tajikistan - Sirojiddin Mukhriddin and Uzbekistan - Abdulaziz Kamilov. Turkmenistan was … [Read more...]
Kazan Federal University eyes on opening Russian language Centre in Turkmenistan
Elvira Kadyrova Kazan Federal University and the Ministry of education of Turkmenistan discuss the issues of the opening a teaching and methodological center of the Russian language in Turkmenistan, the University’s press service reports. According to the Director of the Situation analytical center of KFU, Deputy Director for scientific activities of the Institute of … [Read more...]
Turkish-Turkmen cooperation will continue to grow – minister of energy and natural resources of Turkey
Elvira Kadyrova “We will further strengthen our cooperation with Turkmenistan in all fields from culture, arts and literature to economy and energy and we will proceed with more sure steps into the future", said minister of energy and natural resources of Turkey FatihDönmez. The remarks came at the reception in Ankara, hosted by Turkmen ambassador on … [Read more...]
Declaration on strategic economic cooperation of the CIS member states
We, the heads of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (hereinafter – the CIS, the Commonwealth), attach great importance to the implementation of the economic interests of the Commonwealth and each of the CIS member countries, the creation of effective partnership mechanisms that allow improving the development of economic relations both within the CIS … [Read more...]
CIS and other regional structures – time to consolidate gains
Tariq Saeedi The CIS heads of state summit, held in Ashgabat on 11 October 2019, has added to the economic and other opportunities available to Central Asia. At a briefing on 12 October 2019 for diplomats and journalists on the outcome of the CIS Summit, the DPM and foreign minister of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, rightly pointed out that a vast array of opportunities had … [Read more...]
CIS states for closer interaction – Declaration on strategic economic cooperation signed
Elvira Kadyrova and Raviliya Kadyrova Ashgabat hosted Friday, 11 October 2019, the summit of the heads of state of the Commonwealth of Independent States. The summit was attended by: President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Kazakhstan Kasym-Jomart Tokayev President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sooronbay … [Read more...]
Lavrov: Russian-Turkmen relations progressing
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov praised the development of Turkmen-Russian relations in an interview with the press following a meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers in Ashgabat. “Our relationship is in very good condition. They are constantly progressing”, emphasized Lavrov. “Our presidents meet regularly, regular contacts are maintained at the level … [Read more...]
CIS foreign ministers meet in Ashgabat
Ashgabat hosts the final events under Turkmenistan's chairmanship in the CIS Elvira Kadyrova and Raviliya Kadyrova On 10 October 2019 the Council of ministers of foreign affairs of the Commonwealth met in Ashgabat. The gathering was attended by the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, the … [Read more...]
Korean embassy hosts reception to mark National Foundation Day of Korea
Ambassador Chin Ki-Hoon of Korea hosted a reception on Tuesday (8 October 2019) to mark the National Foundation Day of Korea. Here is the speech of the ambassador on the occasion: Honorable Chairman Niyazliyev, Turkmen Government Officials, Colleague Ambassadors and Diplomats, Korean citizens and ethnic Koreans, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen. Good … [Read more...]
Italian and Turkmen businessmen to meet in Milan
Elvira Kadyrova On 6 November 2019, the Turkmen-Italian business forum will be held in Milan, says the Italian Embassy in a press release. The event will be co-organized by the Italian Trade Agency, the ministries of economic development and foreign affairs of Italy, the diplomatic missions of Turkmenistan and Italy. A large delegation of several dozen private … [Read more...]
Embassy of India hosts dinner on 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and Indian Vegetarian Food Festival in Ashgabat
The embassy of India in Ashgabat hosted on Friday (4 October 2019) a reception to mark the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. It coincided with the Indian Vegetarian Food Festival. Here is the speech of Ambassador Azar A. H. Khan on the occasion: Excellency Mr. Sapardurdy Toyliyev, President of Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan Ambassadors, Colleagues and … [Read more...]
Kazakhstan eyes on ramping up commodity exports to Turkmenistan and other neighboring countries
Elvira Kadyrova Kazakhstan aims to increase the volume of non-oil exports to neighboring countries by 1.5 times by 2022. The statement came from the Vice-Minister of trade and integration of the country Kairat Torebayev. In early September, the president of Kazakhstan instructed the ministry of trade and integration to ensure favorable conditions for the promotion of Kazakh … [Read more...]
Embassy of Germany hosts reception to mark German Unity Day
The embassy of Germany in Ashgabat hosted on Thursday a reception to mark the German Unity Day. Here is the speech of Ambassador Neithart Hofer-Wissing at the reception: Dear Minister Amannepesov, distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, Today, 29 years ago both German states following decisions by their freely elected parliaments united themselves peacefully … [Read more...]
Russia’s oldest shipyard shares shipbuilding experience with Turkmenistan
Elvira Kadyrova At the end of September 2019, a delegation of Turkmen shipbuilders and representatives of transport logistics, freight forwarding companies visited the Nevsky Shipyard. The delegation was headed by trade representative of Russia in Turkmenistan Yelizarov Alexander. The visit was aimed getting acquainted with the activities of the plant, visiting … [Read more...]
Interview – Ambassador Sun Weidong of China
Ambassador Sun Weidong of China gave an interview to the Turkmen media on the 70th anniversary of the formation of the People’s Republic of China. Here is the unofficial, slightly paraphrased translation of the text: Q: October 1, the people of China celebrate National Day - the founding of the People’s Republic of China. What does this date mean for the Chinese … [Read more...]
Chinese embassy hosts reception to mark 70th anniversary of People’s Republic of China
The embassy of China in Turkmenistan hosted on Monday (30 September 2019) a reception to mark the 70th anniversary of the formation of the People’s Republic of China. Here is the speech of Ambassador Sun Weidong on the occasion: Dear Advisor to the President on Oil and Gas Issues, Mr. Kakaev! Ladies and Gentlemen! Friends! I warmly welcome you to the reception … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan switches to bicameral system of parliament – Why?
Tariq Saeedi Turkmenistan has decided to switch to the bicameral model of the parliament. The announcement was made during the recent session of the Peoples Council (Halk Maslakhaty) on 25 September 2019 in Ashgabat. The exact role this model is expected to play in the system of governance and society of Turkmenistan will be clear next year when the Constitutional Committee … [Read more...]
Annual session of Peoples Council of Turkmenistan
nCa Report The annual session of Halk Maslakhaty (Peoples Council) of Turkmenistan, chaired by President Berdymuhamedov, was held in Ashgabat on 25 September 2019. The speech of the president constituted the core of the session. He reviewed the progress made during the past year and outlined the main directions for the next year. The most important proposal made by … [Read more...]