From 4 July 2022, the Turkmen authorities have allowed transit trucks to cross the Lotfabad checkpoint (Iran) in the city of Derregez in northeastern Iran in order to transport goods to Central Asian countries. The statement came from the head of the Transit and Road Transportation Department of Khorasan Razavi province Mortez Mojaradi. The agreement […]
Iranian, Russian and Kazakhstan leaders to visit Ashgabat for Caspian summit
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is scheduled to travel to Ashgabat on Wednesday, 29 June, to attend a Summit of Caspian Sea littoral states. According to Iranian media, the president will head a high-level economic delegation to Turkmenistan’s capital. The press service of Kazakhstani president has already confirmed visit of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Ashgabat. Earlier, Kremlin’s […]
Turkmenistan is preparing for the Caspian Summit
The sixth Summit of the heads of the Caspian states will be held in Ashgabat on 29 June 2022. On Friday, at a government meeting, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov presented the program of the meeting. A set of important issues related to the further development of interstate cooperation […]
Which electric cars may appear in Turkmenistan?
On Saturday, 25 Jun, the head of upper house of Turkmen Parliament Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov visited the construction site of the administrative center of Akhal province. During the presentation, he looked through the images of electric cars that will be used as taxis in the new city. They included JAC-eJ7, JAC-eJS4, MAN TGE Combi Van. JAC-eJ7 […]
Turkmen Parliament took part in the TURKPA session
The 11th plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkic-speaking Countries (TurkPA) was held in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, reported by the Kabar agency. Deputy Chairman of the upper house of Parliament Kasymguly Babayev represented Turkmenistan, participated as an honorary guest. The plenary session was also attended by Toraga Zhogorku Kenesh Talent Mamytov, Chairman of the Majilis […]
Turkmen logistics center will be located in the Astrakhan port SEZ
Astrakhan authorities are developing relations with Turkmenistan in the fields of transport and logistics, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Astrakhan region Denis Afanasyev said, according to AstoVolga news agency. “The Government of the Astrakhan region is negotiating with the Agency of Transport and Communications of Turkmenistan to open a logistics center of Turkmenistan […]
Turkmenistan sent humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
A humanitarian cargo sent from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan in connection with the devastating earthquake that occurred recently in the Afghan provinces of Khost and Paktika arrived in Kabul today. This action was carried out in accordance with the Order of the President of Turkmenistan, who immediately responded to the natural disaster that befell the fraternal […]
Ashgabat Conference on Environmental Aspects of Hydrocarbon Production generated ideas for partnership with Turkmenistan in line with the global eco-agenda
Elvira Kadyrova On Thursday, 23 June 2022, an international scientific conference on environmental aspects in the production of hydrocarbon resources was held in Ashgabat in hybrid format. The Forum was organized by the State Concerns “Türkmengaz” and “Türkmennebit” in partnership with the company “Turkmen Forum” and the British company GaffneyCline. The event brought together more […]
Turkmenistan came up with a plan to extinguish the “Gates of Hell”
The Darvaza gas crater or the Shining Karakum is located 270 kilometers from Ashgabat in the central Karakums. Back in Soviet times, in 1963, an attempt was made to drill an exploration well there, but a gas-filled void was discovered at a shallow depth. A sinkhole was formed with a depth of 20 meters and […]
Famous Canadian traveler dreams of returning to Darvaza
Ravilya Kadyrova George Kourounis shared his memories of Darvaza at the conference. In 2013, he became the first man to sink to the bottom of a blazing crater under the expedition organized with the support of the National Geographic. In search of alien life forms, the famous traveler spent 17 minutes in a raging fiery […]