The head of the Turkish parliament held a meeting in the Mejlis The Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye (GNAT) Mustafa Şentop and his accompanying parliamentary delegation held a meeting with the Speaker of the lower house (Mejlis) of the Parliament of Turkmenistan Gulshat Mammedova. Şentop said that Türkiye has always been proud of being the first state to … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan invites Central Asian and EU countries to the Ashgabat Conference on Peaceful Dialogue
Turkmenistan invites the countries of Central Asia and the European Union to take part in the upcoming Ashgabat International Week in the second decade of December, in particular in the Conference "Dialogue – Guarantee of Peace", which will be held in the Turkmen capital on 11 December 2022. The invitation was announced by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan … [Read more...]
Deputy FM of Turkmenistan met with the chief European diplomat in Samarkand
On the sidelines of the Samarkand EU-Central Asia connectivity conference, the head of the Turkmen delegation, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiev met with the High Representative, Vice President of the EU Josep Borrel. According to Borrel's tweet, the meeting discussed "the importance of bilateral & regional cooperation and using … [Read more...]
European Union – Central Asia Ministerial in Samarkand
On 17 November 2022, a Ministerial meeting in the format "European Union – Central Asia" was held in Samarkand. The heads and representatives of the EU and Central Asian foreign ministries discussed the current state of relations and prospects for strengthening cooperation between the two regions in the political, trade, economic, water and energy spheres, as well as … [Read more...]
The EU’s Youth Action Plan inspired a meeting of the Central Asian Youth during the Samarkand Connectivity Conference
The youth dialogue created the platform to amplify the voices of young people from five Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to discuss on the key conference themes. In an unprecedented feat, The European Union, together with its partners UNICEF and European Training Foundation (ETF) has hosted a youth dialogue for … [Read more...]
UNDP/IOM Workshop on Climate Change: thermal islands and climate refugees
Recently, the UNDP and IOM in Turkmenistan held a seminar on "Climate change: risks, assessment, planning", the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reports. The seminar was organized within the framework of the joint consulting project of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection and the UNDP and the Green Climate Fund "Development of the national adaptation planning … [Read more...]
Turkmen customs officers met online with representatives of the German Society for International Cooperation
On 17 November 2022, the specialists on automation of customs procedures of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan met with experts of the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) via a videoconference. The meeting was also attended by representatives of the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan. The parties discussed the … [Read more...]
President of Turkmenistan receives minister of oil of Iran
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan received on Wednesday, 16 November 2022, the minister of oil of Iran, Javad Ovji. The sides discussed the key aspects of bilateral cooperation in the fuel and energy sector, emphasizing the strategic nature of the sector in the economies of both the countries. They noted that the colossal resources and economic … [Read more...]
Border management and containment of drugs in Central Asia – EU-funded projects continue to lead the way
Tariq Saeedi Acronyms cannot usually tell a story, at least not in the case of BOMCA and CADAP. Anyone outside this region would be hard-pressed to make any sense of these acronyms that sound almost like real words. Nevertheless, this is an ongoing story: Cosimo and Ernest can tell it. First, a few words about BOMCA and CADAP. BOMCA is EU-funded Border Management … [Read more...]
Moscow format meeting on Afghanistan takes place without Afghan delegates
Elvira Kadyrova The participants of the fourth meeting of the Moscow format on Afghanistan called for the creation of an inclusive Afghan government and the early unfreezing of assets to overcome the socio-economic crisis in this country --- both of these topics are not novel. The Kabul government's inclusiveness, as understood by regional actors and players, became a … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan presented the priorities of the national climate change strategy at the SPECA Economic Forum in Almaty
Elvira Kadyrova "Our nations have a high potential for comprehensive cooperation and mutual interaсtion is very important for us. For Turkmenistan, environmental protection and environmental issues are of paramount importance and are a priority. These issues have acquired particular importance within the framework of the implementation of the SDGs and the elimination of the … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan voiced its position on the peaceful development in Afghanistan
Turkmenistan considers peace-building in Afghanistan from the point of view of the unity of its three main directions: political, economic and socio-humanitarian. This was stated on Monday (14 Nov) by Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev at a meeting with China's Special Envoy for Afghanistan Affairs Yue Xiaoyong. First of all, Turkmenistan stands for the … [Read more...]
Ambassador of Kazakhstan hosted a reception to mark the Day of Republic
Ambassador Askar Tazhibayev of Kazakhstan hosted a reception on 14 November 2022 to mark the Day of the Republic. The chief guest on behalf of Turkmen government was DPM Batyr Atdayev. Here is the speech of the Ambassador Askar Tazhibayev on the occasion: Dear Vice Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Batyr Taganovich! Your Excellencies! Ladies and Gentlemen! On … [Read more...]
Germany’s VDMA delegation to visit Turkmenistan
Germany’s VDMA (Mechanical Engineering Industry Association) textile technology trade delegation will visit Turkmenistan from 21 to 26 November 2022 on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economics, Monforts company said in a press release. Monforts is one of the most innovative manufacturers of textile industry equipment with a global reputation. The German … [Read more...]
Economic integration and transport connectivity under the spotlight of the summit of the Organization of Turkic States in Samarkand
Elvira Kadyrova On 11 November 2022, the ninth summit of the Organization of Turkic States took place in Samarkand, the capital of the Turkic civilization. The summit was attended by: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan President … [Read more...]
High-Level Meeting of the Group of Friends of Neutrality will take place in Turkmenistan
On 10 December 2022, a high-level meeting of the Group of Friends Neutrality for Peace, Security and Sustainable Development will be held in Ashgabat in a hybrid format. The Group was officially established on the initiative of Turkmenistan in September 2020 and has now been joined by more than 20 countries, in particular, co-authors of the resolutions of the United Nations … [Read more...]
Ashgabat to host the International Conference “Dialogue is the Guarantee of Peace”
On 11 December 2022, an International Conference "Dialogue is the Guarantee of Peace" will be held in Ashgabat in a hybrid format, co-organized by UN agencies. UN Member States, international, regional and sub-regional organizations and public associations, representatives of the private sector and public organizations, academic circles and the media are invited to … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan to host an International Week dedicated to neutrality
From 9 to 11 December 2022, Ashgabat will host a series of international events dedicated to the International Day of Neutrality, which is celebrated on 12 December. On 11 December 2022, it is planned to hold an international conference "Dialogue is the Guarantee of Peace" in a hybrid format. The Forum will sum up the results of significant international initiatives in … [Read more...]
Awarding ceremony at the Summit of the Organization of Turkic States
At the end of the summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States, an award ceremony was held. President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev summarized the results of the summit and noted the achievement of important decisions and agreements. The special contribution of the President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan … [Read more...]
Russian and Turkmen Railways outlined further steps to promote the North–South corridor
A meeting of representatives of JSC "Russian Railways Logistics", JSC "Russian Railways" and Turkmen Railways was held in Ashgabat. During the meeting, the mechanisms of bilateral cooperation on improving the conditions of cargo transportation along the eastern branch of the International Transport Corridor "North – South" were considered, Russian Railways Logistics … [Read more...]
OTS Council of Foreign Ministers met in Samarkand
On 10 November 2022, the 9th meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) took place in Samarkand under the chairmanship of the Uzbek side. The event was attended by the foreign ministers of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye, Hungary and the deputy foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, as well as the … [Read more...]
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Islamabad calls for improving transport connectivity with Turkmenistan
President of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari made a proposal to create a Turkmen-Pakistani joint transport company. The idea was announced on Wednesday, 9 November, during a meeting with the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Pakistan Atajan Movlamov. According to Pakistani news outlets, Bakhtawari spoke in favor of developing … [Read more...]
Serdar GB opened a complex of drainage facilities in Ashgabat
On Wednesday, 9 November, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov led the commissioning ceremony of a complex of drainage facilities in the suburbs of Ashgabat. Taking into account the geographical location of Ashgabat, which stretches at the foot of the northern slopes of Kopetdag, falls into the zone of influence of mudflows. In this regard, commissioning a complex of … [Read more...]
Arkadag Berdimuhamedov to attend OTS summit in Samarkand
The Summit of the Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States will be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on 11 November 2022. The Summit is expected to be attended by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov, the President of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Chairman of the … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan and USA concluded MoU on health care cooperation
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services of Turkmenistan and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services concluded an intergovernmental Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation in the fields of health and medical sciences. The document was inked on Monday, 7 November, during the meeting of the US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian … [Read more...]
Cities of Turkmenistan on the way to sustainable and green development
The energy efficiency of residential areas as a factor of sustainable development of the urban environment was recently discussed during an interdepartmental meeting, which was attended by specialists of the city administrations of Ashgabat and Turkmenbashi, hotel business, engineers of the Architectural Design Institute "Turkmen state project" (Turkmendowlettaslama), teachers … [Read more...]
President of Turkmenistan received the US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met Monday, 7 Nov, with Donald Lu, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs. During the meeting, issues of the Turkmen-American dialogue were discussed. Donald Lu confirmed the US interest in strengthening interstate relations with Turkmenistan. The sides noted that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the … [Read more...]
Turkmen FM and US Assistant Secretary discussed key areas of cooperation
On 7 November 2022, the Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov has received the US delegation headed by Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu. The parties considered a wide range of issues of Turkmen-American cooperation, as well as touched upon international and regional topics, including Afghan problem. The … [Read more...]
Eastern Cheleken field produced over 48,000 tons of oil
Turkmenistan implements the most recent advances in modern science and best practices in all sectors of the national economy, including the fuel and energy complex. The first appraisal well on the Cheleken Peninsula was drilled in a slant drilling method at the Eastern Cheleken field at the beginning of the year. The volume of crude oil extracted from this onshore well, … [Read more...]
Cooperation of the Republic of Belarus with Turkmenistan and other states of the Central Asian region
Vyacheslav Beskosty, Ambassador of Belarus in Turkmenistan After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Republic of Belarus managed to maintain friendly relations with all the post-Soviet republics of Central Asia without exception and, subsequently, build mutually beneficial cooperation on the basis of a common history, and restore old and establish new cooperative ties. An … [Read more...]
US Assistant Secretary of State went on a tour of three Central Asian countries – the first stop is Turkmenistan
This week, US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu is visiting Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan (from 6 to 11 November). According to the State Department, the visit is aimed “to o reinforce the United States’ commitment to each country’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity and our shared goal of a prosperous, … [Read more...]
2024 has been declared the year of Makhtumkuli in the Turkic world, and Annau to become its cultural capital
The Turkmen town of Annau has been declared the cultural capital of the Turkic world for 2024. This year has also been announced the year of the great Turkmen national poet and thinker Makhtumkuli. The relevant decisions are fixed in the final declaration of the 39th meeting of the Permanent Council of TURKSOY, which was held on 5 November in Turkish Bursa - the current … [Read more...]
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 relations in … [Read more...]
Uzbekistan may start exporting John Deere agricultural machinery to Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan's largest automaker UzAuto and John Deere Walldorf GmbH & Co. KG – the daughter of a global manufacturer of agricultural machinery – inked a cooperation agreement. The signing ceremony took place on 31 October in Waldorf, Germany. The deal makes Uzbekistan not only John Deere's sole partner in Central Asia for the production of this brand's agricultural … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan opens border crossings for the movement of foreign vehicles
Turkmen Motor Transport Agency has notified that from 7 November 2022, Turkmenistan will allow drivers of foreign and Turkmen vehicles to enter, exit, and transit through the following border crossings, subject to the necessary requirements: Turkmenbashi International Seaport "Artyk" (border with Iran) "Sarakhs" (border with Iran), "Garabogaz" (border with … [Read more...]
Logistics companies of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Russia will jointly develop the North-South corridor
Russian Railways Logistics, Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ Express), and the Transport and Logistics Center of Turkmenistan (TULM) signed a memorandum of cooperation in international and transit freight transportation. The document provides for the following areas of cooperation: organization of regular cargo freight in trilateral and transit traffic increase in the volume … [Read more...]
National and European experts discussed the prospects of cooperation between the EU and Turkmenistan in the field of education
On 2 November, a conference on "EU-Turkmenistan cooperation in education" was held in Ashgabat co-organized by the EU Delegation, ministries of foreign affairs and education of Turkmenistan. The forum was aimed at raising awareness of the academic circles of Turkmenistan about the existing opportunities for cooperation with European universities. For this purpose, the event … [Read more...]
Turkmen Cultural Center in Uzbekistan marks 20th anniversary
The Turkmen delegation headed by the Executive Secretary of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO Chinar Rustamova is visiting Tashkent these days to participate in the celebrations on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Republican Turkmen Cultural Center in Uzbekistan. During the visit, which will last until 3 November 2022, the delegation will … [Read more...]
Census 2022 in Turkmenistan: what data will be collected and why this campaign is crucial?
Elvira Kadyrova A complete population and housing census will be held in Turkmenistan from 17 to 27 December 2022. The State Statistics Committee has distributed an information notice to citizens about the upcoming public action. The motto of the population census 2022 is "Unity, Happiness, Bright Future". In parallel, TV and radio have joined awareness raising about the … [Read more...]
Turkmen National Oil and Gas Company acquired a stake in the Dragon Oil’s Cheleken project
The Turkmen state oil and gas company Napeco has acquired a 5%-stake in the production sharing agreement (PSA) of Dragon Oil for the Cheleken field in the Caspian Sea, Argus Media reports. The deal was concluded on the sidelines of the Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan -2022 conference in Ashgabat, Napeco CEO Maksat Pirliev said. In July of this year, Turkmeneft and Dragon Oil … [Read more...]
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 newspaper … [Read more...]
Sustainable Cities for Green Future – Interview with Ms.Narine Sahakyan, resident representative of UNDP in Turkmenistan
(on the occasion of the World Cities Day - 31 October) The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been cooperating with the Government of Turkmenistan for over 25 years, being the country's largest international development partner. One of the important areas of your partnership with the Government focuses on environmental protection and combatting the climate change. … [Read more...]
Ambassador of Türkiye hosted a reception to mark the Republic Proclamation Day
Ambassador Togan Oral of Türkiye hosted a reception on 29 October 2022 to mark the 99th anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic. The chief guest on behalf of Turkmen government was DPM, Co-Chairman of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Turkish Commission on Economic Cooperation Batyr Atdayev. Here is the speech of the Ambassador Togan Oral on the occasion: Esteemed … [Read more...]
Over 20 documents adopted at the meeting of CIS Heads of Government in Astana
On 28 October 2022, a regular meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in Astana under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Alikhan Smailov. The meeting was attended by the Prime Ministers and Deputy Prime Ministers of Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Belarus. Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, … [Read more...]
Russia launches a regular container service through Turkmenistan
JSC "Russian Railways Logistics" has launched a regular container train on the eastern branch of the international transport corridor "North - South". On 24 October, a container train consisting of 31 forty-foot containers set off from Chekhov station near Moscow. The train will transit through Kazakhstan to Sarakhs station on the Turkmen-Iranian border. Containers … [Read more...]
OGT-2022: ADB and Turkmenistan are developing a new Country Partnership Strategy
ADB Country Director in Turkmenistan Artur Andrysiak in his speech highlighted key cooperation projects with Turkmenistan in the energy sector and new trends in financing taking into account climate action. Since 2000 ADB helped Turkmenistan to diversify exports and increase regional connectivity to capitalize on the country’s vast energy resources and strategic … [Read more...]
Astana hosted the First EU-Central Asia Summit
On Thursday, 27 October, Astana hosted the first EU-Central Asia summit. The President of the European Council Charles Michel and the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan took part in its work. Turkmenistan was represented by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, in charge of economic and financial issues Hojamurat … [Read more...]
OGT-2022: Turkmenistan’s hydrocarbon resources estimated at 71 billion tons of oil equivalent
"Turkmenistan, thanks to its advantageous geopolitical position, dynamic development of the national economy, and rich deposits of hydrocarbons, is one of the largest players in the global energy market," Batyr Amanov, State Minister, Chairman of the State Concern Turkmengaz, stated in his speech at the OGT-2022 plenary session. As noted, the practically unexplored reserves … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan develop cooperation in the customs sphere
Following the results of the summit talks in Ashgabat on 21 October, the heads of the customs services of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of personnel training and a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of prevention and detection of suspicious financial transactions by the parties. Under the MoUs, the parties will exchange … [Read more...]
Top diplomats from Korea and Central Asian countries held the 15th Cooperation Forum
Highlights Korea and the five Central Asian countries confirm the importance partnership and strengthening cooperation Ashgabat to host the next Korea-Central Asia Cooperation Forum. Turkmenistan supports the solidarity of the Central Asian countries and Korea in matters of peace and security Meeting of Turkmen and Korean FMs Busan and Turkmenbashi may become … [Read more...]