Turkmenistan builds railway to Afghanistan

Construction of the Atamyrat-Imamnazar (Turkmenistan) – Akina (Afghanistan) section of the Asian International Railway Transport Corridor (Phase 1) has been completed, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan said in a message on October 31. Construction of the Turkmen-Afghan railway started on June 5, 2013. The total length of the transnational highway is 88 kilometers, 85 kilometers…

Turkmenistan and Qatar to expand business ties

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Qatar’s Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani, the head of Al Faisal Holding, stressed at the meeting that the fuel and energy sector, transport and communications were priority vectors of cooperation between Turkmenistan and Qatar, the Turkmen government said in a message. According to the message, the agreements reached the…

Turkmenistan: President and CIFAL head mull co-op prospects

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Gilles Remy, head of the French CIFAL company, exchanged views on the prospects of partnership as part of the priorities of socio-economic development of the country and joint work experience. Stressing readiness to develop mutually beneficial cooperation, Remy expressed the company’s interest in strengthening the positions on the Turkmen market.…