Turkmenistan and Malaysia have exchanged views on expansion of trade and economic cooperation between the two countries, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said. The meeting with Ambassador of Malaysia took place in the Turkmen Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The spheres of energy and education were noted among the priority areas of mutual interest. During the meeting,…
Ashgabat hosted a meeting to discuss the concept of Turkmenistan’s chairmanship at the International Fund for saving the Aral Sea (IFAS), the Turkmen government said in a message. Turkmenistan’s activity will focus on the fight against the consequences of the Aral crisis and preventing the degradation of ecosystems in the Aral Sea region, conservation of…
Fleet of the Turkmenistan Airlines has been recently renewed with several Boeing aircraft, the Turkmen government said in a message. Turkmenistan received three Boeing 737-800 aircraft in 2013 and two Boeing 777-200 LR aircraft in 2014. In April 2015, Turkmenistan decided to purchase three more Boeing 737-800 aircraft. In addition, Turkmenistan is considering the further…
The Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan (TAT) railway, which is under construction, is intended to stimulate trade ties between the countries of the region, the Turkmen government said in a message. The first phase of the project envisages construction of two railway sections: a 85-kilometer Atamyrat-Imamnazar line in Turkmenistan and a 38-kilometer line from Imamnazar to the Andkhoy village…
Turkmenistan attaches great importance to the creation of joint-stock companies as part of the comprehensive measures carried out in the country for transition to the market economy. A total of 242 joint-stock companies were registered in the country as of January 1, up by 17 companies compared with 2014, according to the statistical reports. Only…
The installation of the facility for production of Euro 5 gasoline is nearing completion at the refinery in Turkmenistan’s Seidi city, said the message from the country’s oil and gas complex. The project, being implemented by a group of companies WTL (FZE) from the United Arab Emirates and Westport Trading Europe Limited (US), is planned…
An Iranian private company is negotiating gas swap with Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, Azizollah Ramazani, director of the International Affairs Department at the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), said. He did not unveil further details. Iran has already announced readiness for natural gas swap projects with Russia, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan. It was earlier announced that Iran…