Ashgabat has hosted round table discussions on the Turkmen-Saudi relations, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a message on November 27. The event was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The Saudi delegation was represented by Rector of the Institute of Diplomatic Studies under the Ministry…
Turkmenistan is ready to use the East-West internal gas pipeline to supply its energy resources to international markets through the Caspian region. After the commissioning of the East-West gas pipeline in December 2015, great prospects were opened for further expansion of multilateral mutually beneficial partnership in the energy sector, says the report. Construction of various…
The Turkmen Railway Transport Ministry and the Afghanistan Railway Authority have signed an agreement, which will give additional impetus to Afghanistan’s economic development and provide possibilities for the country’s access to third states. The MoU envisages a major overhaul of the railway track at the border station of Torgundi in Afghanistan. During the signing ceremony…
Livestock farms of the Turkmen Ministry of Agriculture and Water Management have been provided with the planned volume of winter fodder. It was planned to collect 90,321 tons of various types of fodder. To date, almost 92,000 tons of fodder have been collected, which is 102% of the plan. In Turkmenistan, the harvest season starts…
Turkmenistan Coca-Cola Bottlers Ltd., engaged in the production and distribution of soft drinks, is on the verge of closure and has already stopped production. The company has faced difficulties with currency conversion, problems with the import of ingredients needed for the production of beverages and pressure from local business companies. Only remains of beverages produced…
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has met with Chief Adviser on Infrastructure and Technology to the Afghan president Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi, the Turkmen government said in message on November 17. According to the message, Qayoumi stressed the great importance of the large-scale projects, which were being implemented, for the regional countries. Among those projects is the…
The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has endorsed a 5-year Country Partnership Strategy for Turkmenistan to support regional cooperation and economic diversification during 2017-2021. The Bank announced that the document was ADB’s first full Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) with Turkmenistan since the country joined ADB in 2000. Turkmenistan has made important progress in…