A team of archaeologists from the International Association of Mediterranean and Oriental Studies (Rome), the Free University of Berlin and the Bologna University will continue excavations this autumn on the territory of ancient Margush – in the Togolok-1 complex. This is reported by the portal of the archaeological project “Togolok-1” (TAP) https://togolokarchaelogicalproject.wordpress.com/ Field work is […]
Archives for April 2023
Expert Club of North-South Transport Corridor is working on opening branches in Turkmenistan and other Central Asian countries
The Caspian International Integration Club “North-South” is an expert and coordination platform for the promotion of the International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC), may open its representative offices in Turkmenistan and other Central Asian countries. The statement came from the chairman of the Club Ramazan Abdulatipov at the opening ceremony of the Club’s branch in New […]
First Chinese Lu Ban Workshop will open in Turkmenistan
An online meeting was held at the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International Oil and Gas University with the participation of representatives of the Turkmen branch of the Chinese National Oil and Gas Corporation (CNPC) “International Ltd”, as well as two Chinese universities – Hebei Petroleum Vocational Technical University and Xi’an Petroleum University, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reports. […]
First day of Turkmenistan’s energy forum in Dubai ends in positive vibes – Industry leaders upbeat on faster greening of hydrocarbon sector
The first day of the two-day forum on Turkmenistan’s energy sector, being held in Dubai, concluded on the evening of 26 April 2023. The pace and direction set by the plenary session continued in the three thematic sessions. Among the many new things that brought the aura of freshness to this event was the total […]
First meeting of India-Central Asia Working Group on Chabahar port adopted a joint statement
On 12-13 April 2023, the first meeting of the joint Working Group on Chabahar Port at the level of senior officials of Central Asia and India was held in Mumbai, India. The event was organized under the multilateral cooperation in the India+Central Asia format, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan said. The meeting was […]
FMs of Russia and Central Asian countries will meet in Samarkand next week
On 14 April 2023, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will take part in the sixth meeting of the foreign ministers of Russia and Central Asia – Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan – to be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the Russian Foreign Ministry reports. The event will discuss promising areas of six-party cooperation […]
Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan hosted a meeting with EU Special Rep for Central Asia
On April 20, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with a delegation led by the Special Representative of the European Union for Central Asia Ambassador Terhi Hakala, Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan said in a press release. During the meeting, a wide range of issues was discussed on the […]
G7 to continue cooperation with Central Asia in addressing regional problems
During the meeting in Japan, the Foreign Ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) announced the continued support of the Central Asian countries in responding to regional problems. This was announced during the one-hour session “Afghanistan and Central Asia”, organized on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Karuizawa, held on 16-18 April […]
Gains in hydrocarbon production and exports spurred Turkmenistan’s economic recovery in 2022 – ADB says
Gains in hydrocarbon production and exports spurred economic recovery of Turkmenistan in 2022. Inflation remained in double digits, and the current account registered a large surplus. Growth will increase slightly in 2023 and moderate in 2024, says ADB’s flagship report’s April release – Asian Development Outlook (ADO). Here are some excerpts from Asian Development Outlook April […]
Galkynysh field – abundant opportunities for Turkmenistan’s international partnership
The Galkynysh field, which brings Turkmenistan into the ranks of the nations – largest possessors of hydrocarbon resources, opens up wide opportunities for investment cooperation. Several speakers on the first day of the International Forum on Attracting Foreign Investments in the Energy Sector of Turkmenistan, underway held these days in Dubai, shared on upgraded geological […]
GCC welcomes enhancing relations with Turkmenistan
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jassem Mohamed Albudaiwi met with Oraz Charyyev, Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday, 10 April 2023 at the headquarters of the General Secretariat in Riyadh, press service of GCC states. During the meeting, ways to strengthen GCC-Turkmen relations were discussed in light […]
Girls from Turkmenistan programming their way into the future
Today, on 27 April 2023, UNICEF joins the girls around the world to mark the “Girls in ICT Day” and shares the stories of Aylar and Shirin, two girls from Turkmenistan, who are studying programming for computer systems. In this article, the girls talk about their journey in the field of programming and what it […]
Global food prices have dropped by more than 20% compared to last year’s peak: FAO report
The Food Price Index released by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) last week says that the global food prices have decreased by 20.5% from their peak last year. As reported by TASS, the index fell for the 12th consecutive month in March 2023, averaging 126.9 points, down 2.1% from the […]
Head of the Korea-Turkmenistan interparliamentary friendship group is on a working visit to Ashgabat
A parliamentary delegation led by the head of the Interparliamentary Friendship Group Korea–Turkmenistan Lee Dal-gon is on a working visit to Ashgabat. On Monday, 17 April, the delegation held a number of meetings, including with Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Speaker of Parliament Dunyagozel Gulmanova, Deputy Prime Minister for the Oil and Gas […]
Heads of Customs Agencies of Central Asia and China will meet in April
On 6 April 2023, the representatives of the customs services of Central Asia and China met via videoconference at the initiative of the General Customs Administration of the People’s Republic of China, the Customs Service of Turkmenistan reports. The experts discussed the preparations for the meeting of the Heads of Customs departments of the six […]
Here are some pictures to give a quick intro to Turkmen Culture
Elvira Kadyrova and Raviliya Kadyrova Of course, like any other culture, the Turkmen culture cannot be summed up in a few random pictures. The idea is rather improbable. However, the pictures we are presenting here are a good starting point to the long and enriching journey to get acquainted with the culture of the Turkmen […]
High level of strategic trust between Central Asia and China emphasized by FMs of the six countries in Xi’an
Central Asia is not a field for geopolitical battles, says China On 27 April 2023, the 4th meeting of the Foreign Ministers of China and Central Asian countries was held in Xi’an under the chairmanship of State Council member, Foreign Minister Qin Gang. It was attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu, […]
Humanitarian cooperation discussed at the regular meeting of the CIS Foreign Ministers in Samarkand
The meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held on 14 April 2023 in Samarkand. The event was attended by foreign ministers and high-ranking officials of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, as well as CIS Secretary General Sergey Lebedev. In a broad […]
Hyundai Engineering – Бронзовый партнер Международного форума по привлечению иностранных инвестиций в энергетический сектор Туркменистана
Hyundai Engineering является Бронзовым партнером Международного форума по привлечению иностранных инвестиций в энергетический сектор Туркменистана, который состоится 26-27 апреля 2023 года в отеле «Hyatt Regency», г. Дубай, ОАЭ. Hyundai Engineering, основанная в 1974 году, превратилась в глобальную инжиниринговую компанию, предоставляющую инженерные решения в различных областях не только в Корее, но и по всему миру, привнося […]
Hyundai Engineering is the Bronze partner of the International Forum to attract foreign investments in Turkmenistan’s oil and gas sector
Hyundai Engineering is the Bronze partner of the International Forum to attract foreign investments in Turkmenistan’s oil and gas sector, which will be held on April 26-27, 2023 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dubai, UAE. Hyundai Engineering was established in 1974 and has grown into a global engineering company, continuing to provide engineering solutions in […]
In growing acceptance of hydrogen as clean, sustainable fuel, China will build 400km pipeline, longest in the world
nCa Report China plans to build an over-400-km hydrogen pipeline to more effectively transfer clean fuel from the resources-rich west to energy-consuming regions in the east, says Xinhua. This is a sign of the growing acceptance of hydrogen as a clean, sustainable fuel. The project designed to channel hydrogen from Ulanqab, north China’s Inner Mongolia […]
India hosts first meeting on Chabahar Port development with Central Asia
The first meeting of the India-Central Asia Joint Working Group on Chabahar is underway in Mumbai. The two-day meet, which began on Wednesday, was one of the key outcomes of the Delhi Declaration of the first India Central Asia summit held in January last year. The participants of the meeting include India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, […]
International Conference “Central Asia: towards sustainable future through strong regional institution”
International Conference “Central Asia: Towards sustainable future through strong regional institution” The dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the International Fund for saving the Aral Sea will be held on 5-7 June 2023 in Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan. For 30 years of its activity, IFAS has been able to provide a regional platform for dialogue […]
International Forum to Attract Investments in Energy Sector of Turkmenistan – Concluding Day – Key Takeaways
Elvira Kadyrova The second and the last day of the Dubai International Forum to attract investments in Turkmenistan’s energy sector included two sessions titled ‘Investment opportunities in the Turkmen energy sector: Offshore’ and ‘Accelerating Turkmenistan’s drive to monetize and diversify new energy resources’. Senior officials and representatives of Dragon oil, Yug-Neftegaz Private Limited, SC “Turkmengeology”, […]
International Industrial Exhibition “INNOPROM. Central Asia” started in Uzbekistan
Three-day International Industrial Exhibition “INNOPROM. Central Asia” started in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on 24 April 2023. The exhibition is attended by more than 5,000 delegates, as well as over 300 foreign companies, business representatives and government agencies of the CIS countries, France, Italy, the Netherlands, India, Singapore, China, Japan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Turkmenistan. According to […]
International institutions upgrade growth outlook of Chinese economy in 2023 – China sees it as opportunity to provide better partnership experience to the world
The international institutions including the World Bank have recently upgraded the growth prospects of the Chinese economy for 2023. The Chinese authorities see it as an opportunity to provide mutually beneficial partnership to the world. This was evident during the daily press briefing of the foreign office of China on 11 April 2023. The foreign […]
IRU: The growing need for trade facilitation across Central Asia
Government and business in Central Asia can work together to streamline border crossings and better manage growing trade flows with tried-and-tested UN instruments and digitalisation. Central Asia sits at the heart of east-west connectivity. Traffic pressure on evolving routes and resulting border crossing challenges are hampering the flow of goods, leading to long border queues […]
IRU: Растущая потребность в упрощении процедур торговли в Центральной Азии
Правительство и бизнес в Центральной Азии могут поработать вместе над тем, чтобы упростить пересечение границ и лучше управлять растущими торговыми потоками с помощью испытанных инструментов ООН и цифровизации. Ведь Центральная Азия находится в самом сердце связей между Востоком и Западом. Транспортная нагрузка на изменяющихся маршрутах и возникающие в результате этого проблемы с пересечением границ затрудняют […]
Israeli Foreign Minister to visit Turkmenistan
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen will fly from Azerbaijan to Turkmenistan on Wednesday night (19 April), becoming the first Israeli minister to visit the Central Asian state in the last three decades, The Times of Israel reports. During the visit, Minister Cohen will inaugurate the Israeli Embassy in Ashgabat. On Thursday, 20 April, the head […]
İstanbul to Host SITE Global Conference in 2024
This year, the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) will hold its 2024 Global Conference between 26-29 February 2024 in İstanbul. Organized by SITE Türkiye, which is working intensively for the development of incentive tourism in Türkiye, the conference offers participants from all over the world an opportunity to discover Türkiye. In February 2024, İstanbul […]
Joint Kazakhstan-Afghanistan Business Forum in Kabul – Kazakhstan to open trade representation in Herat – Batch of humanitarian aid handed to Afghanistan
According to the media of Kazakhstan and Afghanistan, and the official website of the prime minister of Kazakhstan, a Kazakh delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister forTrade, Minister Serik Zhumangarin, visited Kabul recently. The delegation included 18 heads or senior representatives of enterprises from Kazakhstan. The joint Kazakhstan-Afghanistan business forum took place and the delegation […]
Kazakhstan aims to build up its transit capacity between China and Central Asia
Kazakhstan aims to construct a large commercial and logistics hub on the bypass railway around Almaty, which will be built to boost the transit flows from China to Central Asia, The transit goods to/from neighboring China have been delivered to Kazakhstan through the Altynkol – Khorgos border crossing, where there is an intensive growth in […]
Kazakhstan and Pakistan are in talks to create a joint export-import company
A Pakistani delegation led by the Honorary Consul of Kazakhstan in Lahore Rao Khalid Mahmud, is visiting Kazakhstan. Meeting was held on 9 April 2023 with the First Vice Minister of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan Arman Shakkaliyev. According Kazakh media including Kazinform, Shakkaliev said, “We have high hopes for the opening […]
Kazakhstan and Russia reaffirm the course of strategic partnership and alliance during Nurtleu’s visit to Moscow
Issues of regional interaction were widely discussed during the talks between Kazakhstan’s and Russia’s Foreign Ministers The new Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu, appointed to this post just over a week ago, made his first foreign visit in a new capacity to Moscow. “This underlines the objective reality – the closest ties […]
Kazakhstan has recorded a record inflow of foreign direct investment over the past 10 years
EU and USA are in the top investors By the end of 2022, the gross inflow of foreign direct investment to Kazakhstan reached US $ 28 billion, breaking a record for the last ten years (in 2012 – US $ 28.9 billion). The indicator is 17.7% up compared to 2021 (US $ 23.8 billion), the […]
Kazakhstan to host Microsoft multiregional hub
Microsoft has decided to locate its multiregional hub in Kazakhstan, reports Kazinform. It will cover Central Asia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Mongolia, and Pakistan. «Localization of the Microsoft operation will let Kazakhstan turn into a centre of attraction of technologies and advanced solutions on a regional level. Being a centre of technological development and Microsoft innovations […]
Kazakhstan will privatize Qazaq Air and Air Astana
There are plans to privatize two of the three airlines of Kazakhstan – Qazaq Air and Air Astana. According to Informburo of Kazakhstan, the government will shed its share in these airlines to promote competition in the civil aviation market. The share of state participation in Air Astana and Fly Arystan is 76%, in Qazaq […]
Kazakhstan will start producing CT Scanners and Ultrasound machines
Kazakhstan has decided to start producing locally the CT Scanners and Ultrasound machines. The information came during a meeting between the Kazakh Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov and director general of GE HealthCare in Russia and CIS Elena Legezina. According to a report by Kazakhstan Today, GE HealthCare is studying in depth the project on localization […]
Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan may conclude an agreement in the field of customs
The need to conclude an interstate agreement in the field of customs between Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan was underlined during a working meeting between Chairman of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan Maksat Khudaikulyev and Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to Turkmenistan Azizbek Madmarov. The meeting took place on Monday, 24 April. According to the press […]
Kyrgyzstan to send business mission to Ashgabat
The National Investment Agency of Kyrgyzstan, together with the Embassy in Turkmenistan, plans to organize a business mission to Ashgabat in May this year, “Economist.kg ” reports with reference to the press service of the agency. The business mission is an important event for the development of bilateral cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan to establish […]
Lower House of the Parliament of Kazakhstan ratified the Agreement on the regime of the Kazakh-Turkmen state border
The Majilis of Kazakhstan (the lower house of Parliament) adopted the law “On ratification of the agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of Turkmenistan on the regime of the Kazakh-Turkmen state border,” Kazakh media reported. “On 25 October 2021, an agreement on the regime of the Kazakh-Turkmen state border […]
Media roundtable in Turkmenistan focuses on fake news, social media – Part One
nCa Report It was stepping into the uncharted territory, literally. — The media roundtable hosted jointly by the foreign office of Turkmenistan and the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat on 14 April 2023 was a unique and unprecedented event. The theme of the roundtable was – “New formats of cooperation in the international information environment.” It […]
Media roundtable in Turkmenistan focuses on fake news, social media – Part Three
nCa Analysis A picture used to be worth more than a thousand words. That was the going price before the AI. Now that the AI has kicked its way into the room, the picture and the word are pasted on the same side of the face – like a bizarre Picasso. The enormity of the […]
Media roundtable in Turkmenistan focuses on fake news, social media – Part Two
nCa Report The media roundtable organized jointly by the foreign ministry of Turkmenistan and the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat was held in the entrance hall of the institute of international relations. After the brief inaugural remarks by the deputy ministry of foreign affairs of Turkmenistan, Mahri Bashimova, and Ambassador John MacGregor, the head of the […]
Meet Merjen from Turkmenistan, striving to unleash the power of women and girls in Tech
Marking 2023 International Girls in ICT Day, 27 April Jahan Saparmamedova, UNDP Turkmenistan Communications Analyst Merjen Saparmyradova graduated from the International Turkmen-Turkish University with a degree in software engineering and system administration. She believes that knowledge in technology and increased participation of women and girls in the development of digital solutions can play an important […]
Mosques in Turkmenistan honored the memory of the President’s grandmother, Arkadag’s mother – Ogulabat eje
On Friday, 14 April, at the Hezreti Omar mosque in Ashgabat, the National Leader of the Turkmen people Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov gave sadaka iftar on the day of commemoration of mother and grandmother Ogulabat Berdimuhamedova. Memorial services and sadaka were also offered in other mosques of Ashgabat and across […]
Mother Nature is the greatest of artists – Caspian beach of Turkmenistan is its canvas
Elvira Kadyrova Mother Nature is the greatest of artists, the ultimate inspiration of all things creative. The whole world is its canvas is its canvas. The Caspian beach of Turkmenistan including the Awaza national tourist zone is an attractive part of this canvas. Here are some of the masterpieces of Mother Nature we captured recently […]
Mysterious Moon from the Caspian coast in Turkmenistan
One clear late evening, we decided to test 100x zoom of very well-known smartphone’s camera. This is what the Moon looked like when shooting from the coast of the Caspian Sea in Awaza, the national tourist zone in Turkmenistan. The date of the snapshot is 28 March 2023. The average distance to the moon is 382,500 […]
National Leader of the Turkmen people Arkadag Berdimuhamedov met with the Chairman of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye
On Tuesday, April 4, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with Chairman of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu. During the meeting, a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation were discussed. Arkadag noted the expansion of the Turkmen-Turkish dialogue in […]
New Parliament in Turkmenistan held its first meeting – Democratic Party won the majority of seats – Speaker of the Mejlis elected
nCa Report On Thursday, 6 April 2023, the first meeting of the Mejlis (Parliament) of Turkmenistan of the seventh convocation was held with the participation of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov. Chairman of the Central Commission for Elections and Referendums in Turkmenistan G.Myradov opened a meeting with report on the results of the elections held on 26 […]