After a four-year of pandemic-caused break, the Russian archaeological expedition exploring the settlement of Ilgynly-Depe in southern Turkmenistan has resumed its work, TASS reported, with reference to Natalia Solovyova, the expedition head and director of the Center for Rescue Archaeology at the Institute of the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. […]
CIS Summit in Bishkek – Security and Economy Top Priorities in Turkmenistan President’s Speech – A number of documents adopted, including a Statement on international relations in a multipolar world
nCa Report On 13 October 2023, the CIS Summit of the Heads of state was held in Bishkek under the chairmanship of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov. The summit was attended by: President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev President of Russia Vladimir Putin […]
Russia and Turkmenistan discussing draft agreement on joint university
The draft agreement on the establishment of a Russian-Turkmen University in Turkmenistan was discussed in Ashgabat at a meeting between Russian Deputy Minister of Education and Science Konstantin Mogilevsky and Minister of Education of Turkmenistan Gurbangul Atayeva. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the session of the co-chairs of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission […]
Astrakhan State University and Turkmenistan are strategic partners
Turkmen citizens make up the majority of the foreign student community in ASU Vice-Rector of the University for International Affairs Angelina Fadina told about the prospects for the development of cooperation between Astrakhan State University named after V. N. Tatishchev and universities of Turkmenistan in the field of education and innovation during the conference “Healthcare, […]
Russian-Kyrgyz Summit Talks in Bishkek – Outcomes
nCa Report On 12 October 2023, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin had summit talks as part of Putin’s official visit to Bishkek, where a summit of CIS heads of state will be held on 13 October. Welcoming Putin, Japarov noted that the visit had great […]
Russia appreciates Turkmenistan’s efforts to strengthen stability in Central Asia
Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Mikhail Galuzin praised Turkmenistan and President Serdar Berdimuhamedov for the undoubted merits in initiating a number of creative international processes aimed at strengthening political and economic stability in the Central Asian region. Galuzin made the remarks at a reception hosted by the Turkmen Embassy in Moscow on the occasion of […]
Kazakhstan to transit 800 million cubic meters of Russian gas to Uzbekistan by year’s end – Russian gas may help cover the internal deficit in Kazakhstan
By the end of this year, Kazakhstan will transit at least 800 million cubic meters of gas from Russia to Uzbekistan, TASS reports with reference to the Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Almasadam Satkaliyev. “Now we will see how the regimes will go, but the order of at least 800 million cubic meters will be […]
Turkmenistan and Russia Discuss Priorities of Strategic Partnership
On Monday, 9 October 2023, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Alexey Overchuk, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation and Co-Chairman of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission on Economic Cooperation from the Russian side. During the meeting, Overchuk expressed gratitude to Turkmenistan for the humanitarian aid sent to the Primorye Territory of the Russian Federation […]
Tokayev, Putin and Mirziyoyev launch Russian gas supplies to Uzbekistan – Russian gas enters Central Asia for the first time (UPDATED)
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Russia Vladimir Putin held a ceremony on Saturday, 7 October, to launch the transit of Russian natural gas through Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan via the Central Asia–Center main gas pipeline. Tokayev is on a working visit to Moscow, the press service of the […]
Mirziyoyev and Putin had summit talks in Moscow– a Joint statement on deepening relations of comprehensive strategic partnership and alliance adopted – US $ 3.5 billion worth deals inked at the Uzbek-Russian Forum of Interregional Cooperation
nCa Report On 5-7 October 2023, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev paid an official visit o the Russian Federation. The visit began with a meeting with Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov in Kazan. On 6 October 2023, summit talks between President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Russian President Vladimir Putin took place in Moscow. On 4 October 2023, […]
President of Turkmenistan Congratulates Russian President on Birthday
On 7 October 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov congratulated President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on his 71st birthday in a phone call. “The Russian Federation is a strategic partner of Turkmenistan,” President Berdimuhamedov said during the conversation, according to the TDH news agency. “Our relations are based on the principles of equality, […]
Kazakhstan to Start Transit of Russian Gas to Uzbekistan by End of October – 3 billion cu m of Russian gas to be supplied to Uzbekistan at initial stage
Russia will supply Uzbekistan with 3 billion cubic meters of gas per year at the initial stage with the possibility of increasing supplies in the future. This follows from the remarks by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a plenary session of the International Discussion Club “Valdai” on Thursday, 5 October 2023. “We have never supplied […]
Tatarstan hosted Moscow format of consultations on Afghanistan – Kazan Declaration adopted
nCa Report On 29 September 2023, the 5th meeting of the Moscow format of Consultations on Afghanistan was held in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan (Russian Federation). The meeting was attended by special representatives on Afghanistan, and senior officials from Russia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan, China, UAE, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, […]
Akorda: President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz hold a press briefing
On 28 September 2023 President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and the Federal Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, made a joint press statement after high-level talks. The Head of Kazakhstan expressed his gratitude to Olaf Scholz for the invitation to visit Berlin and the warm welcome he received. – Germany is a strategic partner of Kazakhstan […]
Governor Igor Babushkin: Astrakhan is interested in opening a regular shipping line with Turkmenistan
Astrakhan is interested in opening a regular shipping line with Turkmenistan, which will allow reach new volumes of cargo transportation and establish the export of Astrakhan agricultural products, wrote Igor Babushkin, the Governor of the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation, in his official telegram channel, telling about his meeting with President of Turkmenistan Serdar […]
Turkmenistan and Astrakhan to Explore Possibilities for Investment Cooperation in Special Economic Zones
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov stressed the expediency of interested departments and representatives of the Turkmen business community studying the possibilities of Astrakhan special economic zones for expanding investment cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation. This was discussed at a meeting on Monday, 25 September, between President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and […]
(UPDATED) 4th Afghanistan’s neighboring countries ministerial meeting stressed the need to develop joint actions to assist the country
nCa Report Contents China is willing to work with neighboring countries to provide support to Afghanistan TASS: Russia pointed out the unacceptability of the deployment of US military infrastructure in Afghanistan’s neighborhood Pakistan: Afghanistan’s neighbors, all have a vested interest and stake in seeing peace and stability return to Afghanistan Iran: Afghanistan’s geography cannot be […]
(UPDATED) Foreign Ministers of Russia and Central Asian countries discussed progress in multilateral cooperation
On 14 April 2023, the sixth meeting of foreign ministers in the Central Asia + Russia format was held in Samarkand. The sides considered promising areas of six–party cooperation reflecting the agreements reached during the first Russia-Central Asia summit held in October 2022. They discussed cooperation between Russia and Central Asia in the political and […]
Turkmenistan and Russia Discuss Draft Customs Agreements
On 18 September 2023, a delegation from the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation arrived in Ashgabat for a two-day visit, according to the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan. The two sides held a meeting of the joint working group to discuss priority areas of cooperation. In particular, they discussed: A draft agreement on […]
Turkmenistan and Saratov Region of Russia Explore Cooperation Opportunities
Consul General of Turkmenistan in Kazan, Russian Federation, Guich Garayev, headed by a Turkmen delegation, is visiting Saratov as part of the 2nd All-Russian Games “Smart City. Live sports.” On 7 September, the delegation took part in the grand opening of the “Road Show: My Country”, the plenary session “Smart City Project – a driver […]
Connectivity, gas export and visa-free regime – Ambassador Blokhin shared on current trends in Turkmen-Russian cooperation
Ambassador of Russia to Turkmenistan Alexander Blokhin told in interview with TASS about main trends in Turkmen-Russian cooperation highlighting such areas and joint transport corridors, Turkmen gas supplies to Russia and prospects for mutual visa-free regime. Gazprom purchases 5 bcm of gas from Turkmenistan in 2022 Gazprom purchased around 5 bln cubic meters of gas […]
Afghanistan offers Kazakhstan and Russia to take part in construction of Trans-Afghan railway
Afghanistan has offered Russia and Kazakhstan to participate in the construction of the Trans-Afghan railway line. This was reported by the Khaama Press of Afghanistan on 5 August 2023. According to the Khaama report, the acting minister of commerce and industry of Afghanistan, Nooruddin Azizi told the media in Astana, where he was leading the […]
Countries of the North-South Corridor are taking steps to overcome logistical barriers along the route
Last week, a number of countries connected by the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) – the main transport artery between Russia, Central, South and Southeast Asia – have taken a number of further steps to simplify logistics along the route, and have also voiced their initiatives to unlock the potential of the corridor as soon […]
Arkadag Berdimuhamedov and Governor of St.Petersburg Discuss Ways to Strengthen Turkmen-Russian Cultural Ties
Cooperation between St. Petersburg and Turkmenistan has reached a high and trusting level, said Governor Alexander Beglov during the meeting with the national leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the press service of the administration of St. Petersburg reports. The meeting took place today, on 11 September, […]
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 […]
Arkadag Berdimuhamedov calls for stronger ties between Russian and Turkmen horse breeders
On Friday, 1 September, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with the President of the Eurasian Equestrian Association Marina Sechina. Sechina stressed that it is a great honor for her to present an Honorary Certificate of the Eurasian Equestrian Association to the Aba Annayev […]
Arkadag city and St. Petersburg establish direct cooperation
The delegation of St. Petersburg headed by the governor of the city Alexander Beglov visited the new city of Arkadag and met with mayor of Arkadag Shamukhammet Durdylyev. The heads of St. Petersburg and Arkadag signed an agreement between the Mayor of Arkadag and the Government of St. Petersburg on cooperation in trade, economic, scientific, […]
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 […]
Turkmenistan’s Strategic Sea Port May Facilitate Russian Wheat Exports to the Persian Gulf
Turkmenistan and Russia are discussing the transportation of grain from the southern regions of the Russian Federation in transit through the seaport of Turkmenbashi to the Persian Gulf countries and other regions, says the Agency of Marine and River Transport of Turkmenistan “Turkmendenizderyaellary” on its official website. The Turkmenbashi International Seaport has 14 modern grain […]
Astana to host the Central Asian Security and Cooperation Forum
Famous intellectuals from 25 countries of the world will be gathered by the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (KazISS) in Astana at the Central Asian Security and Cooperation Forum. On July 13 and 14, 2023, the Central Asian Forum on the theme “Asia in the Changing World: […]
EBRD report: Anti-Russian sanctions boost Central Asian economies
The countries of Central Asia and the South Caucasus have made impressive progress in developing trade through the intermediary trade of goods from Western countries to Russia. After the introduction of sanctions, the EU’s trade turnover with Russia’s eastern neighbors increased many times, as did their trade with Russia. Trade turnover within the EAEU increased […]
Breakthrough: Pakistan receives Russian oil; pays in Chinese Yuan
Pakistan has received a shipment of crude oil from Russia through the seagoing tankers. According to several media outlets including the Reuters and OilPrice, the delivery is part of a G2G (government-to-government) contract. Pakistan has made the payment in the Chinese currency Yuan (RMB), told the Petroleum Minister of Pakistan, Musadik Malik, speaking to Reuters by […]
Rais of Tatarstan paid a working visit to Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is invited to the KazanForum On Wednesday, 5 April 2023, Rais of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, met with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov during a one-day working visit to Ashgabat, the press service of the head of Tatarstan reports. The parties discussed issues of expanding cooperation. As it was noted at the meeting, the trade […]
Excerpts from article of President Xi Jinping for Russian media ahead of his visit to Russia
President Xi Jinping of China is starting his state visit to Russia today (20 March 2023). Ahead of his visit, he has written an article for the Russian media. Here are some excerpts from his article: At the invitation of President Vladimir Putin, I will pay a state visit to the Russian Federation. 10 years […]
Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan agreed to keep up engagement with Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government to maintain stability and prevent a humanitarian crisis
On 13 April 2023, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on the sidelines of the fourth ministerial conference of the conference of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries, the foreign ministers of the regional “quartet” countries including Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan held a second informal meeting on Afghan issues. The parties agreed to continue building a coordinated and consolidated regional […]
Russian Holding to perform US $ 20 million worth seismic exploration of the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan
The Russian Geological Exploration Holding ‘Rosgeologiya’ (Rosgeo) will conduct seismic exploration of the Aral Sea bottom in Uzbekistan. This was announced by the company’s CEO Sergey Gorkov, writes UzDaily. The contract for seismic exploration in the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan was signed at the end of March 2023. Its cost is 1.6 billion rubles (US […]
Excerpts from article of President Putin for Peoples’ Daily of China ahead of Russia visit of Xi Jinping
President Xi Jinping of China is starting his state visit to Russia today (20 March 2023). Ahead of the start of the visit, the flagship Peoples’ Daily of China has published an article by President Vladimir Putin of Russia. Here are some excerpts from the article: I am glad to have the opportunity to address […]
Caspian Conference starts in Avaza — Turkmenistan voices concerns about ecological, environmental issues of Caspian Sea
Today, on August 12, 2023, the scientific and practical conference “The Caspian Sea – the Sea of Peace and Friendship”, dedicated to the Day of the Caspian Sea, opened in a hybrid format in the Avaza National Tourist Zone. The representative forum is attended by the Chairman of the Mejlis, members of the Cabinet of […]
Caspian countries discuss preparations for the foreign ministers’ meeting
On 18 August, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov hosted a meeting in Moscow with the ambassadors of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan dedicated to the International Day of the Caspian Sea, the Russian Foreign Ministry says. An interested exchange of views took place on a wide range of issues of multifaceted cooperation in the Caspian […]
Trade turnover between Russia and Kazakhstan takes the lion’s share in Russia’s trade with Central Asia
In 2022, the trade turnover between Russia and Central Asia grew by 15% compared to 2021, exceeding US $ 42 billion. At the same time, the trade turnover between Russia and Kazakhstan accounted for most of this indicator equaling to US $ 28 billion. The figures were announced on Tuesday by Denis Manturov, Deputy Prime […]
Turkmen State University took part in the Congress of the Eurasian Association of Universities in Moscow
Representatives of the Turkmen State University named after Makhtumkuli participated in the 15th Congress of the Eurasian Association of Universities, which was held on 2 March 2023 in Moscow. According to the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper, the forum was attended by representatives of 127 universities from 18 countries of the world. The President of the Association […]
First cargo train from Russia went to Saudi Arabia along the North-South corridor via Central Asia
The first freight train left Russia for Saudi Arabia via the North-South international transport corridor, transiting through Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran. Shahriar Shahriari, Director General of the Customs Department of the Iranian province of Golestan, said in an interview with the local press that the first freight train from Russia crossed into Iran through the […]
Special Envoys for Afghanistan called for ensuring the rights of Afghan women and unfreezing Afghan assets
On 7 March 2023, the first meeting of special representatives of the neighboring states of Afghanistan took place in Tashkent. The event was attended by representatives of Uzbekistan, Iran, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Russia, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry reports. According to the press release, the key emphasis was placed on the timely provision of […]
Governor of St. Petersburg offers to promote Turkmen products on the Russian market
As part of the official visit of the St. Petersburg’s delegation, on Monday, 11 September, Governor Alexander Beglov met with Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, foreign minister Rashid Meredov, the administration of St. Petersburg reports. “The Government of St. Petersburg highly appreciates the partnership with Turkmenistan. Their development remains one of […]
Governor of St. Petersburg Visits Ashgabat – Meetings with the leadership of Turkmenistan to take place – Arkadag city and St. Petersburg to ink cooperation agreement
Governor Alexander Beglov, leading an official delegation of the Government of St. Petersburg, arrived in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, on Sunday, 10 September, according to the St. Petersburg administration. Beglov will meet with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov in Ashgabat. The side will discuss issues of cooperation in the economic, humanitarian and social spheres, […]
“The Taliban are a reality, so we are working with them” — Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov speaks to Izvestia
Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov spoke about this in an interview with the Russian newspaper Izvestia. Here we are producing a truncated version of the transcript of his interview. The link to the complete text is given at the end of this version. — In recent months, there has been a feeling that Moscow […]
Russia, Iran, Pakistan will do infrastructure projects worth USD one billion in Afghanistan – MOI signed with Taliban
Russia, Iran, and Pakistan have signed a memorandum of intent with the ministry of industry and trade of Afghanistan for eight infrastructure projects with total value of USD one billion, reports RIA Novosti. In addition to the ministry of industry and trade under the Taliban administration, the signatories to the four-party memorandum are the representatives […]
India hosted online SCO summit – Iran became part of the Shanghai family – Kazakhstan assumes SCO chairmanship – The New Delhi Declaration emphasizes: Central Asia is the core of the SCO
nCa Report On Tuesday, 4 July, an online meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State was held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. The meeting was attended by President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov, President of China Xi Jinping, Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif, […]
Iran declares its gas hub ambitions – partnership with Turkmenistan, Russia and Turkmenistan is in focus
Elvira Kadyrova Iran is developing plans to turn the country into a gas hub of the Middle East through cooperation with Qatar, Russia and Turkmenistan. This was announced on Wednesday by Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji. “Through cooperation with Russia, Turkmenistan and Qatar, we are trying to have a gas hub in the Asaluyeh [port] […]
Kazakhstan and Russia ink hydrocarbon deals worth $8 billion
Kazakhstan and Russia have signed contracts worth more than $8 billion for the exploration of complex hydrocarbon deposits. This was announced by the Petrol Council of Kazakhstan with reference to the country’s Energy Minister Almasadam Satkaliev. One of the contracts was signed between the national operator of the oil and gas industry of Kazakhstan “KazMunayGas” […]