The Association “Turkmen Logistics” is going to establish partnership ties with a number of foreign countries. “Work continues on setting up mutually beneficial cooperation with relevant associations and unions of countries such as Iran, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Romania, Germany, and other European and Asian countries”, wrote Rustam Seyidov, Deputy Chairman of the Association “Turkmen Logistics” […]
Russia and Turkmenistan are preparing a number of documents in the field of healthcare
The legislative base of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation will be enriched by a number of documents that are being prepared for signing. This was announced during the meeting of the Deputy Minister of Health of Russia Tatyana Semenova with the Deputy Minister of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan Murat Mammadov. During […]
What will happen to the EAEU?
A meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council was held in the capital of Kyrgyzstan. The summit of the EAEU leaders took place against the backdrop of a difficult geopolitical situation and the pressure of harsh sanctions against two of the five members of the union. This context has become a serious test of strength […]
Russia and Türkiye actively discuss gas hub idea on the eve of the trilateral summit in Turkmenistan
Joint energy projects and creating a gas hub in Türkiye were discussed among other issues between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during telephone talks on Sunday, 11 Dec. “The special importance of joint energy projects, primarily in the gas industry, was emphasised. Following the recent talks in Istanbul by Gazprom […]
Russia says freight route via Turkmenistan to Iran and India is promising
Cooperation between Russia and Turkmenistan in the development of the international transport corridor “North –South” is considered as an important step towards the full deepening of cooperation between the two countries. This topic was widely discussed during the 12th meeting of the joint Intergovernmental Russian-Turkmen Commission on Economic Cooperation, held in Moscow on 7 December […]
In 2023 Gazprom will buy 5 bcm of Turkmen gas
Gazprom will buy 5 billion cu m of gas from Turkmenistan in 2023. It has been learned from reliable sources. The gas supplies from Turkmenistan to Russia resumed in 2019 with a contract expiring in June 2024. The deal fixed the annual exports of 5.5 billion cu m. In 2019, 4 billion cu m of […]
Gazprom reports nearly 20% decline in production
According to the preliminary data, the production of natural gas by Gazprom was 376.9 billion cubic meters for the period Jan-Nov 2022. This is 19.4% less than the figures for the corresponding period of the previous year, says a press release of Gazprom issued on 1 December 2022. The Gazprom presser says, “Demand for the […]
Turkmenistan and Russia to expand transport cooperation
Elvira Kadyrova Turkmenistan and Russia are actively fostering transport cooperation, both in the field of infrastructure, as well as within major regional transport connectivity projects. Creation of a Transport commission One of the steps in this direction was the formation of a joint Turkmen-Russian commission on transport, transit and logistics, which was announced during a […]
Russian railways announced a discount on freight through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
Russian Railways “RZD” takes steps to promote the transportation of containers along the eastern branch of the international transport corridor “North – South”, according to a press release from the company. RZD will offer 20% discount throughout 2023 for export-import container transportation, passing through the Russian-Kazakh border crossings and the Bolashak–Serkhetyak border crossing between Kazakhstan […]
North-South corridor gains traction, but faces bottlenecks and needs investments
Elvira Kadyrova The International North-South Transit corridor (INSTC) actively promoted by Russia connects the Eurasian Economic Union, Central Asia, the Caucasus, South Asia, East Africa and the Middle East by the shortest routes. Its eastern branch, overlapping with the route of the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway, is one of the essential links. Kazakhstan is making significant efforts […]
Russia building nuclear power generation cooperation with Central Asia, Africa
nCa Report Russia is steadily working to build nuclear power generation cooperation with Central Asia and Africa. The Russian nuclear agency Rosatom is spearheading the drive. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in July this year between Rosenergoatom, Rosatom Training Academy and the Agency for Nuclear Power Engineering Development at the Ministry of Energy […]
Moscow format meeting on Afghanistan takes place without Afghan delegates
Elvira Kadyrova The participants of the fourth meeting of the Moscow format on Afghanistan called for the creation of an inclusive Afghan government and the early unfreezing of assets to overcome the socio-economic crisis in this country — both of these topics are not novel. The Kabul government’s inclusiveness, as understood by regional actors and […]
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with Putin
On Thursday, 3 November, Chairman of the upper house of Turkmen parliament Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin presented the ex-president of Turkmenistan with the Order of Merit for the Fatherland of the IV degree. “You have made a huge contribution to promoting bilateral ties between our countries. This applies to our […]
Logistics companies of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Russia will jointly develop the North-South corridor
Russian Railways Logistics, Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ Express), and the Transport and Logistics Center of Turkmenistan (TULM) signed a memorandum of cooperation in international and transit freight transportation. The document provides for the following areas of cooperation: organization of regular cargo freight in trilateral and transit traffic increase in the volume of international import-export cargo transportation […]
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the plenary session of the Federation Council
Highlights of the second day of Turkmen parliamentary delegation visit to Russia: On 2 November, Chairman of the upper house of the Parliament of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov addressed the plenary session of the Federation Council. He also met with the speaker of lower chamber of Russian Parliament. Turkmen lawmakers had a meeting with their Russian […]
Turkmen-Russian Joint Commission to meet in Moscow in December
A meeting of the intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian commission on economic cooperation will be held in Moscow in December this year. This was announced at the meeting of the Minister of External Relations of the Astrakhan region Vladimir Golovkov with the Consul of Turkmenistan in Astrakhan Nury Golliyev. According to Golovkov, representatives of the Astrakhan region are […]
Turkmen and Russian Railways intend to launch regular container service
On 19 October, Oleg Belozerov, CEO of Russian Railways, met in Ashgabat with Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Co-Chairman of the Intergovernmental Russian-Turkmen Commission on Economic Cooperation Rashid Meredov, Director General of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Mammethan […]
Turkmen leader to attend Central Asia–Russia Summit
The Central Asia–Russia Summit will be held in Astana on 14 October 2022. “During the summit, the Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Russia will discuss prospects for further cooperation in the six-party format,” the Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry said. The summit is expected to adopt a joint statement, which will envisage topical issues […]
Iran aims to switch to electricity grids of Russia and the SCO countries through Turkmenistan
Iran is working on a major project to connect its national energy system with the power grids of Russia and other SCO countries through Turkmenistan. This statement came from Mohammad Ali Farakhnakian, Advisor to the Iranian Minister of Energy for International Affairs, in an interview with IRNA. According to official, all that is required to […]
Second Caspian Economic Forum in Moscow – Outcomes
From 5 to 6 October, 2022, Moscow hosted the second Caspian Economic Forum, which became the most important platform in the post-pandemic period for discussing topical issues of cooperation between the countries of the Caspian region. The two-day forum was attended by over a thousand delegates and not only from the Caspian countries, but also […]
Russian Minister of Economic Development of Russia told about dynamics of cooperation with the Caspian countries
The Caspian Sea is potentially an extremely powerful region and one of the most dynamically developing in the world, Russian Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov said in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta. Assessing the potential and prospects of cooperation between Russia and its neighbors in the Caspian Sea, the official in particular mentioned economic […]
US strives to tune up Central Asia for anti-Russian sanctions
nCa Analysis Seems, the USA is working on inducing the economic split between Russia and its Central Asian partners. “The Central Asian countries have economies largely entwinned with Russia”, acknowledged James O’Brien, who heads the Office of Sanctions Coordination at the US Department of State. The remarks were made during the hearing at the Senate’s […]
Astana prepares for tough schedule of high events in mid-October
The foreign ministry of Kazakhstan announced the schedule of high-level events to be held in Astana in mid-October. They include: 6th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA) – on 13 October CIS Council of Heads of State Summit – on 14 October Central Asia – Russia Summit – on […]
Construction of anti-mudflow structures in Ashgabat to complete soon
As part of his visit to Turkmenistan, the Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov visited a complex of mud protection installations in Ashgabat. This project is being carried out by the Petersburg company Vozrozhdenie. The company has been operating in Turkmenistan for more than ten years. Currently, Vozrozhdenie is completing the construction of a complex […]
Russian Industrial Manufacturers are eager to expand cooperation with Turkmenistan
Delegations from Chelyabinsk region and St.Petersburg visited Turkmenistan during Independence day celebrations. The business missions made a number of offers to Turkmen side aimed at expanding positions of Russian major industrial companies at the Turkmen market. The company “Neft-service” from Chelyabinsk, oil and gas equipment producer, is interested in establishing a joint production in Turkmenistan […]
Turkmenistan is ready to supply oil products and textiles to the Chelyabinsk region of Russia
Turkmenistan is ready to export to the Chelyabinsk region of Russia oil and gas products, textiles, carpets, agricultural goods. This was announced at a meeting between President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the head of the Chelyabinsk Region Alexey Teksler. As noted, large-scale work is underway in Turkmenistan today to industrialize and diversify the economy, especially processing […]
The Caspian – a unique region of neighbourliness
Sergey Lavrov , Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation On June 29, 2022, Ashgabat hosted an important international event, the 6th Caspian Summit, and I believe it is important to consider the role and place of the Caspian Region in the fairer, more democratic and sustainable multi-polar system that is taking shape today. […]
Samarkand Summit – SCO is a new leader in the emerging multipolar world
nCa Report On 16 September 2022, Samarkand hosted a meeting of the SCO heads of state under the chairmanship of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. For the first time in the history of the organization, the summit was held in such a broad format. The leaders of 14 countries attended the gathering, including: Prime […]
Moscow is preparing for the Caspian Economic Forum
In October this year, Moscow will host the second Caspian Economic Forum, which will bring together representatives of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Russia. According to the Minister of Economic Development of Russia Maxim Reshetnikov, the holding of the Caspian Economic Forum for the “five” countries is especially relevant now – this is the first […]
United States wants to step up its rivalry with China and Russia for geopolitical sway in Central Asia
nCa Analysis The United States of America seems to be getting ready for a fresh round of battling Russia and China’s influence over the strategically significant region of Central Asia. Uncle Sam, however, has never hidden willingness to serve as a counterbalance and a “constructive” alternative to Central Asia’s economic and political relations with two […]
Central Asian countries condemn the terrorist attack near the Russian diplomatic mission in Kabul
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have issued statements condemning the terrorist act that took place near the Russian Embassy in Kabul. The statements also call on the Afghanistan authorities to identify the organizers of the violence. Thus, the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan says the following: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
Kazakhstan to host major regional summits in autumn
In mid–October 2022, Nursultan, the capital of Kazakhstan, will host several meetings at the highest level – these are summit of CIS, Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), as well as the meeting of the heads of state “Central Asia – Russia”. This was discussed during a telephone conversation on Thursday, 1 […]
Turkmenistan and Gazprom aim at long-term partnership in the field of export of Turkmen gas
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Monday (29 Aug) Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Board of the Russian company Gazprom. Having conveyed to the Turkmen leader the best wishes from Russian President Putin, Miller confirmed the interest of the largest Russian energy company in cooperation with Turkmenistan. “Our country, which has an impressive hydrocarbon potential, is aimed […]
Visit of Turkmen delegation to Astrakhan – outcomes
The Turkmen delegation met Friday (26 Aug) with the Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Astrakhan region Denis Afanasyev. The results of the three-day meetings and negotiations were summed up at the meeting. Afanasyev noted that this joint work is aimed at implementing the agreement between Astrakhan region and Turkmenistan, increasing the mutual trade, […]
Turkmenistan and Astrakhan region assess prospects for cooperation in logistics and transport
The issues of developing cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation in the fields of transport, logistics and shipbuilding were discussed at the talks of the Turkmen delegation in Astrakhan on Thursday, 25 Aug. The negotiations brought together representatives of Turkmen transport sector, business community, a number of regional ministries of […]
Turkmen delegation discusses opening of logistics center in Astrakhan
A Turkmen delegation consisting of representatives of the Transport and Communications Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers arrived in the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation to discuss the project of opening a logistics center, Russian media reported. The talks will also explore the issue of launching ferry services from the port of Turkmenbashi to […]
Astrakhan is ready to cooperate with Turkmenistan under the North-South corridor project
Astrakhan region is ready to actively cooperate with Turkmenistan on the development of the international transport corridor “North – South”, said the minister of external relations of the Astrakhan region Vladimir Golovkov. The comments came after the recent statement of the Turkmen foreign minister regarding the accession to the North-South ITC agreement. According to Golovkov, […]
Turkmenistan to join North-South Corridor
Turkmenistan will join the North-South transport corridor established by Russia, Iran and India. The statement came from the minister of foreign affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov on Friday (19 Aug) during a briefing at the ministry of foreign affairs of Turkmenistan dedicated to the outcomes of the ministerial transport conference of LLDCs. According to Meredov, […]
Russia aims to strengthen its geopolitical position in the Caspian region
President Putin recently approved a new Maritime Doctrine of the Russian Federation, where the Caspian Sea is traditionally designated as one of the zones of the maritime power’s national interests. Unlike the previous doctrine of 2015, the new concept clearly demonstrates Moscow’s desire to consolidate cooperation with the Caspian neighbors. “The Caspian region has […]
Prosecutor General of Russia visited Ashgabat
As part of his Central Asian tour, the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Igor Krasnov paid a visit to Ashgabat on Wednesday, 27 July, Russian media reported. In Ashgabat, he held meetings with the Minister of Defense, Secretary of the State Security Council of Turkmenistan Begench Gundogdiyev and the Prosecutor General of Turkmenistan Serdar […]
First Russian rail transit cargo traveling along the North-South corridor arrived in Iran
The first transit train from Russia, heading for India along the North-South corridor, arrived in Iran on Tuesday through the Sarakhs crossing at the border with Turkmenistan. The pilot train consisting of 40 forty-foot containers loaded with building materials will run 8,000 km and reach the Indian port of Nhava Sheva via Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, […]
Central Asian countries and strategic partners supported Uzbekistan’s actions to calm the unrests in Karakalpakstan
nCa Report Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have expressed support for Uzbekistan in connection with the recent unrests in Karakalpakstan, a republic that is part of Uzbekistan. The ministry of foreign affairs of Turkmenistan issued a press release on Tuesday, 5 July, which states the following: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan expresses concerns […]
Turkmenistan’s transport infrastructure integrates into the North-South corridor
Russian Railways Logistics (RZD Logistics) has started transporting full-component container trains from Russia to India along the eastern branch of the North-South land corridor involving the transport infrastructure of Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and India, according to company’s press release. The first container train set off from Chekhov station near Moscow to the final destination […]
Ashgabat Summit: Caspian countries reaffirmed a shared vision for strong friendship and cooperation
nCa Report On 29 June 2022, the Presidents of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, Ebrahim Raisi of Iran, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan and Vladimir Putin of Russia met in Ashgabat for the 6th Summit of Heads of Caspian States. The summit, held in narrow and expanded formats, discussed the issues of interaction between […]
Regional Leaders congratulated Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on his birthday
Before the start of the Caspian Summit, the Presidents of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia and Iran met with the ex-President of Turkmenistan Arkadag Berdimuhamedov, who celebrated his 65th birthday on 29 June. Presidents Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan, Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan, head of upper house of Russian parliament Valentina Matvienko congratulated him […]
Putin revealed plans for industrial partnership in the Caspian region
At the end of his working visit to Turkmenistan to participate in the Caspian Summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a press conference with Russian and Turkmen media. In an interview, he spoke about plans for industrial cooperation in the Caspian region. He also announced the visit of a Gazprom delegation to Turkmenistan. Here is […]
FMs agreed on a package of documents for the Caspian Summit
The foreign ministers of the Caspian littoral countries at a meeting in Ashgabat (28 Jun) agreed on a number of documents and Communique to be adopted during the Caspian Summit scheduled for today (29 June). Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tleuberdi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Hossein Amir […]
Lavrov: Russia commends Turkmenistan’s policy of neutrality
Russia appreciates deeply Turkmenistan’s policy of neutrality. The statement came during a meeting on 28 June in Ashgabat between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov. “It is a great honor for me if my small contribution at the head of the Russian mission to the UN […]
Iranian, Russian and Kazakhstan leaders to visit Ashgabat for Caspian summit
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is scheduled to travel to Ashgabat on Wednesday, 29 June, to attend a Summit of Caspian Sea littoral states. According to Iranian media, the president will head a high-level economic delegation to Turkmenistan’s capital. The press service of Kazakhstani president has already confirmed visit of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Ashgabat. Earlier, Kremlin’s […]
Turkmenistan is preparing for the Caspian Summit
The sixth Summit of the heads of the Caspian states will be held in Ashgabat on 29 June 2022. On Friday, at a government meeting, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov presented the program of the meeting. A set of important issues related to the further development of interstate cooperation […]