Ashgabat, 7 Nov—In the part 2 of this ongoing series (published in the Bulletin on 6 Nov) we misconstrued and inadequately reported the remarks of Cevdet Denizer, the country director in Turkmenistan of ADB. Here is the correct position, as received from ADB: “ADB has been involved in the project going back to 2003 when […]
Panel discussion reveals solid successes of TAPI – Part 3
nCa Report Ashgabat, 6 November 2017 (nCa) — Already reassured that financing for TAPI was a horse that had been saddled, the industry leaders were won over by the presentation of ILF, where the bits of information were projected in a usable format, and familiar to the industry. ILF is doing: FEED, which stands for […]
Panel discussion reveals solid successes of TAPI – Part 2
nCa Report Ashgabat, 5 November 2017 (nCa) — Many in the audience stopped playing with their smartphones and readjusted the ear-buds of their translation headphones when the time came for Cevdet Denizer of ADB to speak. He was about to refocus the entire paradigm of TAPI, and a few minutes later, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan were […]
Panel discussion reveals solid successes of TAPI – Part 1
nCa Report Ashgabat, 4 November 2017 (nCa) — The panel discussion was visibly convincing – as soon as it ended, the people who matter in the natural gas upstream and construction sector started lining up to hand their calling cards to the panelists and putting in a few words about what they can do for […]
Press conference yields important information about fuel and energy sector of Turkmenistan
Ashgabat, 1 June 2017 (nCa) — The Energy Charter Forum in Ashgabat concluded Wednesday (31 May 2017) with a media forum. At the end of the media forum there was a question and answer session where the officials from the fuel and energy sector of Turkmenistan answered some questions from the journalists. Here is the […]
TAPI in streamlining mode
nCa Commentary Ashgabat, 1 November 2016 (nCa) — TAPI, the gas pipeline that would connect Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India in a unified network, is currently in the streamlining mode. Streamlining, with all the nuances attached to this description, will remain an active mode throughout the practical implementation of the project. To keep generating adequate […]
Islamic Development Bank to provide USD 700 million for TAPI segment in Turkmenistan
Ashgabat, 14 Oct—The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has agreed to provide financing of USD 700 million for the segment of TAPI in the territory of Turkmenistan. The documents were signed in Washington DC recently beteen IsDB and State Bank for Foreign Economic Activity of Turkmenistan on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank session.
Of Shakespeare, TAPI and CAREC Corridor 6
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 22 September 2016 (nCa) — The immortal words of Shakespeare: “There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And […]
Deputy FM of Afghanistan comments on TAPI security, engagement with Taliban, new steps to strengthen Turkmen-Afghan partnership
nCa Report Ashgabat, 3 June 2016 (nCa) — Hekmat Karzai, the deputy minister of foreign affairs of Afghanistan, together with his Turkmen counterpart, Vepa Hajiev, addressed a press conference Thursday in Ashgabat. He commented on a wide range of issues including the security of TAPI, the engagement with the Taliban and the new steps being […]
Заместитель министра иностранных дел Афганистана комментирует ситуации в области безопасности по проекту ТАПИ, вовлеченность талибов и шаги по укреплению туркмено-афганского партнерства
Доклад nCa Ашхабад, 3 июня 2016 (nCa) — Хекмат Карзай, заместитель министра иностранных дел Афганистана, вместе со своим туркменским коллегой Вепа Хаджиевым выступил на пресс-конференции в четверг в Ашхабаде. Он прокомментировал широкий круг вопросов, включая безопасность ТАПИ, взаимодействие с талибами и меры, предпринимаемые в целях укрепления партнерских отношений между Туркменистаном и Афганистаном. Заявление Хекмат Карзай: […]
اسلامی ترقیاتی بینک کی حمایت ٹاپی کے لیے باعث تقویت، خطے کے لیے خوش آیند
عشق آباد، ۱۲ مِی 2016 (نیوز سنٹرل ایشیا) — اسلامی ترقیاتی بینک نے حال ھی میں ٹاپی (ترکمانستان-افغانستان-پاکستان-انڈیا گیس پایپ لاین) کی مالی معاونت پر آمادگی ظاھر کی جو کہ خطے کے لیے خوش آیند ھے – صدر بردی محمدوف کے حالیہ دورہ سعودی عرب کے دوران اسلامی ترقیاتی بینک اور ترکمنستان نے دو دستاویزات […]
Arrival of IsDB on TAPI platform augurs well for region
Ashgabat, 12 May 2016 (nCa) — The willingness of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to put its weight behind TAPI is a major boost for the development agenda of the entire region. Turkmenistan and IsDB signed two documents during the recent visit of President Berdymuhamedov to Saudi Arabia. In a ceremony at the IsDB headquarters […]
Участие ИБР в проекте ТАПИ – позитивные предвестник для региона
Ашхабад, 12 мая 2016 (nCa) — Готовность Исламского банка развития (ИБР) содействовать реализации проекта газопровода ТАПИ, является важным стимулом для программы развития всего региона. Туркменистан и ИБР подписали два документа в ходе недавнего визита Президента Бердымухамедова в Саудовскую Аравию. На церемонии в штаб-квартире ИБР в Джидде 3 мая 2016 года в присутствии Президента Бердымухамедова и […]
Turkmenistan-Pakistan relations: The larger context – Part 2
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 19 March 2016 (nCa) — The strengthening of Turkmenistan-Pakistan partnership will inevitably encompass and benefit the entire region. This would be the direct result of the overwhelming sets of commonalities that bind the nine countries of the region together: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and China. Pakistan has historically […]
Туркмено-Пакистанские отношения: В более широком контексте – Часть 2
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 19 марта 2016 (nCa) — Укрепление Туркмено-Пакистанского партнерства неизбежно охватит весь регион и принесет пользу всему региону. Это стало бы прямым результатом подавляющего большинства общностей, связывающих девять стран региона воедино: Казахстан, Туркменистан, Узбекистан, Кыргызстан, Таджикистан, Иран, Афганистан, Пакистан и Китай. Пакистан исторически служил в качестве коллектора и поглотителя последовательных волн людей и […]
Turkmenistan-Pakistan relations: The larger context – Part 1
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 17 March 2016 (nCa) — President Berdymuhamedov of Turkmenistan, accompanied by a powerful delegation, visited Pakistan, 16-17 March 2016. He had separate talks with the president, the prime minister and the speaker of the parliament of Pakistan. TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project) was at the top of the agenda in all of […]
Туркмено-Пакистанские отношения: В более широком контексте – Часть 1
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 17 марта 2016 (nCa) — Президент Бердымухамедов в сопровождении представительной делегации посетил Пакистан в период с 16 по 17 марта 2016 г. Он провел отдельные переговоры с Президентом, премьер-министром и спикером Парламента Пакистана. Центральное место в повестке дня всех встреч занял проект газопровода ТАПИ (Туркменистан – Афганистан – Пакистан – Индия). Относительно […]
Turkmenistan begins engineering and survey work on 215-km segment of TAPI in its territory
Ashgabat, 4 September 2015 (nCa) — Turkmenistan has started the engineering and survey work on the 215-km segment of TAPI that will pass through its territory. A commentary circulated Thursday by TDH, the official news agency of Turkmenistan says that the institute of oil and gas of the state concern Turkmengaz had begun a series […]
Туркменистан приступил к инженерно-изыскательным работам на 215-километровом сегменте трубопровода ТАПИ на своей территории
Ашхабад, 4 сентября 2015 (nCa) — Туркменистан приступил к инженерно-изыскательным работам на 215-километровом сегменте трубопровода ТАПИ, который пройдет через территорию страны. Как сообщает государственное информационное агентство ТДХ, специалисты Института нефти и газа Государственной корпорации «Туркменгаз» приступили к техническим и геологическим исследованиям на 215-километровом участке на юго-востоке страны – от месторождения Галкыныш до границы с Афганистаном. […]
TAPI opts for self propulsion – Turkmenistan to lead consortium
nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 7 August 2015 (nCa) — In a historic choice Thursday, Turkmenistan decided to act as the consortium leader for TAPI, the pipeline project that will transport Turkmen gas to Pakistan and India through the territory of Afghanistan. During the 22nd meeting of the steering committee of TAPI, a ministerial level […]
GB in Turkey to drum up support for investments, TAPI
Ashgabat, 7 August 2015 (nCa) — President Berdymuhamedov completed Thursday his two-day official visit to Kyrgyzstan and traveled from Bishkek to Istanbul for a working trip to Turkey. In Istanbul, the president addressed a gathering of the top business leaders from Turkey, Japan and Korea, to bolster investment activity in Turkmenistan and drum up support […]
TAPI technical group, steering committee to meet in Ashgabat
nCa News and Commentary Ashgabat, 5 July 2014 (nCa) — The Technical Working Group of TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project) will meet in Ashgabat, 6-7 July 2014. This would be followed by the meeting of the Steering Committee, 8-18 July 2014. The agenda covers several important issues including the refining of the roadmap, creation of […]
Политизация проекта ТАПИ
Тарик Саиди Ашхабад, 31 октября 2013 (nCa) — Заимствовав устаревшее сравнение, можно сказать, что проект трубопровода ТАПИ по отношению к ослабшим и удрученным Штатам, является некой спасательной шлюпкой для пассажиров тонущего корабля. Отступление под храбрым эвфемизмом вывода войск выглядит серьезным и важным. Старые добрые США, не желая отказаться от своей опоры в Центральной Азии, вероятно, […]
Politicization of TAPI
Tariq Saeedi Ashgabat, 31 October 2013 (nCa) — Borrowing a tired simile, TAPI is to a drained and dispirited USA what a lifeboat is to the passengers of a sinking ship. The retreat under the brave euphemism of withdrawal is looming large. The good old US of A, loath to give up its toehold in […]
Collective political will of participants bolsters TAPI
This report was recently published in our paid-subscription publication. It is now being made available for the wider audience. Ed. Collective political will of participants bolsters TAPI Ashgabat, 22 March 2013 (nCa) — The presidents of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan, in separate statements on 20 March, expressed strong support for TAPI, the pipeline project that […]
Коллективная политическая воля участников ТАПИ укрепляет проект
This report was recently published in our paid-subscription publication. It is now being made available for the wider audience. Ed. Коллективная политическая воля участников ТАПИ укрепляет проект Ашгабат, 22 марта 2013 года (nCa) — Президенты Туркменистана, Афганистана и Пакистана, в отдельных заявлениях 20 марта выразили решительную поддержку проекту газопровода ТАПИ, который предполагает транспортировку туркменского природного […]
Pakistan fully committed to both Turkmenistan and Iran gas pipelines
Ashgabat, 13 May 2012 (nCa) — Pakistan is fully committed to both Turkmenistan and Iran gas pipeline projects, said Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan, the minister of state for foreign affairs of Pakistan in an exclusive conversation Saturday with nCa in Ashgabat. This dispels the impression that Pakistan could be pursuing an either-or approach on its […]
Министр нефти и газа Туркменистана выступил на пресс-конференции
Ашгабат, 1 июня 2011 (nCa) — Во вторник министр нефтегазовой промышленности Туркменистана Байрамгельды Недиров выступил на пресс-конференции с участием зарубежных журналистов, аккредитованных в Туркменистане. После короткого выступления министра, журналистам была предоставлена возможность задать вопросы. Официальный представитель министерства иностранных дел сообщил, что такие встречи высших должностных лиц с представителями средств массовой информации будут проводится на регулярной […]
Turkmen Oil and Gas Minister Addresses Press Conference
Ashgabat, 1 June 2011 (nCa) — The Turkmen oil and gas minister, Bairamgeldy Nedirov, addressed Tuesday a press conference attended by the foreign journalists accredited in Turkmenistan. After some brief remarks, he took a few questions from the journalists. The foreign office spokesman said that such media encounters with top officials would be arranged on […]
Karzai in Turkmenistan, Peace Process Discussed, 6 Bilateral Documents Signed
nCa Report Ashgabat, 29 May 2011 (nCa) — President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan is on official visit to Turkmenistan, 28-29 May 2011. On the first day of his visit the presidents of both the countries held tête-à-tête for more than three hours. Five bilateral documents and a joint communiqué were signed on completion of expanded […]