On 18 October, four Chinese universities and the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International University of Oil and Gas (Turkmenistan) signed a memorandum of understanding in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, to establish a Lu Ban Workshop in Turkmenistan, Xinhua reports. The Chinese partners in this initiative include Xi’an Petroleum University, Hebei Petroleum Vocational Technical University, China National Petroleum Corporation […]
Turkmenistan exploring more devt opportunities with China
[This article is a cross-post from the Global Times. It is not necessarily fully in line with the editorial policy of nCa. We are reproducing it here for information. Ed.] By Xu Changzhi, Su Chang and Chen Dongjie Editor’s Note: The past year, 2023, was a busy one for China in terms of its interactions […]
The President of Turkmenistan met with a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, First Deputy Premier of the State Council of China
On Wednesday, 29 November 2023, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan met with Ding Xuexiang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and First Deputy Premier of the State Council of China. The meeting underscored the robust and enduring strategic partnership between the […]
Turkmenistan and China reaffirm their commitment to deepening comprehensive strategic partnership
On 29 November 2023, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and foreign minister Rashid Meredov met with Member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Ding Xuexiang. Meredov highlighted the dynamic development of Turkmen-Chinese ties across […]
Turkmenistan and China signed an agreement on international road transport
On 29 November 2023, the 6th meeting of the Turkmen-Chinese Intergovernmental Cooperation Committee was held in Ashgabat, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports. The Turkmen delegation was led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, while the Chinese delegation was headed by Member of the Standing Committee […]
China and Turkmenistan pledge to promote energy cooperation
China and Turkmenistan on Monday pledged to deepen cooperation in the field of energy and push forward bilateral relations. Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang met with a high-level delegation of Turkmenistan in Beijing on Monday, 16 October on the sidelines of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. The Turkmen delegation includes Ashirguly […]
Turkmenistan is a key partner of China in the joint construction of the Belt and Road, Wang Yi says
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov in Beijing on Monday, 16 October 2023, CGTN reports. High-level exchanges between China and Turkmenistan have been close, and mutual trust is solid, Wang said. This year, the two countries’ leaders jointly announced the elevation of the China-Turkmenistan relationship to a comprehensive […]
Turkmenistan and China discuss transport cooperation
The Embassy of Turkmenistan in China, with the support of Huahe International Business Consultancy, hosted a business meeting of the Ambassador of Turkmenistan Parahat Durdyyev at the Yinghe Beijing Law Company. The meeting was aimed at unlocking the transport and logistics potential of Turkmenistan, foreign ministry of Turkmenistan said. The event brought together the representatives […]
UPDATED: Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with Xi Jinping in Xi’an – Turkmenistan and China are ready for comprehensive development of cooperation
On the afternoon 18 May 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Xi’an. The head of Turkmenistan is on a working visit to Xi’an to participate in the China-Central Asia summit. Xi Jinping noted that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Turkmenistan 31 years ago, […]
Ambassador of Turkmenistan to China: the format of cooperation “China – Central Asia” promotes the rapprochement of peoples, supports peace and stability in the region
On 18-19 May the first China–Central Asia summit will be held in Xi’an, the administrative center of Shaanxi Province, which will become a new starting point for further successful cooperation between China and Turkmenistan in addressing urgent regional and global tasks, jointly achieving sustainable development goals, ensuring lasting peace, stability and security in the region […]
Xi Jinping’s Special Representative conveyed to Serdar Berdimuhamedov an invitation to the China-Central Asia summit
On Saturday, 13 May, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the Special Representative of the President of China, Vice Foreign Minister of China with the rank of Minister Ma Zhaoxu. According to TDH report, Ma Zhaoxu conveyed to the President of Turkmenistan on behalf of the Chairman of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping an invitation […]
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. […]
Turkmenistan and China are considering mutual recognition of authorized economic operators in order to promote cooperation on BRI
Turkmenistan and China intend to explore the issues of mutual recognition of authorized economic operators (AEO) for the purpose of free movement of goods along the Belt and Road. This was discussed during an online meeting of the customs services of Turkmenistan and China on Thursday, 16 March. During the meeting, initiated of the Chinese […]
Spotlight: Turkmenistan-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership – Part Two
nCa Analysis Strategic partnership, in any of its various forms, is all about making the fullest use of the present and future compatibilities – it is about looking at the obvious and envisioning what is beyond the obvious. The visit of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov to China, which led to the upgrading of relations to Comprehensive […]
Foundation of strategic partnership
Serdar Berdimuhamedov, President of Turkmenistan First of all, let me thank the leadership of the People’s Daily newspaper for offering to speak from its pages on the eve of my state visit to the People’s Republic of China. The appeal to millions of readers of such an authoritative and respected publication, of course, is of […]
President of Turkmenistan is visiting China, 5-6 January 2023. Important outcomes are expected.
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov is visiting China, 5-6 January 2023. The summit talks with President Xi Jinping will take place today (6 January 2023) in Beijing. The Chinese media is giving wide coverage to the visit. The prominent media outlets and commentators are expecting major developments in the quality and content of bilateral relations during this […]
Turkmen president’s trip to China expected to raise relations
Xu Wei The upcoming state visit to China by Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov will further enhance bilateral ties and inject fresh impetus into economic cooperation between the two countries, analysts said. Berdimuhamedov will visit China from Thursday to Friday at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, according to the Foreign Ministry. The visit follows a […]
Turkmenistan firmly holds the position of the largest gas supplier to China
Turkmenistan delivered 2.9 billion cu m of natural gas to China in August 2022, the Interfax reports, citing data from the Chinese customs. Thus, since the beginning of the year, Turkmenistan has remained the largest gas supplier to China. Russia is a runner-up with supplies totaling 2.4 billion cu m and Australia ranks third with […]
Turkmenistan and China: together on the path of progress and prosperity
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan Responding with pleasure to the offer of the newspaper “People’s Daily,” I would like to share some thoughts on the progress and prospects for the development of friendly, fraternal relations between Turkmenistan and the People’s Republic of China from the pages of this […]
SerdarGB is on visit to Samarkand to participate in the SCO summit – meetings with Uzbek, Chinese and Russian counterparts
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov arrived Thursday, 15 September, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to participate as an honorary guest in the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The main event – the SCO summit – will be held on September 16 under the chairmanship of Shavkat Mirziyoyev in the congress hall of the new tourist center of Samarkand […]
Serdar GB met with the Special Representative of the Chinese Government for Eurasian Affairs
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Wednesday, 7 September, Special Representative of the Chinese Government on Eurasian Affairs Li Hui. During the meeting, the head of Turkmenistan offered his sympathies in connection with the recent earthquake in Sichuan province, which caused numerous human casualties and destruction. Speaking about bilateral cooperation, the Turkmen leader noted that China was […]
Turkmen licorice root has paved a new multimodal route to China
The China-EU train consisting of 42 containers with licorice root on board arrived from Turkmenistan in the Chinese city of Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, the China News Network portal reports. This is the first-ever train that transported imported medicinal raw materials from Turkmenistan to China. In addition, for the first time, the China—EU train on its […]
Turkmen Foreign Ministry: Turkmenistan reaffirmed its commitment to the one-China policy
Today, on 5 August 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan hosted a meeting of Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs V. Hadjiev with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China in Turkmenistan Qian Naicheng. During the meeting, the Turkmen side has reiterated support for the one-China policy for many years. […]
President of Turkmenistan met with the head of CNPC
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received a member of the Board, President of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Hou Qijun. The head of CNPC confirmed the interest of Chinese partners in enhancing mutually beneficial cooperation with Turkmenistan, built on a long-term basis. The Chinese business community is keen to expand its presence in the […]
New gas facility commissioned in Turkmenistan under the energy partnership with China
A new gas collection station has been commissioned in the Lebap province on Saturday (18 Jun) in a ceremony led by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov. US$ 280 million dollars-worth project of Gadyn gas-collecting station, located in Farab district, was realized jointly with the Chinese company CNPC. The facility is designed to collect 5.5 mln cu m […]
Visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan to Kazakhstan
On Tuesday, 7 June, DPM, minister of foreign affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had meetings with his Kazakhstani and Chinese counterparts in Nursultan. Meetings took place on the sidelines of the third ministerial session of Central Asian countries and China. During the meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, a wide range of issues of […]
President of Turkmenistan interviewed by Chinese media
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov gave an interview to representatives of a number of TV channels and authoritative publications of the People’s Republic of China, which is a long-standing and reliable partner of our country. Ms. Yu Xiaoshuang, press officer of the Chinese Embassy in Turkmenistan, took part in a Q&A session with the leader of the […]
Thirty years is a time of promise
Qian Naicheng, Ambassador of China to Turkmenistan On January 6, 2022, we will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Turkmenistan. China is the first state to officially establish diplomatic relations with Turkmenistan. Although the two countries are thousands of kilometers apart, their friendship has a long history. We […]