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Turkmenistan is committed to the water dialogue in the spirit of good neighborliness and the norms of international lawTurkmenistan is committed to the water dialogue in the spirit of good neighborliness and the norms of international law

Turkmenistan is committed to the water dialogue in the spirit of good neighborliness and the norms of international law

Turkmenistan is active in its initiatives on the systematic use of water resources, taking into account the interests of all States in the region and the comprehensive solution of water and economic problems based on the principles of equality and mutual consent. "Our country stands for water cooperation with neighboring countries to be carried out in accordance with international law, in the spirit of traditional good-neighborliness and brotherhood," Kerim Saparov, Head of the Department of Agrarian Reforms of the Ministry of Agriculture of Turkmenistan, said at the Turkmen-Afghan Economic Forum in Ashgabat.

Turkmenistan will build a cargo terminal at the dry port of Turgundi at its own expenseTurkmenistan will build a cargo terminal at the dry port of Turgundi at its own expense

Turkmenistan will build a cargo terminal at the dry port of Turgundi at its own expense

The Turkmen Railway Company plans to build a loading and unloading area with an indoor warehouse complex in the dry port of Turgundi at the expense of its own investments, and work is already underway on this project. Draft bilateral memoranda on the allocation of land for the construction of a warehouse complex and its management have been sent to the Afghan side through diplomatic channels.

Turkmenistan is expanding its electricity supply network to Afghanistan: routes and projectsTurkmenistan is expanding its electricity supply network to Afghanistan: routes and projects

Turkmenistan is expanding its electricity supply network to Afghanistan: routes and projects

Turkmenistan is taking consistent steps to increase the volume and diversify routes for the supply of electricity to Afghanistan. Myrat Artykov, head of the Department of the Ministry of Energy for International Projects in the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan direction, spoke about current and planned events in this area at the Turkmen-Afghan business forum that opened on Monday in Ashgabat.

Trade between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan in January 2024 doubled by January 2023Trade between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan in January 2024 doubled by January 2023

Trade between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan in January 2024 doubled by January 2023

The volume of trade between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan in 2023 amounted to 457 million US dollars, and the rate of positive growth continues in 2024. In January of this year, mutual trade turnover reached 46 million US dollars, compared to the same period of the last year, this figure more than doubled. Such figures were announced at the Turkmen-Afghan business forum that opened on Monday in Ashgabat.

TurkmenStat took part in the session of the UN Statistical Commission in New YorkTurkmenStat took part in the session of the UN Statistical Commission in New York

TurkmenStat took part in the session of the UN Statistical Commission in New York

The 55th session of the UN Statistical Commission took place from February 27 to March 1 at the UN headquarters in New York. The meetings were attended by heads and representatives of the national statistical sector of 24 member states of the Commission, observers from other countries, representatives of organizations of the UN system and international and non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council.