Representatives of the Turkmendemiryollary agency held negotiations with the management of the French service company Arterail, specializing in railway systems. The meeting was attended by president of the company, Jerome Garcia, and other specialists, as well as the head and staff of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in France.
The Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN Office in Geneva, together with the UNECE, organized a side event on the topic “Towards sustainable transport: best practices, challenges and solutions” within the framework of the 86th high-level session of the Inland Transport Committee.
The Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries is expanding its range of petroleum products. Hydrotreated diesel fuel “Hydro Plus” is a new product that is predicted to take a leading place among domestic petroleum products that are recognized in the country and in foreign markets, Neutral Turkmenistan reports.
A joint meeting of the Council of Permanent Plenipotentiary Representatives of the Commonwealth member states under the statutory and other bodies of the Commonwealth and the Commission on Economic Affairs under the CIS Economic Council is expected to be held on March 19, 2024. The draft agenda for the upcoming meeting was approved at a meeting of the Economic Affairs Commission held in Moscow on February 21, during which a number of aspects of economic cooperation between the CIS member states were considered.
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund will acquire a 10% stake in London's largest international airport, Heathrow. The French investment company Ardian is also involved in the deal, Bloomberg news agency reports.
This year, the construction of the international center for industrial cooperation «Central Asia» will be launched. This is reported by the Ministry of Trade of Kazakhstan.
The possibilities of cooperation in the field of maritime education and training of marine specialists were discussed at the meeting of the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Belgium Sapar Palvanov with the Director General of the Antwerp Maritime Academy Rowan van Scheren.
Deputy Foreign Minister Mahri Bashimova met on Tuesday, February 20, with the editorial director of the international magazine "The Investor" Leandro Slovinski.
Transport cooperation between Turkmenistan and Iran was discussed by the ambassadors of the two countries to the Russian Federation. During a meeting on Monday, February 19, Turkmen Ambassador Esen Aydogdyev and the head of the Iranian diplomatic mission in Moscow Kazem Jalali, exchanging views on the state and prospects of bilateral cooperation, paid special attention to the partnership in the transit and transport sector.
Over the past day, February 18, 21.6 million kWh of electricity was imported from Turkmenistan to Uzbekistan, representatives of the Ministry of Energy reported this at a briefing on Monday at the Agency of Information and Mass Communications under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Yangi Uzbekistan reports.
Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin held a meeting on topical issues of road cargo transportation.
The national railway carrier JSC Demiryollary has announced the organization of international scheduled freight transportation, launching a route along the main transit corridors. A regular container train running on a clear schedule will optimize logistics and reduce the delivery time of goods in the North-South and East-West directions.
As part of the joint action plan concluded between the Turkmen Logistics Association and the Turkmenbashi Seaport, the Association, together with CILT Central Asia, with the support of USAID TCA, organizes online trainings for managers and employees of port departments and terminals with the participation of international experts.
Within the framework of the Iran Maritime Economy Forum, representatives of the Agency of Maritime and River Routes made a business visit to the special economic zone and the port of Amirabad in the Caspian Sea.
The Air Transport Agency - "Türkmenhowaýollary" - continues to hold the lead among the sectors of the transport and communications complex in increasing the volume of services provided for a number of months. Civil aviation is making up for lost time during the pandemic and is actively expanding its flight geography, demonstrating a trajectory of soaring performance after forced downtime. The other day, the first flight of Turkmen Airlines on the regular Ashgabat-Kuala Lumpur route was solemnly welcomed in the capital of Malaysia.
