Speaking at the CA-India summit on Thursday, President Berdimuhamedov proposed incorporating the Turkmenbashi port into the structure of the North-South international transport corridor. Moreover, the territory of Turkmenistan provides the shortest route to the Central Asian states to the Persian Gulf and further to the Indian ports.
In the current context, it is as important as ever to unite our efforts in ensuring security, cooperation, and constructive cooperation, said President Berdymukhamedov at the CA-India summit. In addition, solidarity and determination are needed in the joint fight against terrorism, radicalism and extremism organized crime.
The President of Turkmenistan held a solemn meeting at the Central House of Officers of the Ministry of Defense on the occasion of the Day of Defenders of the Fatherland, which is celebrated on January 27. During the celebration, a number of officers from the law enforcement agencies were presented with awards and military titles.
The working group on the preparation of an agreement between the governments of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan on joint exploration and development of hydrocarbon resources of the Caspian Dostluk field held its fourth meeting in online format on Thursday.
India is a close and important partner for Turkmenistan, said President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov at a virtual India-Central Asia virtual summit on Thursday. The Turkmen leader said that the current meeting was aimed at bringing the relations between Central Asia and India to new heights, which have huge human, industrial, natural, and technological potential.
The summit of the heads of state of Central Asia and India is being held on video.
Afghanistan has signed an agreement with Turkmenistan on a transmission line project for the newly commissioned Nur al-Jihad substation in western Afghanistan, the Afghan energy company De Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) reported on Friday.
In the framework of the project “Strengthening the Trade Capacity of Turkmenistan”, jointly implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan, the online training on eliminating trade barriers and trade facilitation was held.
Turkmenistan has helped Uzbekistan resume power supply following a massive blackout in three Central Asian countries.
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a meeting with the leadership of the financial and banking sector of Turkmenistan on Wednesday. Among the main topics was the development of the country's national program of socio-economic development for the next 30 years, which will be discussed at an extraordinary session of the upper house of parliament in February.
Turkmengaz State Concern and Turkmenmengology State Corporation will receive loans for exploration and development of new oil and gas fields.
Madrid appoints new Spanish ambassador to Turkmenistan They became Marcos Gomes Martinez, who still headed the British diplomatic mission in Colombia.
Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met with US Ambassador to the United States Matthew Steven Klimou on Wednesday. The diplomats discussed a number of issues of bilateral cooperation, as well as international and regional issues of mutual interest.
In the framework of the project “Strengthening the Trade Capacity of Turkmenistan”, jointly implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan, the series of online trainings on the development of trade policy skills have been held.
During the Central Asia-China video summit, the Turkmen leader outlined a number of areas for mutually beneficial cooperation. Among them is transport interaction, which is due to specific reasons and objective interests.
