Expanded Turkmen-Kazakh negotiations at the highest level have begun in Akorda. President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev addressed a welcoming speech to President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the correspondent of MIA "Kazinform" reports.
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, speaking at the Central Asia – Russia summit held on October 14 in Astana, voiced several proposals and initiatives for cooperation.
The first state visit of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov to Kazakhstan has begun today.
At the CIS summit held in Astana on Friday, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov proposed the creation of a coordinating committee for international sports games under the auspices of the CIS Council for Physical Culture and Sports – the "Friendship Games".
The Spanish media holding Atresmedia has expressed its interest in joint TV projects about Turkmenistan. In response to this proposal, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country organized an online meeting of representatives of the leadership of the State Committee of Turkmenistan for Television and Radio Broadcasting and Cinematography with the directorate of the documentary program Enviado Especial (“Special Envoy”) of the Atresmedia group.
At the auction of the State Commodity Exchange (GTSBT), 3 transactions were concluded for a total of $ 5.2 million.
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, speaking on Friday at the Central Asia-Russia summit in Astana, said that Turkmenistan supports the efforts of the Russian Federation, China and other countries to resolve the situation in Afghanistan. It is reported by RIA Novosti.
The Presidents of Russia and Central Asian countries have agreed to take measures to prevent incitement of discord on national, historical, cultural, linguistic or religious grounds.
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed to make specific recommendations on the efficient and mutually beneficial use of transboundary water resources at a closed meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State in Astana on Friday, the press service of the President of Kazakhstan said.
The meeting of the Council of the CIS Heads of State, held in Astana on Friday, continued in an expanded format.
The CIS Heads of State Summit, which opened on Friday in Astana, continued its work behind closed doors. In a narrow format, the leaders of the states exchanged views on all topical issues of further cooperation, and also outlined the main priorities, Kazpravda.kz reports.
The FIRST Global Challenge is an annual robotics competition held in the spirit of the Olympic Games. This year, the FIRST Global Challenge for the first time after two years in an online format is held in person in Geneva, Switzerland, from October 13 to 16.
The Consul General of Turkmenistan in Kazan, Guich Garayev, held a meeting with the Executive Director of Eidos-Medicine LLC, during which prospects for cooperation were discussed, in particular, the technical retrofitting of the International Educational and Scientific Center of the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry with modern technologies and developments of simulation equipment.
The Central Asian countries are less exposed to the side effect of the global crisis, as a result of which the average inflation rate in the region in 2023 will decrease to 10.5%, and the economic growth rate will remain at a historically high level - about 7%.
Turkmenistan intends to double the export of natural gas to China and bring it to 65 billion cubic meters per year with the laying of the fourth line of the Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reports.
