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 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.
Turkmen athletes won 19 gold, 9 silver and 6 bronze medals at the International Taekwondo Tournament (ITF) that ended in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).
On March 3, 2024, a delegation led by the Acting Minister of Industry and Trade of Afghanistan Alhaj Nuruddin Azizi visited the Turkmenbashi International Seaport. This was reported by the "Turkmendenizderyayollary" agency.
On March 2, 2024, a briefing was held at the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Kyrgyz Republic, dedicated to the results of the extended meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan held on February 9, and the meeting of the Presidium of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan held on February 22 of this year.
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.
An exhibition of Afghan goods opened in Ashgabat on Monday, March 4. The event, organized as part of the first Turkmen-Afghan business forum, takes place at the expo center of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan.
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Chernyshenko, together with head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, took part in the closing ceremony of the multi-sport tournament “Future Games”. It took place in Kazan in a unique format of a physical concert that brought together artists and digital performers. Movable programmable screens and projection surfaces have once again blurred the line between the real and virtual worlds.
Toyota is testing special filters that absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The filters will appear in the front part of the body of the new version of the Toyota GR Corolla.
On Saturday, March 2, during trading at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, bitumen and Turkmen carpets were sold on the domestic market.
The Regional Office of the European Union's Border Management Assistance Program in Central Asia (BOMCA) held a workshop for front-line staff involved in profiling potential traffickers and smugglers.
Saudi Arabia announced on Sunday it would extend oil production cuts until June in an attempt to support prices.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting on the socio-economic development of the Khorezm region. The President of Uzbekistan announced the adoption of a three-year program for the development of tourism as one of the leading areas of the local economy. For this period, all proceeds to the Tourism Development Fund will be used strictly within the region.
Harman consulting has announced the launch of a new project, the Global Research Group. The program provides for the creation of a group of young business industry researchers aimed at raising awareness of key business mechanisms and concepts.
On 3 March, as part of the #ForOurPlanet European Union Global Campaign, the European Union (EU) Delegation to Turkmenistan jointly with the Nature Protection Society of Turkmenistan, and “Agama” Mountain Climbing Club, organised the Green Games of Volunteers. The event took place on the shores of Geokdepe Lake and brought together over 100 participants. EU volunteers, representatives of the Delegation of the EU to Turkmenistan, the Ministry of Environment Protection of Turkmenistan, Embassies of the EU Member States represented in Turkmenistan, the Nature Protection Society of Turkmenistan, the "Agama" Mountain Climbing Club, eco-activists, bloggers, and media representatives came together to clean-up the shore and plant saxaul trees.
