Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahiyan discussed current issues of bilateral relations, as well as some aspects of the regional and international agenda, in a telephone conversation on Monday.
Fitch Ratings has raised its forecast for oil prices in 2023-2024, as well as for natural gas in Europe in 2024 and 2026. The agency explained the revision of oil forecasts by the fact that OPEC+ continues to keep supply volumes under strict control.
The ministerial meeting of landlocked developing countries will be held on December 14-15 in Yerevan, Armenpress reports.
On the eve of the International Day of Neutrality in Ashgabat, a meeting of the Group of Friends of Neutrality in the Name of Peace, Security and Sustainable Development was held in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in a hybrid format.
International chess master Saparmyrat Atabayev won the chess festival "Castling–2023 Masters", held from December 5 to December 9 in the Uzbek capital. Tournament It was held according to the Swiss system in 9 rounds and gathered 62 participants from 6 countries.
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov congratulated his compatriots on the International Day of Neutrality and the 28th anniversary of the permanent neutrality of independent Turkmenistan, which are celebrated on December 12.
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov summed up the results of Turkmenistan’s foreign policy activities and identified the tasks of the country’s diplomatic corps for the future. Speaking at an extended meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on Monday, the head of state emphasized that in this area the country is guided by the legal status of permanent neutrality of an independent state and the goals outlined in the Concept of Turkmenistan’s foreign policy for 2022-2028.
Uzbekistan became the largest seller of gold in the world in October, the World Gold Council reports.
On Monday, the head of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, signed a decree according to which the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was ordered to open a specialized training center "Diplomatic Protocol".
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a meeting on Friday with the participation of members of the government, the State Security Council and heads of diplomatic missions of Turkmenistan abroad, during which he announced a number of personnel decisions in the Foreign Ministry system.
President Serdar Berdymukhamedov signed a pardon decree on Monday in honor of International Neutrality Day. According to the document, 302 people, including 6 foreign citizens, are exempted from further serving the main sentence of imprisonment.
The startup forum was held in Ashgabat on December 8, on the eve of Turkmenistan’s Neutrality Day. The event was organized within the framework of the “Startup Ecosystem – 2023” program, which is implemented by the Union of Economists of Turkmenistan and the USAID project for the development of modern professional skills. The goal of the program, which is now in its fourth year, is to promote youth innovative entrepreneurship and the development of the business acceleration services market in Turkmenistan.
In 2024, Huawei intends to rewrite the history of the telecommunications industry. This was promised by Huawei Consumer Business Group CEO Yu Chengdong at the annual reporting conference.
Bonded warehouses will appear in Kazakhstan. The Ministry of Transport of the Republic put forward a corresponding initiative.
Regular passenger flights on the Ashgabat-Moscow-Ashgabat route will resume on December 15. This is reported on the official website of the Turkmenhowayollary agency.
