The countries of Central Asia and the South Caucasus play an important role in transport and transit corridors in the Eurasian region. In this context, a huge place is given to multimodal transport routes with the participation of these states, Natik Jafarov, CEO of ADY Container MMC, began his speech at the international conference on transport and transit corridors in Ashgabat.
The countries of the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf are negotiating the introduction of a "Schengen-type visa", which will allow tourists to visit all partner countries on one visa.
The ministerial meeting of OPEC+ countries scheduled for June 4 will be held in a face-to-face format, TASS reports.
The Korean Marine Equipment Association (KOMEA) is ready to become a technological partner of Turkmenistan for the development of the international transport corridor "North —South". Information about this was announced by a representative of the association at the conference "International Transport and Transit Corridors: interconnection and development — 2023".
Within the framework of the "Academy of Preventive Diplomacy" project, a training "Interaction of the European Union with the Central Asian region" was organized at the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy in Ashgabat.
The CEO of the German Kras Logistics Heinrich Waal announced the opening of a branch of the logistics company in Ashgabat. The representative office will help unlock the potential of continental cargo transportation, Vaal said at the ITTC — 2023 conference, which is being held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan today pays great attention to the modernization of railway transport, as evidenced by the large-scale infrastructure projects implemented in the country in recent years. Geopolitical changes in the world bring their own adjustments and changes to the world transport system and Turkmenistan is actively involved in "building" new global corridors and routes connecting different continents, Azat Atamuradov, Chairman of the “Türkmendemiryollary” Agency said, speaking at the ITTC-2023 conference in Ashgabat.
Turkmenistan Airlines is gradually resuming regular international passenger flights and plans to expand the geography of passenger flights to destinations such as Seoul (South Korea), Tokyo (Japan), Milan (Italy), Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi (Vietnam). This was stated by the Chairman of the Agency "Turkmen Airlines" Dovran Saburov, speaking on Thursday at the international forum on transport and transit corridors in Ashgabat.
About three dozen different documents for the development of cooperation between transport agencies of Turkmenistan and foreign companies were signed on the sidelines of the conference "International Transport and Transit Corridors: interconnection and development - 2023".
To date, there are about 270 online trading platforms in Turkmenistan, which demonstrates the growing role of online commerce in the country. Concrete effective steps are being taken for its development at the state level, Chairman of the agency "Turkmenaragatnashyk" Hajimurat Hudaigulyev said, speaking at the international transport conference ITTC-2023.
Indian-American entrepreneur Ajay Banga has become the new 14th president of the World Bank, the press service of the organization reports.
The Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan, together with the National Center of Trade Unions and the State Committee for Television, Radio Broadcasting and Cinematography, organized a large book exhibition with the participation of cultural figures, writers and poets, the newspaper "Turkmenistan" reports.
Kazakhstan has restricted the passage of vehicles on the border with Turkmenistan at the Temir-Baba checkpoint in connection with the start of work on the modernization of border crossings, which by the end of 2024 will increase the capacity by 8-12 times.
The public organization "Ecodurmush", with the support of the United Nations Development Program, conducted trainings for young people of the Dashoguz region to involve them in the development of effective gardening.
As part of the implementation of the agreement between the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry and the WHO Regional Office for Europe, Natalia Kostik, a temporary consultant of the organization, arrived in Turkmenistan.
