The preparations for the 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, scheduled for March 22-23 in Islamabad, were discussed by the Foreign Ministers of Turkmenistan and Pakistan by phone on Monday.
In the framework of the project “Strengthening institutional, statistical and information – technical capacity of the State Statistics Committee of Turkmenistan” jointly implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the State Statistics Committee of Turkmenistan, an online training workshop on compiling tables of supply and use of goods and services in the concept of the 2008 System of the National Accounts (SNA) was held.
Last week, sixteen tenders were announced in Turkmenistan from the Ministry of Industry, SC "Turkmenhimiya", SC "Turkmennebit", Turkmenbashi Complex of Oil Refineries, CNPC and Coca-Cola Companies, as well as "Hazar” Consortium.
Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov discussed on Monday with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar the preparations for the first Central Asia-India Summit, which will be held on January 27 via videoconference.
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov criticized the work of the heads of regional administrations for the low pace of agricultural campaigns, and also expressed dissatisfaction with the level of road transport construction on the ground.
At the Turkmenbashi oil processing complex are planned to introduce a fully automated digital database. The corresponding international tender was published today in the official press. The contractor who won the tender will have to develop a tender proposal for the design and implementation of a full range of works to create and introduce a new digital system into the work of the Turkmenbashi oil processing complex.
Prices of Brent Crude oil exceeded $88 per barrel for the first time in the last 7 years, according to trading data on the London ICE exchange. Previously, black gold was traded at this price in October 2014.
On Sunday, a Taliban delegation led by Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaki began three-day talks in Oslo. On their first visit to Europe since returning to power in August, the Taliban are meeting with Norwegian officials, as well as representatives from the US, France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy and the European Union.
Chinese government officials and experts say the country will strengthen economic and trade cooperation with the five Central Asian countries and the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and further exploit the potential for complementarity in trade and the economy, especially in areas such as energy and green development.
Preparations for the China-Central Asia summit and the opening of the XXIV Winter Olympic Games in Beijing were discussed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Ambassador of China Qian Naicheng.
The famous in the UK Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra presented the English premiere of Chary Nurymov's Symphony No. 2. The concert of the famous ensemble took place in the county of Dorset, in the city of Poole, the audience of which was captivated by the production of the Turkmen composer, which it had a chance to hear, apparently for the first time.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) marked the successful completion of its five-year, regional Competitiveness, Trade, and Jobs activity. The activity facilitated Central Asian exports and increased employment in horticulture, transport and logistics services, and tourism industries. The activity successfully increased competitiveness and expanded trade in these sectors within the region and beyond.
A Taliban delegation plans to travel to Norway for talks with the Norwegian government and several of its allies, as well as meetings with civil society activists and human rights activists from Afghanistan.
An information center on sports and youth policy will be created in Turkmenistan to promote this sphere of the country's life in the international media space. Deputy Prime Minister Sapardurdy Toylyev spoke about the organization of such a structure at a government meeting on Friday.
During a government meeting, Director General of the Transport and Communications Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Mammetkhan Chakiev reported to the Turkmen leader on the work to determine the national operator for international road and rail freight transportation in the context of the accession of Kazakhstan, Qatar and India to the “Lyapis Lazur” transport corridor, connecting highways and railways Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, as well as to the transport corridor Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Iran-Oman.
