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.
The increasing role of women in modern business will be discussed at the XIV International Economic Forum "Russia – the Islamic World: KazanForum 2023", which starts on May 18.
"We attach paramount importance to the further development of a strong, long-term and sustainable partnership with our Turkmen colleagues," said Sergey Pavlov, First Deputy General Director of Russian Railways. He noted that the visit of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov to the Russian Federation in July last year gave a powerful impetus to this cooperation.
Turkmenistan, due to its geographical location, occupies an important place in the global supply chain. The country intends to use this advantage and create economically profitable transport corridors that contribute to the development of international trade, attract large investments in transport infrastructure to increase transit attractiveness. This was stated by the Director General of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Mammethan Chakyyev.
The global pandemic and growing pressure on global supply chains and transit routes have exacerbated some of the problems and affected the economies of landlocked countries in Central Asia. However, the development of the Middle Corridor, a multi-lateral multimodal transport route connecting the freight networks of China and the European Union through the facilities and economies of Central Asia, the Caucasus, Turkey and Eastern Europe, is potentially transformative for the economies of Central Asia, the Caucasus and beyond, Ambassador John McGregor, Head of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat said, speaking on Wednesday at the “International Transport and Transit Corridors: Interconnection and Development-2023” conference.
― In Ashgabat, I successfully negotiated with the government of Turkmenistan. We discussed specific issues of development of the Turkmen-Romanian cooperation in the transport sector. It was, in particular, about the abolition of the road permit, which is now issued by the road transport operator. This is an important step in building a bilateral partnership and demonstrating the openness and readiness of Turkmenistan and Romania to contribute to the development of transport corridors between Europe and Central Asia, - Adrian Fogis - State Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Romania, Coordinator working group for the implementation of the strategic project of the International transport route Black Sea - Caspian Sea began his speech at the Ashgabat transport forum ITTC-2023
The third Olympiad in French will be held in Ashgabat in early May. The French Institute in Turkmenistan organizes the language competition. Children and teenagers studying French in Turkmen schools in Ashgabat and the regions, as well as at the French Institute, can become participants of the competition.
A resolution of the UN General Assembly on the International Transport Day, proposed by Turkmenistan, is being prepared for adoption. This was announced to the participants of the transport forum in Ashgabat by the Executive Secretary of the International Center for Transport Diplomacy (ICTD) Igor Runov.
The road transport sector of the economy has been looking forward to the opportunity to recover after the pandemic, and it plays a key role in the recovery process, but it faces new challenges - long queues at the borders, an acute shortage of personnel in the industry. Transit in many countries has increased by more than 50%. However, after a survey of commercial road transport operators in over 25 countries in America, Asia and Europe, it was found that more than two and a half million professional drivers are missing in this sector. Umberto de Pretto, Secretary General of the International Road Transport Union (IRU), touched upon such problems of the industry in his video message to the participants of the transport forum in Ashgabat.
