Oriented on making people closer

The Turkmen delegation took part in the opening of the conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Bucharest, Romania, where the new head of the organization Dorin Bogdan-Martin was elected, the ITU website reports.

The Ministerial Transport Conference for Landlocked Developing Countries, held on August 15-16, 2022 in Avaza, ended with the adoption of the Final Statement.

On the sidelines of the ministerial transport conference of landlocked countries in Avaza, Turkmenistan signed documents on cooperation with a number of foreign partners in order to develop transport cooperation.

Digitalization is one of the key drivers for the progressive development of the transport industry in the modern world, and Turkmenistan attaches great importance to these trends, said Khadzhimurat Khudaikuliyev, chairman of the “Turkmensvyaz” Agency, speaking at the ministerial transport conference of landlocked countries in Avaza.

Turkmenistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan signed the final Additional Protocol to the Agreement on the Establishment of an International Transport and Transit Corridor (the Ashgabat Agreement) at the second meeting of the Coordinating Council of the participating countries of this Agreement held in Avaza.

Mammetkhan Chakyev, Director General of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, held a round of bilateral talks with the heads of delegations of the Ministerial Conference of Landlocked Developing Countries on Monday.

Opportunities for opening transport and logistics routes and establishing cooperation between the port of Turkmenbashi with the ports of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, the integration of the Turkmen port into the world system of sea ports were discussed by Deputy Prime Minister, Head of the Turkmen Foreign Ministry Rashid Meredov with the UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Suheil Al-Mazrui.

They were proposed in her video message to the participants of the international transport conference in Avaza by Rabab Fatima, UN Deputy Secretary General, UN High Representative of the Least Developed Landlocked Countries.

Transport connectivity is critical to the future of our countries, in particular to reduce the cost of trade and improve access to global markets, promote the integration of economies and people, and achieve the SDGs.

On the sidelines of the conference in Avaza "The Caspian Sea – the Sea of Friendship and Accord" a "round table" was held with the participation of representatives of five coastal states and the UN. The main topic of discussion was the state of cooperation in the Caspian Sea region.