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Turkmenistan's accession to the World Trade Organization will have a strong impact on local businesses. On the one hand, it will face increasing competition, and on the other, entrepreneurs will have new opportunities to export products and services to foreign markets.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on awarding the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree, to the former president of Turkmenistan, and now the speaker of the Upper House of the Turkmen Parliament, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Interfax reports citing the official portal of legal information.

Turkmen-Uzbek political consultations with the participation of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Vladimir Norov were held in Ashgabat on Friday.

Avaza hosted the inauguration ceremony of the Global Transit Document (GTrD) Pilot Project, which, using blockchain technology, will provide a unique opportunity to provide container transportation without mandatory customs clearance across several borders on all modes of transport.

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.

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.

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.