On October 20, 2020, a meeting on videoconferencing in the EU-CA-Afghanistan format was held at the level of the Deputy Foreign Ministers of the countries of Central Asia, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Secretary General of the European External Action Service Ms. Helga Schmid. The current meeting was attended by the deputy heads of the foreign affairs agencies of Afghanistan - Mirvais Nab, Kazakhstan - M. Syzdykov, Kyrgyzstan - A. Madmarov, Tajikistan - M. Huseynzoda, Turkmenist...

Online meeting of financial specialists of Central Asia and Caucasia with IMF experts took place at the Ministry of Finance and Economy. The meeting agenda focused on private funding to support economic recovery after the pandemic. As emphasized, the current crisis has had a negative impact on the development of the region and governments have adopted specific economic policy responses to protect vulnerable populations and industries. It was underlined the importance of maintaining the invest...

On October 19, 2020, the Third Central Asian Conference on Climate Change (CACCC-2020) started via videoconferencing, which will last until October 23 inclusive. The event is attended by representatives of Central Asian government agencies, international development agencies, financial institutions, academia and civil society. The main topic of this conference is climate change, which is directly or indirectly related to human activities causing changes in the composition of the global atm...

Turkmenistan’s Motor Sport Championships in Volkicar-drift and team Volkicar disciplines and carting, which were organized in honor of the 25th anniversary of the country’s neutrality, took place. According to the Action plan of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs for this year, the rally ride has been started next to «Garagum ýalkymy» in Ahal Region. 10 teams have taken part in the competition. The track has run next to Ashgabat – Dashoguz highway. The vehicles have covered around 10...

Organized as part of the events celebrating 25 years of the country’s neutrality, an exhibition at the Expo Center was one of the notable highlights of the capital’s cultural life last week. Characters in paintings by young Mary-based artist Bayram Nuryev tell stories about the Turkmen nation’s openness, traditions and customs. Symbolist paintings: “A Camel Race”, “A Wedding Procession” and “New Life” captivate viewers with their allegorical character and vibrant colors. It is a pleasant s...

On October 17, 2020, the Minister of Industry and Construction Production of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Turkmenistan Mr. Katsumata Takahiko. During the meeting, the sides noted the high level of the Turkmen-Japanese relations based on the principles of friendship, trust and mutual respect. It was emphasized that in recent years, bilateral relations in the political, trade-economic, cultural and humanitarian fields h...

52 transactions have been registered on the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. For foreign currency, entrepreneurs from United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Turkey, Great Britain, Afghanistan, Panama and Uzbekistan have bought hydro treated diesel fuel, jet fuel, liquefied gas, tempered petroleum coke produced at Turkmenbashy Refinery Complex. Businessmen from Turkey have also bought high-density polyethylene (SC Türkmengaz) In addition, died a...