On October 23-25, 2018, the 3rd meeting of authorized representatives of the Caspian states is held in the capital of Turkmenistan to discuss the draft Protocol on cooperation in the fight against illegal extraction of biological resources (poaching) in the Caspian Sea. Delegations from the Russian Federation, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan take part in the meeting. At the previous meeting held in February 2017, the view w...

On October 24, 2018, a quadripartite expert meeting on the «Caspian Sea - Black Sea» international transport corridor project (ITC-CSBS) with the participation of high representatives from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Turkmenistan, as well as the EU Contact Office, began its work in Ashkhabad. Speaking with a welcoming speech, the speakers noted the large economic potential of the participating countries, as well as the role of transport cooperation among the priority areas on the multila...

On October 23, 2018, at UNCTAD’s World Investment Forum, entitled “Investing in Sustainable Development”, UNCTAD, together with the International Olympic Committee, organized a session “Investing in sports for the benefit of achieving the SDGs” at UN Headquarters in Geneva. The session was attended by the Director General of the UN Office at Geneva, Michael Möller, Vice-President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Juan Antonio Samaranch, eminent athletes, private investors, UN agenc...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov attended the opening ceremony of the Kiyanly Gas Chemical Complex for production of polyethylene and polypropylene to press the button that launched the production process and to examine technological processes.  This major investment project worth over 3.4 billion US dollars was implemented by Turkmengas State Concern together with foreign partners, Korea’s LG International Corp and Hyundai Engineering, and Japan’s TOYO Engineering Corporation. The trilate...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who arrived in Balkan Velayat on a working visit, attended the opening ceremony of the gas chemical complex in Kiyanly – the largest polyethylene and polypropylene production plant in the region.  Folklore performances were arranged near yurts installed along the way to the plant. An exposition of works of the national decorative and applied arts, traditional folk crafts, museum exhibits were arranged at the venue for the celebrations, where the artistic g...

Upon completion of an audience with the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov, Board Chairman of PJSC “Gazprom” Alexey Miller gave an interview to TDH.  - Turkmenistan, possessing the richest gas reserves, is our traditional partner in the energy sector. Currently, an intergovernmental agreement between the Russian Federation and Turkmenistan on cooperation in the gas sector until 2028 and the signed contract with a similar period are in force. Recently, there was a “commercial...

Group of representatives of the International Monetary Fund headed by Natalia Tamirisa visited Ashgabat on October 1 – 5, 2018 for the assessment of development of macroeconomic and financial situation as well as for discussion of the challenges and priorities in economic policy of Turkmenistan.  During regular visit, the representatives of the largest financial structure held number of meetings with top personnel of the Government administration, representatives of business circles, financia...