On Sunday, a Taliban delegation led by Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaki began three-day talks in Oslo. On their first visit to Europe since returning to power in August, the Taliban are meeting with Norwegian officials, as well as representatives from the US, France, Great Britain, Germany, Italy and the European Union.
Chinese government officials and experts say the country will strengthen economic and trade cooperation with the five Central Asian countries and the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and further exploit the potential for complementarity in trade and the economy, especially in areas such as energy and green development.
Preparations for the China-Central Asia summit and the opening of the XXIV Winter Olympic Games in Beijing were discussed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Ambassador of China Qian Naicheng.
The famous in the UK Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra presented the English premiere of Chary Nurymov's Symphony No. 2. The concert of the famous ensemble took place in the county of Dorset, in the city of Poole, the audience of which was captivated by the production of the Turkmen composer, which it had a chance to hear, apparently for the first time.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) marked the successful completion of its five-year, regional Competitiveness, Trade, and Jobs activity. The activity facilitated Central Asian exports and increased employment in horticulture, transport and logistics services, and tourism industries. The activity successfully increased competitiveness and expanded trade in these sectors within the region and beyond.
A Taliban delegation plans to travel to Norway for talks with the Norwegian government and several of its allies, as well as meetings with civil society activists and human rights activists from Afghanistan.
An information center on sports and youth policy will be created in Turkmenistan to promote this sphere of the country's life in the international media space. Deputy Prime Minister Sapardurdy Toylyev spoke about the organization of such a structure at a government meeting on Friday.
During a government meeting, Director General of the Transport and Communications Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Mammetkhan Chakiev reported to the Turkmen leader on the work to determine the national operator for international road and rail freight transportation in the context of the accession of Kazakhstan, Qatar and India to the “Lyapis Lazur” transport corridor, connecting highways and railways Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey, as well as to the transport corridor Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Iran-Oman.
During a government meeting on Friday, President Berdimuhamedov approved the construction projects of two RO-RO class ferries with an open deck, as well as one dry cargo ship, presented by the Director General of the Transport and Communications Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Mammetkhan Chakiev.
The draft Roadmap for the development of international cooperation of Turkmenistan in the field of hydrogen energy for 2022-2023 was presented on Friday, January 21, at a government meeting.
The new year started for UNICEF Turkmenistan with a renewal of an important partnership with the Non-Profit Organization “Center of Development of Innovative Social Services - Partnership for Every Child” (P4EC) from Russian Federation.
During a working trip to the Dashoguz region, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was presented with new projects for the development of the country's electric power industry.
Green technologies and digitalization of the social sphere - such vectors for the development of the urban economy were outlined by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov during his visit to the construction site of the largest residential area Ashgabat City. It will join the Turkmen capital from the north and should become an innovative point of growth in urban development.
Export of Turkmenistan to Turkey for 11 months of 2021 increased by 50%, amounting to more than 49 million dollars. Turkey's exports to Turkmenistan during this period increased by 27.2%, and the total trade turnover between the two countries during this time is equal to 1 billion 911 million dollars.
Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Russia Batyr Niyazliev presented the Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee Sergey Lebedev with the medal "25th Anniversary of the Neutrality of Turkmenistan".
