

The final statement of the ministers-participants of the Ashgabat process was adopted
The Ministerial Transport Conference for Landlocked Developing Countries, held on August 15-16, 2022 in Avaza, ended with the adoption of the Final Statement.


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.


On Monday, August 15, at the auction of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, an entrepreneur from Turkey made deals for the purchase of various types of cotton yarn, ORIENT correspondent reports.


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.


Taking into account the successful experience of swap deliveries of Turkmen gas to Azerbaijan through Iran, official Tehran is ready to expand the transit of the "blue fuel" from Turkmenistan to neighboring countries.


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 Sunday, members of the government of Turkmenistan and the leadership of the transport and communications department of the country held a series of bilateral meetings with heads of delegations and high-ranking representatives of different countries and international organizations.


On Saturday, August 13, 3 deals totaling $305.2 thousand and 1.4 million Turkmen manats were made at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, ORIENT correspondent reports.


On Friday, August 12, at the auction of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan, deals were made for the export of products produced by the enterprises of the Ministry of Textile Industry.


The President Serdar Berdimuhamedov instructed the government to begin preparations for the State Council of Turkmenistan, which is to be held on September 23, the official Turkmen press writes today.


Based on the results of an independent audit, the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan confirmed that its activities comply with the international standard ISO 9001-2015, which sets the criteria for a quality management system.