An agreement has been signed on the implementation of the world's first project with the assistance of the World Bank, which finances climate change policy measures. It will also be the first international transaction in Central Asia carried out within the framework of the mechanisms provided for by the Paris Agreement.
The Secretary General of the IRU (International Road Transport Union), Umberto de Pretto, highly appreciated the potential and capacity of the southern East-West corridor connecting China with Europe via Turkmenistan, Iran and Turkey.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Mining and Oil, Homayun Afgan, said that "security has now been ensured in the country, and that the Islamic Emirate has also decided to acquire land for the TAPI project."
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, speaking at a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State in Bishkek on Friday, focused the attention of colleagues on activities to further strengthen multilateral partnership within the Friends of Neutrality Group, created at the initiative of the Turkmen side in the UN.
A chess player from Turkmenistan, international master Saparmurat Atabayev, won the first Neyshekar international tournament by a margin, which was held from October 5 to 11 in the city of Ahvaz, Iran.
The fourth regional forum of the Organization of World Heritage Cities of the Asia-Pacific region was held from October 10 to 13 in the South Korean city of Gyeongju. The event was attended by a delegation of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan.
This decision was announced at the eighth meeting of the Ministers of Tourism of the Organization of Turkic States, held in Turkestan (Kazakhstan). The official announcement of this decision is planned at the next summit of the heads of the OTG countries, which will be held on November 3 in the same city.
In January-August 2023, the trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan increased almost 3 times compared to the corresponding period last year and reached 645 million US dollars. This was stated by the Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Azerbaijan Sahil Babayev, speaking at the gala evening in honor of the 32nd anniversary of Turkmenistan's independence in Baku, at the Gulustan Palace.
Russian President Vladimir Putin presented his colleagues with literary collections of works of the CIS countries at the summit of CIS leaders in Bishkek, the Kremlin reports.
The Uzbek city of Samarkand, which received the status of the cultural capital of the Commonwealth in 2024, will host the Week of Culture, Art and Cinema of the CIS countries. The cultural event is scheduled for next year, Mir 24 reports.
The regular meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State, which was chaired by the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov, has ended in Bishkek.
The city of Arkadag is waiting for the main film event that will be held this fall in the country. Tomorrow, October 14, the opening of the I International Film Festival "Dawn of Arkadag" will take place here. Hundreds of actors, directors, producers, film and theater stars, as well as cinematography figures from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Turkey and France will participate.
Recent international events clearly demonstrate that maintaining peace, strengthening security and stability will be the main priorities of world politics, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov said at the summit of CIS heads of state in Bishkek.
Days of Culture of Turkmenistan will be held in Azerbaijan in April 2024, and two cities – Baku and Ganja – will become creative platforms. An agreement on this was reached during a meeting in the Azerbaijani capital of the ministers of culture of the two countries, Atageldy Shamuradov and Adil Karimli.
The heads of state of the CIS signed an agreement on the creation of an International Organization for the Support and Promotion of the Russian Language during a meeting on October 13 in Bishkek.
