The public organization "Ecodurmush", with the support of the United Nations Development Program, conducted trainings for young people of the Dashoguz region to involve them in the development of effective gardening.
As part of the implementation of the agreement between the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry and the WHO Regional Office for Europe, Natalia Kostik, a temporary consultant of the organization, arrived in Turkmenistan.
The increasing role of women in modern business will be discussed at the XIV International Economic Forum "Russia – the Islamic World: KazanForum 2023", which starts on May 18.
"We attach paramount importance to the further development of a strong, long-term and sustainable partnership with our Turkmen colleagues," said Sergey Pavlov, First Deputy General Director of Russian Railways. He noted that the visit of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov to the Russian Federation in July last year gave a powerful impetus to this cooperation.
Turkmenistan, due to its geographical location, occupies an important place in the global supply chain. The country intends to use this advantage and create economically profitable transport corridors that contribute to the development of international trade, attract large investments in transport infrastructure to increase transit attractiveness. This was stated by the Director General of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Mammethan Chakyyev.
The global pandemic and growing pressure on global supply chains and transit routes have exacerbated some of the problems and affected the economies of landlocked countries in Central Asia. However, the development of the Middle Corridor, a multi-lateral multimodal transport route connecting the freight networks of China and the European Union through the facilities and economies of Central Asia, the Caucasus, Turkey and Eastern Europe, is potentially transformative for the economies of Central Asia, the Caucasus and beyond, Ambassador John McGregor, Head of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat said, speaking on Wednesday at the “International Transport and Transit Corridors: Interconnection and Development-2023” conference.
― In Ashgabat, I successfully negotiated with the government of Turkmenistan. We discussed specific issues of development of the Turkmen-Romanian cooperation in the transport sector. It was, in particular, about the abolition of the road permit, which is now issued by the road transport operator. This is an important step in building a bilateral partnership and demonstrating the openness and readiness of Turkmenistan and Romania to contribute to the development of transport corridors between Europe and Central Asia, - Adrian Fogis - State Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Romania, Coordinator working group for the implementation of the strategic project of the International transport route Black Sea - Caspian Sea began his speech at the Ashgabat transport forum ITTC-2023
The third Olympiad in French will be held in Ashgabat in early May. The French Institute in Turkmenistan organizes the language competition. Children and teenagers studying French in Turkmen schools in Ashgabat and the regions, as well as at the French Institute, can become participants of the competition.
A resolution of the UN General Assembly on the International Transport Day, proposed by Turkmenistan, is being prepared for adoption. This was announced to the participants of the transport forum in Ashgabat by the Executive Secretary of the International Center for Transport Diplomacy (ICTD) Igor Runov.
The road transport sector of the economy has been looking forward to the opportunity to recover after the pandemic, and it plays a key role in the recovery process, but it faces new challenges - long queues at the borders, an acute shortage of personnel in the industry. Transit in many countries has increased by more than 50%. However, after a survey of commercial road transport operators in over 25 countries in America, Asia and Europe, it was found that more than two and a half million professional drivers are missing in this sector. Umberto de Pretto, Secretary General of the International Road Transport Union (IRU), touched upon such problems of the industry in his video message to the participants of the transport forum in Ashgabat.
The delegates of the Ashgabat transport conference ITTC-2023 paid close attention to the creation of modern conditions and opportunities in the field of transport and logistics, which, forming an international corridor, provide regional connectivity, Asset Asavbaev, Secretary General of the Permanent Secretariat (PS) of the Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) TRACECA began his speech.
The official website of the II Games of the CIS countries has started its work, BelTA reports with reference to the National Tourism Agency.
Within the framework of the International Economic Forum "Russia — the Islamic World: KazanForum 2023", which will be held on May 18-19, the full-time stage of the IX Kazan Forum of Young Entrepreneurs of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation countries will take place.
Mirvohid Azimov, Deputy Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States, invited Turkmenistan to join the mechanism of related ports, speaking via video link at the Ashgabat conference "International Transport and Transit Corridors: Interconnection and Development - 2023" (ITTC-2023).
Turkmenistan's Ambassador to Kazakhstan Batyr Rejepov had a conversation with a popular local blogger Yakov Fedorov. During the discussion, they discussed the promotion of "people's diplomacy" and its coverage in social networks, the Turkmen diplomatic mission reports.
