On the 26th of February 2019, the fourth meeting of the authorized representatives of Caspian states on negotiating the Draft of the Protocol on cooperation in the field of combatting illegal extraction of biological resources (poaching) in the Caspian Sea has come to an end at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.  Participants of the meeting, authorized representatives of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran and Russia thoroughly discussed of the draft Protocol, entered app...

On February 26, 2019, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the delegation of the German «Deutsche Bank AG», headed by the Chief Executive Officer for Corporate Banking Investments of Middle and Southern Europe – Banking Business Services, Head of Regional Directors Iorg Bongartts, who has arrived to Ashgabat on a working visit. During the meeting, the sides discussed a series of issues, related to bilateral cooperation. The parties noted the productive n...

On February 26-27, 2019, a delegation headed by William Thompson, head of the Eurasia division of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), arrived in Turkmenistan on a working visit. During the working visit, a meeting was held with the Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan, during which the parties discussed further expansion of effective bilateral cooperation in the trade and economic sphere, as well as the importance of increasing the export potential of...

An airdrome complex in the town of Kerki, Lebap velayat is scheduled to welcome its first airplanes in April 2021. Under the contract between Türkmenhowaýollary Agency and Gundogdy, a private building contractor, the airport will be located nearby the town’s railway station and the Turkmenabat-Kerki highway.  Gundogdy, the tender winner and a member of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, has considerable experience in building civil aviation facilities. Last February, the private c...

Specialists of the Research and Plant Testing Center in Gubadag etrap, Dashoguz velayat are developing new middle staple varieties of cotton. The improvement work on the standard variety, Gubadag-3, is ongoing under the supervision of well-known breeder Chovdurbay Seyitmuradov.  The efforts are aimed to enhance the germination ability of the variety, make it more disease-resistant, increase yields and improve fiber quality. At the end of last year, the Center’s team sent a newly developed mid...

On February 26, 2019, there was a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, which arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. At the beginning of the meeting, speaking about the friendly relations between these two states, which have historical and cultural roots, the sides particularly noted the constructive nature of bilateral cooperation, built on trust, support and mutual respect. Speaking ab...

On the 25th of February 2019, a meeting was held in the building of “Türkmenhowaýollary” Agency of the Ministry of Industry and Communication of Turkmenistan with a delegation headed by the General Director of the General administration of civil aviation of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Republic of Turkey, Bahri Kesici, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. During the meeting, new aspects of bilateral cooperation in the sphere of air transportation were discussed. Acco...