On March 30, 2022, on the sidelines of the 3rd meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the countries neighboring Afghanistan, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China Wang Yi. During the meeting, the heads of the foreign ministries discussed a wide range of issues related to the implementation of bilateral agreements reached during contacts at the highest state level i...

On March 30 this year, the Chinese city of Tunxi hosted a meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amir Abdollahian, during which a wide range of issues of further strengthening bilateral cooperation was discussed. The parties exchanged views on the current state of trade and economic relations between the two states and the prospects for their development. In particular, the possibilities of...

It took five days for the container train, which was sent overland for the first time from Turkmenistan to China via Kazakhstan, to arrive at its destination. The container train contains 42 40-foot containers loaded with gypsum. The total length of the route in Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan is 4,150 km, of which 3,450 km is on the territory of Kazakhstan. The travel time through the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan was five days. Forwarders of the first land container train through t...

On March 30, 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov, during his working visit to China, held talks via videoconference with Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Han Zheng. The parties noted the high level of strategic partnership relations between Turkmenistan and the People's Republic of China, emphasizing that the main factor in their deepening and development is the open, friendly and constructive political dialogue established at the...

An OSCE-organized regional workshop on the Lapis Lazuli transit and transport corridor started in Ashgabat on 28 March 2022. Held in a hybrid format, the two-day workshop served as a platform to introduce the strategy on the implementation of the Lapis Lazuli transit and transport corridor. The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat commissioned the development of the strategy and an action plan of its implementation in an effort to support the signatory countries of the Lapis Lazuli transit and transpor...

Last week, 52 transactions were registered at the bargains of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan. For foreign currency, businessmen from the United Arab Emirates, China, Germany, Switzerland, Turkey, Afghanistan purchased base oil, low-sulfur fuel oil, calcined and total petroleum coke, polypropylene, technical kerosene produced at the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries. Entrepreneurs from Turkey, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan purchased diesel fuel produced at the...

A meeting between the representatives of “Turkmendemiryollary” (Turkmen Railways) Agency and the heads and representatives of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea and Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) was held on 28 March 2022. A video message from the President of the Korea Railroad Corporation Na Hee-seung, as well as a speech by the Director in the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea Choi Jungmin were viewed durin...