On August 16, in the first half of the day, a meeting of transport ministers was held at the Berkarar Hotel in the format “Central Asia-Middle East-Africa: opportunities for cooperation in the transport industry”. The subject of discussion was the mechanisms for expanding partnerships between the countries belonging to these regions. Particular emphasis was placed on the importance of implementing major projects to create a modern transport infrastructure to ensure transport connectivity in l...

On Monday, August 15, on the sidelines of the transport forum that opened in Avaza, a meeting was held between the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates Suhail Al-Mazrui. During the talks, the parties discussed the possibility of opening transport and logistics routes and establishing cooperation between the port of Turkmenbashi with the ports of Dubai an...

Dear heads of delegations, Ladies and gentlemen. I warmly welcome you and express my gratitude for the accepted invitation to participate in the Ministerial Transport Conference for landlocked developing countries, convened at the initiative of Turkmenistan under the auspices of the United Nations.  Today, the heads of transport agencies from more than 30 states represented at this forum, dozens of delegations of international organizations, financial institutions and expert communities...

The Secretary General of the United Nations António Guterres addressed the participants of the International Ministerial Transport Conference of Landlocked Developing Countries in Turkmenistan with a written message. The message was read out by the Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing State of the United Nations, Ms. Rabab Fatima. The welcoming address of the head of the UN expresses g...

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov has put forward new international initiatives in the transport sector for landlocked countries. The head of state spoke about them in a video message to the participants of the International Ministerial Transport Conference of Landlocked Developing Countries, which opened on Monday in the city of Turkmenbashi on the Turkmen coast of the Caspian Sea. “I propose to consider the issue of creating a special working group under the auspices of the...

Today, on August 15, 2022, the International Conference at the Level of Ministers of Transport of Landlocked Developing Countries in a hybrid format began its work at the Congress Center of the Avaza National Tourist Zone. The forum, organized on the initiative of Turkmenistan under the auspices of the United Nations, is attended by delegations from about 40 states and over 30 international organizations. The current event also brought together heads of UN agencies, authoritative internationa...

On August 11, 2022, a solemn ceremony was held at the Sefako Makgato Presidential Reception House for Distinguished Guests, where Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Kazakhstan B.Rejepov presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to South Africa (with residence in Nur-Sultan). During the ceremony, Ambassador of Turkmenistan B.Rejepov conve...