Turkmenistan renews call for gas pipeline to Europe
ASHGABAT: Turkmenistan renewed its call Friday for the creation of a pipeline linking its vast gas fields to Europe, a long-mooted project that would require significant foreign investment. The idea of a Trans-Caspian gas pipeline to Europe has been discussed since the 1990s but has been hindered by financial and logistical hurdles. “We’re always interested […]
Read MoreTurkmenistan and Afghanistan to Accelerate TAPI Gas Pipeline Project
By Sergey Kwan During a working visit to Afghanistan on December 15, Turkmenistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rashid Meredov, met with Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, to review the progress of major energy, transport, and infrastructure projects involving Turkmenistan in Afghanistan, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry reported. The ministers inspected the ongoing construction of […]
Read MoreNew Constitutional Law Anchors Turkmenistan’s Global Peace and Trust Vision
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a new Constitutional Law “On the Legal Foundations of the Policy of Peace and Trust of Neutral Turkmenistan” on 19 September 2025. This document, which entered into force immediately after signing, fixes the key principles of the country’s foreign policy, emphasizing its commitment to neutrality, humanism, and constructive dialogue […]
Read MoreTurkmenistan and Qatar Build Closer Ties at Doha Summit
By Jonathan Campion As Doha readies an emergency Arab-Islamic Summit, Turkmenistan and Qatar have moved to underscore a steadily warming relationship. On Sunday, Turkmenistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on the sidelines of the summit, a show of solidarity with […]
Read MoreIn Turkmenistan, Non-Turkmen Public Servants Pressured to “Turkmenize” Their Names
By Vagit Ismailov In the city of Turkmenabad, mounting evidence points to growing pressure on government employees from ethnic minority backgrounds to alter their names to Turkmen equivalents. According to reports by turkmen.news, ethnic Uzbek names such as Sardon and Shukhrat are being replaced with Turkmenized versions like Serdar and Shokhrat. Forced “Turkmenization” Sources indicate […]
Read MoreTurkmenistan and Iran to Build Dual-Gauge Rail Lines at Sarakhs Border Crossing
By Sadokat Jalolova Turkmenistan and Iran have agreed to construct two new railway lines at the Sarakhs border crossing to enhance freight transport between the two countries, Iranian Railways chief Jabbar Ali Zakeri announced following talks with Turkmenistan’s Minister of Railways, Mammet Akmammedov. The agreement was reached during bilateral meetings in Turkmenbashi, held on the […]
Read MoreTurkmenistan was represented at the seminar on harmonization of multimodal transportation in Central Asia
Representatives of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan, along with delegates from other Central Asian countries, took part in the first face-to-face module of the Regional Training Program on Digital Trade and Multimodal Transport. The event was held in Tashkent as part of the project “Trade Facilitation in Central Asia”, which is being implemented with […]
Read MoreTurkmenistan’s Diplomatic Moves Amid Iran-Israel Tensions
By Davide Cancarini One of the elements most highlighted by the recent military confrontation between Israel and the U.S. on one side and Iran on the other is the geographical relevance of Central Asia to the situation. This is particularly true in the case of Turkmenistan, a country that shares a border of almost 1,200 […]
Read MoreTurkmenistan to Purchase 150,000 Tons of Afghan Steel Rebar in 2025
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has announced that Turkmenistan will purchase 150,000 tons of Afghan-produced steel rebar in 2025. Akundzada Abdul Salam Jawad, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, told TOLOnews that Afghanistan has achieved self-sufficiency in steel rebar production. The spokesperson added: “Three to four thousand people are directly employed […]
Read MoreTurkmenistan, Afghanistan Agree on Accelerating TAPI Project
Amir Khan Muttaqi, the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, traveled to the shared border between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to assess the progress of the TAPI project. Hafiz Zia Ahmad Takal, deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that Amir Khan Muttaqi and the Turkmenistan Foreign Minister inspected the progress of the TAPI project […]
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