TEHRAN, Jun. 24 (MNA) – A trilateral agreement has returned exploration teams of the Oil Ministry to Caspian Sea blocks. The first oil field in Caspian Sea deep waters was discovered four years ago;

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 Legal Status of Caspian Sea Introduction The Caspian Sea is the biggest enclosed body of water on Earth, having an even larger area than that of the American Great Lakes or that of Lake Victoria in East Africa. The length of the

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Introduction   The tragedy of the commons dates all the back to Aristotle.  It is the story of humans depleting and destroying the free gifts of the world.  There have been many incidences of other commons being destroyed like, the Black Sea,

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CASPIAN SEA ISSUES Questions surrounding the legal status of the Caspian Sea have hindered--but not stopped--further development of the Sea's mineral resources. Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 led to the independence of three new countries

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Abstract With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Caspian Sea and its natural resources became a source of contention for Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan. The underlying issue is paradoxical in light of its misleading simplicity – is the

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Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Feb. 19 By Huseyn Hasanov– Trend: Turkmenneft State Concern starts implementation of plans on the development of the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea, Turkmen Oil and Gas Ministry said. Turkmenistan’s sea resources are estimated at 12 billion tons of oil

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TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Iran’s deputy-foreign minister and Turkmen foreign minister have urged extension of bilateral and regional cooperation. Ehrahim Rahimpour, Deputy-FM for Asian-Pacific and special envoy to Caspian Sea affairs met with Raşit Öwezgeldiýewiç Meredow

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By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend: A report on the construction pace of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline was delivered at a meeting of the Turkmen Cabinet of Ministers, the Turkmen government said Feb. 27. It is reported that the work is carried

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Turkmenistan, an energy-rich Central Asian nation with abundant oil and gas reserves, intends to realize its plans on developing huge hydrocarbon resources in its own sector of the Caspian Sea. Turkmenistan’s state concern Turkmenoil will deal with implementing the development of

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The workshop entitled "Caspian Sea - Sustainable Development and Management" will be held in Turkmenistan's resort city Avaza March 7-18, the Turkmen government said Feb. 27. The purpose of the workshop is to further develop the cooperation of the

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By Huseyn Hasanov– Trend: A meeting of heads of railway and maritime offices of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran and Georgia was held in Turkmenistan’s Avaza national tourist zone, a message of the Turkmen government said March 1. The issues on development of

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Talking to reporters at the end of the Third Meeting of Caspian Seal littoral States Transportation Ministers in Tehran, he said that all five Caspian Sea littoral countries stressed the need for facilitating visa issuance for drivers and visitors. 'We

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Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran, Georgia and Turkmenistan have signed a protocol on cooperation in the sphere of railway and sea transport. Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company (Azeri acronym: AXDG) reports that the Protocol was signed during the meeting of heads of

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Huseyn Hasanov – Trend: Turkmenistan’s Ahal province has started to receive natural gas transported via the recently commissioned East-West gas pipeline, said a message from Turkmenistan’s Oil and Gas Ministry. The pipeline’s length is 733 kilometers, while its capacity is 30 billion

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Russia's plans to introduce a new amphibious assault ship into its Caspian Flotilla has raised questions among just which of its neighbors' shores Russia envisages assaulting.  The new ship will join the Caspian Flotilla next year, according to a report by

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Diplomatic attention has intensified on the project of the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP) while both obstacles to and incentives for its realization increase. Turkmenistan's commitment to the project may be inferred from the finally completed construction of its East-West Pipeline

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By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend: Azerbaijan intends to set single tariff for cargo transportation with the countries through which the Trans-Caspian transport corridor runs, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Economy Minister Sahil Babayev told reporters March 9. He noted that the country has already reached

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By Aynur Karimova Turkmenistan, which ranks sixth for its natural gas reserves of 265 trillion cubic feet, has started supplying gas to its Ahal province via the recently commissioned East-West gas pipeline. Turkmen Oil and Gas and Natural

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The security architecture of the Caspian Sea, the largest enclosed inland body of water in the world, may soon change. Of all the states that border the sea — Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan — Russia has the

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Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran, which are the five Caspian littoral states, have convened in Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan from January 27-29 to talk about the legal status of the sea. The Caspian Sea has been a cause

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By Huseyn Valiyev – Trend: Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan consider opening a new route on the Caspian Sea, said Javid Gurbanov, head of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC. He made remarks at an international scientific conference titled "The role of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan on the

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by Farid Rauf oglu Shafiyev The Caspian Sea is the largest closed water body in the world and is surrounded by five states--Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan. It has an area of 440,000 square kilometers with an ultra-depth of 1,025

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By Huseyn Hasanov– Trend: With commissioning alkylation units and isomerization at Turkmenbashi Complex of Oil Refineries (TCOR), it will be possible to produce additional 480,000 tons of high-octane gasoline (А-92, А-95 and А-98) per year, said the message from Turkmenistan’s Oil

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Religious hatred and violence are now a sorrowful fact of life, with the killing of Catholic nuns in Yemen on March 4 being only the most recent tragic example. It is a rarity

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By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend: Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan are working on the issue of signing certain documents as a part of laying the Caspian segment of the Trans-Eurasian Information Super Highway (TASIM) project, Elmir Velizade, Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Communications and

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By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend: Turkmenistan and the Czech Republic discussed the expansion of cooperation and the possibility of partnership in the fuel and energy industry, transportation and communications sectors, read a Turkmen government message, released March 18. These discussions took place

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By Prof. Dr. Rovshan Ibrahimov* Dr. Vassilios Sitaras recently published a policy brief for CCEE titled “Transporting Gas Across the Caspian: A New Option”, proposing an alternative method for delivering natural gas from Turkmenistan across the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan and

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By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend: During the meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al Rabiah, Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov proposed to thoroughly study the possibilities of implementing joint energy projects, said the message

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Alexander Cooley in his book, Great Games Local Rules, describes a new great game where the post-soviet states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan take orders from Moscow, Washington, and Beijing. He describes this geopolitical concept as a

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Trend: Turkmenistan and Russia have discussed the prospects for intensifying the interregional cooperation in various spheres, said the message from Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The sides focused on the spheres of mechanical engineering, energy, chemical, oil and gas industry, agriculture,

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Kazakhstan is a top-10 country in many things. Being the world’s ninth biggest country it is the largest economy in Central Asia and second largest among former Soviet Republics. Kazakhstan’s land holds the entire periodic table of elements with active

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The Caspian Sea is an important, if often overlooked, region in regard to many of the challenges the U.S. faces around the world, such as a resurgent Russia, an emboldened Iran, wavering allies, growing China, and the rise of Islamic

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Trend: Iran, Russia gas swap remains as an idea at the moment, however Tehran is prepared for that, Hamid Reza Araqi, Iran’s deputy oil minister said. Iran and Russia’s Gazprom have held various talks on the issue in recent months, but no

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Trend: A 146-kilometer Yoloten-Tahtabazar power transmission line has been constructed in Turkmenistan towards Afghanistan, the Turkmen government said March 26. A scheme of the route of the new transmission line was delivered to Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov during a meeting of the

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Trend: Turkmennebitgazgurlushyk (“Turkmenneftegazstroy”) state concern has begun welding the pipes of the linear part of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline’s Turkmen section. More than 100 units of special equipment are being used within current work, a message released by Turkmen Oil and Gas

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Trend: During a meeting of the Turkmen cabinet of ministers, the country’s president, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, gave a number of instructions on further implementing the adopted programs of development, modernization and diversification of the national fuel and energy industry. These steps are meant

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Trend: Turkmenistan has made a 20-percent discount to Turkey for cargo transportation through the Caspian Sea, Istanbulhaber online newspaper quoted Fatih Sener, executive director of Turkish International Transporters’ Association, as saying March 28. Sener noted that Turkmenistan’s government made a decision on

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Trend: Parliament of Turkmenistan approved and adopted the bill “On Trading Activity”, according to the Turkmen government’s message issued March 28. The bill was passed at a parliament meeting, during which the MPs stressed that systematic work on creation of goods surplus

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Trend: It is planned to hold the UN first World Conference on Sustainable Transport in Turkmenistan in late 2016, according to the message of the Turkmen government. Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a decree, according to which the staff of the organizing

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Energy-rich Turkmenistan will continue to realize programs and projects envisaging further development, modernization and diversification of the national fuel and energy complex. Such an instruction was given by President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov at the recent meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, the

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urkmenistan's armed forces are conducting unprecedented large-scale, unannounced exercises, an indication of the growing importance the country's government is placing on its defense. The exercises began "in the dead of night" between Friday and Saturday, on a personal command of President

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Turkmenistan has considered Azerbaijan's proposal on reduction of cargo transportation tariffs and made a 20-percent discount to Turkey for cargo transshipment through the Caspian Sea. Nejat Fatih Sener, the Executive Director of Turkish International Transporters’ Association, said on March 28 that

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Trend: Documents on bilateral cooperation in the fields of construction, as well as the purchase and sale of agricultural and industrial equipment have been signed between companies and economic entities of Turkmenistan and Russia, the ministry of foreign affairs of Turkmenistan

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The Caspian Sea region has become a central focal point for untapped oil and natural gas resources from the southern portion of the former Soviet Union. Beginning in May 2005, oil from the southern sections of the Caspian Sea began

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ran's ambitious project to build a 'trans-Iranian' canal from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf will only be possible with Russia's help, says Bahram Amirahmadiyan, an expert on political geography at the University of Tehran. Over the weekend, media

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Trend: President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and head of the Russian company ARETI Igor Makarov discussed possibilities of implementation of new mutually beneficial projects, the Turkmen government said in a message March 30. During the meeting, Makarov noted high interest of Russian

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Trend: Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has signed a decree to improve the rules of selling wool, carpets and hand-woven carpets abroad, said the message from the Turkmen government. The document was presented during the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, during which

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Trend: Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has met with President of the Rumsfeld Foundation and former US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld within the framework of the working visit to the US, the website Georgia Online reported. At the meeting, Margvelashvili said in

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Speedy signing of the convention on the status of the Caspian Sea will contribute to cooperation of the littoral states, Azerbaijan's Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov said Apr.5. He made the remarks during the meeting of the special working group for

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Turkmenistan starts drilling another well at Galkynysh field Energy-rich Turkmenistan, which sits on huge natural gas reserves (265 trillion cubic feet of proven gas reserves, according to the Energy Information Administration, January 2015), continues large-scale works on the accelerated commercial development

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Caspian Sea littoral states eye economic cooperation Trend: Deputy foreign ministers of the Caspian Sea littoral states have discussed expansion of economic cooperation at a meeting in Baku, an Iranian deputy foreign minister said. The Islamic Republic of Iran believes in the

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Turkmenistan advancing on South Asian gas market Trend: Despite skepticism of some experts regarding the progress of construction of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, which dates back to 2010, the deal started rolling. The State Concern 'Turkmengaz',

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Central Asian republic requires HIV test for marriage The Central Asian republic of Turkmenistan has made HIV tests a requirement for getting married. Under a newly introduced law, residents who apply for a marriage licence must submit evidence of a successful

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Iran, Kazakhstan to build joint shipping company The Islamic Republic of Iran and Kazakhstan have agreed on the establishment of a joint shipping company. Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) Mohammad Saeidi announced the news in

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North-South Corridor from Russia to India to compete with Suez Canal   Following talks with the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Iran, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has revealed that Russia has agreed to begin substantive studies on the implementation of

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Turkmenistan Diversifies Its Gas Exports To Reduce Reliance On China In January 2016, the Russian media reported that Russia’s gas giant, Gazprom, had discontinued all purchases of natural gas from Turkmenistan and was not planning to resume imports

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Russia still most important partner for Turkmenistan, says president Russia remains the most important partner for Turkmenistan, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said during the meeting with Alexander Zhilkin, governor of Russia's Astrakhan region, in Ashgabat, the Turkmen government reported. The president

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Blurring the Lines of Kazakhstan-Russia Relations Forecast     Kazakhstan will try to increase its independence from Russia-led alliances.     To that end, Astana will make economic and military deals with other countries and build up its domestic military capacity.

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Globalink crosses the Caspian Kazakhstan headquartered Globalink Logistics Group has coordinated the delivery of out-of-gauge machinery and construction equipment from Yolotan, Turkmenistan to an oilfield site across the Caspian Sea at Atyrau. The Globalink teams in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan prepared

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In 25th anniversary of Independency, Turkmenistan focuses on giant TAPI energy project Celebrating its 25th independence anniversary, Turkmenistan - one of major energy exporting countries - is making efforts toward creating stable systems to carry energy to world markets. It

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Turkmenistan intensifies development of Caspian Sea shelf Trend: Turkmenistan can become a mighty industrial power and a major exporter of chemical products, the 'Neutral Turkmenistan' newspaper reported. The implementation of the project for constructing a gas chemical complex in Kiyanly village of

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ECO-Caspian energy transition through gas The oil price slide since mid-2014 has severely constrained economic growth and investment in the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) & Caspian region. Despite this, regional governments nevertheless expect an improved market climate &

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Will the Caspian's status change the energy equation? Turkey is fast becoming the Caspian region's energy hub. For this reason, it needs to consider all the energy dynamics in the region. One of these energy dynamics is the Caspian Sea region.

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Turkmenistan, Italy studying joint projects Trend: Turkmenistan and Italy have great opportunities to diversify the cooperation and implement joint projects in various spheres, says the Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. He made the remarks during a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, read

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Turkmenistan, ESCAP to expand co-op in transportation sphere Trend: Turkmenistan and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) have discussed the expansion of cooperation in transportation sphere, said the message from Turkmenistan's Foreign Ministry. ESCAP is

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Gas fields development in Turkmen Karakum Desert kicks off Trend: The Turkmen State Concern 'Turkmennebitgazgurlushyk' has started development of a group of gas and condensate fields 'Zeakli-Derveze' in the Central Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan since early 2016, the country's oil and

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Turkmenistan keen to become major exporter of chemicals Turkmenistan can become a powerful industrial power and a major exporter of chemical products, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported. The construction of a gas chemical complex on the Caspian Sea shore, exactly in

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Turkmenistan intensifies development of Caspian Sea shelf Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has given instructions regarding the development of hydrocarbon resources in the country's Caspian Sea shelf, read a message from Turkmenistan's government. This issue was discussed during the meeting of the

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Turkmenistan-EU joint project on energy efficiency Turkmenistan and the European Union have launched a joint project on the implementation of strategies for sustainable development in Turkmenistan to help the country in the rational use of natural resources and energy, newspaper

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Bilateral and three lateral agreements will not be effective until the five-sided agreement is signed - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Rahimpour An issue of transit and provision of assistance to

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NATO-Russia: No "business as usual" DIPLOMACY NATO and Russia held "frank and serious" talks despite "profound disagreements" as their ambassadors met on Wednesday for the first time since 2014, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said. The two sides agreed to keep communicating

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Lower oil prices lead to greater cooperation on energy   The G20 nations have enjoyed the benefits arising from oil price volatility, but it’s clear that international partnerships remain a vital aspect of every nation’s energy policy   The collapse of oil

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Turkmenistan to host int’l gas congress in May   The seventh International Gas Congress of Turkmenistan is planned to be held May 19-20, 2016 at 'Avaza' national tourist zone, the event organizer Turkmengaz state concern announced. The forum will bring together around

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Tourist Zone «Avaza» – the resort pearl of national industry of hospitality In National Tourist Zone “Avaza”, a swimming season is in full swing. In these days, thousands of residents of Turkmenistan from all parts of the country

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Agreement on Central Asia – Persian Gulf corridor enters into force The agreement on creating an international transportation corridor which will connect the Central Asian countries to the Persian Gulf ports has entered into force, Uzbekistan's Foreign Ministry said Apr.23. "The

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Iran to Launch Shipping Line to South America Managing Director of Iran’s Shipping Lines Mohammad Saeedi said the country plans to launch a shipping line to South American countries, as sanctions against the shipping

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  All oil terminals with a total capacity of more than 1.5 million cubic meters, Azerbaijan has at disposal both in the Caspian Sea and the Black Sea, are in demand for transshipment of crude oil and petroleum products. Kamran Mammadzadeh, deputy

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Central Asia reviving old cooperation schemes with Iran LONDON (TCA) — With the recent removal of the sanctions on Iran, Europe and the former Soviet republics have jumped on the platform to announce “breakthrough” deals on the occasion. Today

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EC slams Nord Stream-2, reaffirms commitment to Southern Gas Corridor The European Commission once again made clear its position on the Russia's Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline project, saying that it must fully comply with the European legislation. European Commission's

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Turkmenistan should focus on developing Caspian oil fields   Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has emphasized the necessity of accelerating the work on developing the country's large oil and gas fields and paying special attention to the Turkmen sector of the Caspian

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran and Turkmenistan need to strengthen cooperation in a bid to help establish regional peace and stability and fight terrorism, extremism and drugs trafficking. “The Islamic Republic of Iran always stands by Turkmenistan’s nation and government

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Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has emphasized the necessity of accelerating the work on developing the country's large oil and gas fields and paying special attention to the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea, read a message from Turkmenistan's government. This issue

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Turkmenistan and Iran seek wider cooperation TEHRAN (TCA) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says Iran and Turkmenistan need to strengthen cooperation in establishing regional peace and stability and fighting terrorism, extremism and drugs trafficking, Iran’s PressTV news agency reported.

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No Way Out The fate of the Caspian seal may have been decided five million years ago. The smallest earless seal on Earth, Pusa caspica, is the only mammal in the Caspian Sea. It is atop the aquatic food chain in this

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Rouhani urges multilateralism in Caspian Sea Iran’s Hassan Rouhani has told Turkmenistan foreign minister multilateral cooperation of other countries along with Iran and Turkmenistan would improve regional stability. President Rouhani received Mr. Raşit Öwezgeldiýewiç Meredow, Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister

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Iran-Turkmenistan daily truck traffic to soar Road minister has voiced Tehran’s readiness to provide grounds for promotion of daily truck traffic between Iran and Turkmenistan. Speaking at a meeting in Tehran with Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Raşit Öwezgeldiýewiç Meredow,

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Turkish companies keen to transport cargos via Caspian Sea A number of private Turkish companies are interested to operate in the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan's Transportation Minister Ziya Mammadov told reporters May 11 in Baku. In particular, the private transportation companies of

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Turkmenistan looking to Belarus as a transit partner Turkmenistan views Belarus as a promising partner in a large-scale transit project, Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov told reporters after his talks with Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on May 11, BelTA

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EU eyes Turkmenistan as potential gas supplier European countries view hydrocarbon-rich Turkmenistan as one of the main suppliers of natural gas. The remark was made by Head of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat Ivo Petrov during the meeting with Turkmen President

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Iran to build 50MW wind farm in Kazakhstan Iran has signed an agreement with Kazakhstan towards building a 50-megawatt wind power plant in the west of Kazakhstan on the Caspian Sea coast within 18 months, a report said. The agreement with

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Two Ends of Southern Gas Corridor Work Way towards Centre Work has been done now at either end of the Southern Gas Corridor, bringing nearer a new source of gas for the European Union. While the subsea construction vessel (SCV) Khankendi

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Turkmenistan presents huge sea projects at IMO meeting Turkmenistan publicized its plans on creating international transit transport corridors within the framework of the 96th meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee,

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Turkmenistan constructing iodine production enterprise The construction of an enterprise for producing over 60 tons of iodine per year has started in Turkmenistan's Okarem region on the coast of the Caspian Sea, read a message from the country's Ministry of

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Socar and Uzbekneftegaz join forces in Uzbekistan   Socar and Uzbekneftegaz join forces in Uzbekistan Azerbaijan state-run energy company Socar has signed a memorandum for cooperation and joint activity with its Uzbek counterpart Uzbekneftegaz, the national holding company. The two entities have agreed to

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Int’l gas congress opens in Turkmenistan   Opening of the 7th international Turkmenistan Gas Congress 2016 (TGC 2016) has been held at the congress center of Turkmenistan's Avaza. The organizers of the event are Turkmengaz state concern and the British Summit Trade

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Baku to Allow Turkmen Gas into Tanap   Azerbaijan’s energy minister Natig Aliev says Baku and Ashgabat are negotiating a deal to enable Turkmenistan to supply gas to the European Union through the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC). “There are two pragmatic ways; first

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Kazakh Delegation Attends Dialogue in Brussels, Connectivity Conference in Berlin The Kazakh delegation took an active part in the recent events convened in Brussels, Belgium and Berlin, Germany, where it promoted better dialogue with the European Union and connectivity projects on

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Ashgabat believes Turkmen gas supplies will reach Europe Turkmenistan has great potential for the partnership with the European Union regarding its gas supplies to Europe, said Myratgeldi Meredov, Turkmen Minister of Oil and Gas during the International Gas Congress held

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EBRD Mulls SGC Loan EBRD Mulls SGC Loan The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is ready to support the southern gas corridor (SGC) project, its president Suma Chakrabarti told reporters in Baku May 25. Chakrabarti said the EBRD has firmly committed

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Turkmenistan, Malaysia mull prospects for co-op The prospects for cooperation between Turkmenistan and Malaysia were discussed during a meeting between Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Malaysian ambassador Norman bin Muhammad, read a message from Turkmenistan's government May 25. During the meeting,

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Turkmenistan concerned over Caspian Sea ecological state Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov, during his visit to Avaza tourist zone located in the east side of the Caspian Sea, mentioned that the environmental conditions of the Caspian Sea and protection of its

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The New Great Game: the Caspian Sea There are two aspects of the New Great Game. The first aspect is to control hydrocarbon resources around the coasts of the Caspian Sea, and second is to grasp the transit of hydrocarbon

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Turkmen oil concern speeds up development of Caspian Sea’s shallow part   Turkmenoil state concern of Turkmenistan has accelerated the work on drilling five exploratory and 10 production wells at the North Goturdepe field on the shallow part of the Caspian

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Chatter Surrounds Turkmenistan’s Gas Export Plans Earlier this week, Crossroads Asia took a look at the current, and declining, state of affairs within the China-Central Asia gas pipeline network. As the recent news out of Kyrgyz media indicated, the

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ARETI shows interest in further cooperation with Turkmenistan   ARETI International Group of companies is interested in joining projects implemented in different spheres of Turkmenistan’s economy. During his meeting with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Chairman of the ARETI International Group of Companies Igor

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Iranian transport minister to embark for Ashgabat today Iranian Transport and Urban Development Minister Abbas Akhoundi, leading a high ranking politico-economic delegation, will leave Tehran for the Turkmen capital Ashgabat today. As Shana news agency quoted Iran’s ambassador to

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Moscow to host meeting of working group on Caspian Sea’s legal status Moscow will on June 8-10 host a meeting of the ad hoc working group, tasked to develop a convention on the Caspian Sea's legal status, Hikmet Hajiyev, Azerbaijani

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Turkmenistan seeks to expand export area of its energy resources Export of energy resources to European countries is among the issues of top priority for the Turkmen state. The country continuously studies the opportunities for entering the European market. Talking to

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Caspian Overview: China Eyes Growth in Azerbaijan   China has held negotiations with Azerbaijan’s state oil company (Socar) over a $17bn downstream project twice in the last two months, this time leading to a memorandum of understanding. China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) has

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Bryza: TAPI, Trans-Caspian gas pipelines – priorities for Turkmenistan   Turkmenistan, which ranks fourth in the world on biggest gas reserves, is interested in the different routes of its gas export, including the TAPI gas pipeline project, which is being implemented,

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Germany offers electronic control system for Turkmenbashi sea port   Germany's SAP SE corporation has put forward concrete proposals on providing Turkmenistan's Turkmenbashi sea port with the latest electronic systems, read a message from Turkmenistan's government June 6. The presentation was held

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Caspian Sea littoral states meeting kicks off in Moscow   The 3-day meeting of deputy foreign ministers of five Caspian Sea littoral states kicked off on Wednesday at Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow. Participants from Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and

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WB reveals forecast for Turkmenistan’s GDP growth for next three years   Turkmenistan's GDP growth in the next three years (2016-2018) is forecasted at 5 percent, according to the Global Economic Prospects, June 2016 of the World Bank (WB). Turkmenistan's GDP growth

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Europe’s Final Hope For Energy Independence From Russia Europe’s reluctance towards reliance upon Russian natural gas trade is no secret. It’s also no surprise, due to fallouts between Russia and Ukraine (a major transit country for the trade)

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Caspian Sea littoral states meeting ends in Moscow   Deputy Foreign Ministers of five littoral states of Caspian Sea by signing final statement of the 45th meeting of special working group to compile context of legal regime convention of

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Turkmenistan to host 3rd Iran-Project expo   Turkmenistan is to host the 3rd edition of Iran's exclusive exhibition of oil, gas and petrochemicals, water and electricity, construction industry as well as engineering and technical services, known as “Iran Project-2016”,

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Georgia Plans for Energy Overhaul   Georgia is looking to win formal approval to join Europe's Energy community this October, making the country a more competitive location and partner for energy projects, the Georgian government said June 9. In a wide-ranging presentation, which

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Port Of Call The Chabahar port in Iran will help India get direct access to Central Asian markets. For India Inc, it is a huge business opportunity. On September 1, 2014, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on his maiden visit

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Turkmen geologists to focus on oil fields search   The search for oil fields is currently one of the priority directions of geological exploration work of "Turkmengeology" - the government's organization in the field of geological exploration, said the message of

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Caspian Overview: Azerbaijan Talks with Gazprom Azerbaijan’s energy monpoly Socar produced 5.4% less gas in the first five months of the year than in the same period of 2015. Output stood at 2.65bn m3, according to Socar’s latest figures, of

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Focus on Caucasian pit viper   Vipers are the most efficient poisonous snakes of all. Their long fangs can inject venom deep into a victim. The venom acts mainly on the blood and muscles of the prey. Vipers usually have

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Kazakhstan discussing measures for conservation of Caspian Sea bioresources The 36th meeting of the commission for biological resources of the Caspian Sea, which includes representatives of five Caspian countries, is being held in Kazakhstan June 21-23, according to a message

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Turkmenistan OKs double taxation avoidance agreement with Czech Republic Turkmen parliament has ratified the convention on double taxation avoidance and prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to income taxes and capital signed with the Czech Republic, the Turkmen government reported. Trade,

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Where additional volumes of newly discovered Turkmen gas head for? Turkmenistan has discovered new commercial flows of natural gas as a result of lately conducted 3D seismic survey, particularly in the area where the country’s largest gas field Galkynysh is

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From Tatarstan to Persia and back: how descendants of a Tatar Sheikh turned out in Iran   Saga about a history of five generations of Magfuri-Bulgari's dynasty told by a ‘100% Tatar man’ from Iran A descendant of an ancient dynasty of

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Welcome to Hell! Turkmenistan eyes turning infernal gas pit into tourist attraction   An ominous gas crater that has been burning in a Turkmen desert for more than 40 years is a perfect site for boosting tourism in the country, local

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Turkmenistan, China eye further co-op   Turkmenistan and China have confirmed their readiness to further enhance economic partnership in view of its enormous potential, national interests and a common vision for the future of the Asian region, the Turkmen government reported

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Transporting Turkmen Energy to Europe: a New Approach   The importance of the launch of the Caspian Energy Grid initiative at the Research Institute for Energy Management & Planning of Tehran University (RIEMP) on June 20 should not be

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An Iranian Petroleum Ministry official says Iran and Turkmenistan have envisioned a $30bn barter deal in their economic exchange. The deal allows for Iranian goods and services to be bartered for Turkmenistan’s natural gas, the official IRNA news agency quoted

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TEHRAN (TCA) — An Iranian Petroleum Ministry official says Iran and Turkmenistan are pursuing a $30 billion goods-for-energy barter deal to take place in the course of the next 10 years, Iran’s PressTV news agency reported.   The deal

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Iran will import gas worth $30bn from Turkmenistan over the next ten years in exchange for engineering goods and services of the same value. Oil ministry representative Mohammad Taqi Amanpour said June 27 that the two countries had finalized $2.5bn of

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Azerbaijan’s State energy company SOCAR has not received any official request from Petrocas, which is partially owned by Russian oil giant Rosneft, over its plans to send minimum 1 million tons of gasoline Iran via Azerbaijan and Georgia. A source at

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Iran, Turkmenistan to launch banking ties   Iranian Commercial Attaché to Ashgabat deemed direct banking relations and facilitated visa issuance as two means of boosting trade ties with the Central Asian country. Rahmatollah Khormali said “facilitating commuting between

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TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Establishing direct banking relations between Tehran and Ashgabat is a priority for Iran in line with efforts to boost trade ties between the two countries, the Iranian commercial attaché to Turkmenistan said. Ramatollah Khormali said launching

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Iranian Commercial Attaché to Ashgabat deemed direct banking relations and facilitated visa issuance as two means of boosting trade ties with the Central Asian country. Rahmatollah Khormali said “facilitating commuting between countries as well as banking relations

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Iran to attend Caspian Sea littoral states meeting in Astana     Foreign ministers of five Caspian Sea littoral states including Iran will gather in the Kazakh capital for a two-day meeting on July 12-13 to discuss the legal

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Caspian Overview: Major Upstream Investment Approved   Kazakhstan and the Chevron-led consortium Tengiz Chevroil (TCO) approved on July 5 a $36.8bn plan to expand the giant Tengiz field, which has 45% of the country’s total production now. The sides plan to increase

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FMs of Caspian Sea Littoral States Hold Unofficial Meeting Foreign minister of the Caspian Sea littoral states held an unofficial meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday. The meeting was held at the Central Asia country’s foreign ministry with Iranian

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Why Iran Plays a Key Role in China's New Silk Road Project   Iran's geostrategic location has made it the key link in China's New Silk Road to Europe, while the Middle East has become one of Beijing's geopolitical

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Ashgabat is Turkmenistan’s white marble city of love   Ashgabat is an amazing city with gleaming gold domes, extravagant white marble palaces and picturesque well-tended vast green parks situated in the middle of an oasis at the foot of the Kopet-Dag mountain

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Zarif says Caspian Sea legal regime must guarantee interests of littoral states   Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Caspian Sea's legal regime should guarantee that the interests of the littoral states are met in view of

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Zarif meets Kazakh counterpart in Astana   Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held talks with his Kazakh counterpart Erlan Idrissov on Wed. in Astana. Foreing Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is in the Kazakh capital Astana to

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Iran “doesn’t agree” with getting only 13% share of Caspian Sea   Iran “doesn’t agree” with getting only 13 percent share of the Caspian Sea, Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia-Pacific Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour said, Fars news agency reported July 15. He didn’t

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Vladimir Putin’s 'extinct' leopards reintroduced to Russia's Black Sea mountains     Russian conservationists released three leopards into the North Caucasus mountains on Friday, in the first ever attempt to reintroduce a big cat

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Caspian Colleagues: Why Russia & Iran Have Common Interests in the Region   The Russian Foreign Ministry has indicated that it is confident that the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea can be signed

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Turkmenistan reviewing project on long-term gas supply to Europe   Tasks on developing a procedure for implementing infrastructure projects with an aim to ensure the long-term supply of natural gas to European markets was discussed in Turkmenistan, read a message from

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Is the Caspian Sea Dispute Finally About to be Resolved?   Are the five states around the Caspian Sea finally going to resolve their dispute about how to divide the body of water between themselves? A number of unusually positive statements

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Exports of Razavi Food Company soar   Supervisor of Razavi Food Products Company has reported a 49-percent rise in exports of the company’s products within the first three months of the current year (began March 20). In an

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Kazakhstan's wheat production forecast at 13 million tonnes   Kazakhstan’s wheat production for market year 2016-17 is forecast at 13 million tonnes, same as the previous estimate, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) said in a July 15

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Turkmenistan to have summit on European gas   A Turkish diplomat says the presidents of Turkey, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan are set to meet to lay groundwork on possible future deliveries of natural

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Shifts in global terror pose threats to Caspian energy investment   With the emergence of new global terror trends, the potential for terror-based disruptions to Caspian energy investments and the oil industry in Central Asia and the Caucuses is causing

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Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Turkish Leaders to Meet for Gas Talks   A high-level meeting reportedly set to take place later this year in Turkmenistan could put talk of building a natural gas pipeline across the Caspian Sea back on the agenda. The

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Turkmenistan intends to host trilateral summit on Trans-Caspian gas pipeline project   Turkmenistan plans to hold a summit of heads of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Turkey by late 2016, where the prospects of the Trans-Caspian gas pipeline construction, in particular, will be

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Europe works on Turkmen gas import   The European Commission is following and implementing the Ashgabat declaration from 2015 on energy cooperation with Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Turkey, a source in the European Commission told Trend. Within the implementation of this declaration the

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Militarization of the Caspian Sea: A Zero-Sum Game?   On July 13, in the capital city of Astana, Kazakhstan hosted a meeting of the foreign ministers of the five Caspian littoral states. The officials gathered to discuss a draft convention on

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Caspian Energy Under Threat From Terrorism   The effect of terrorism and the rise of ISIS on Middle Eastern oil sources has not gone unnoticed by global media. Less observed, however, has been the potential for terror-based disruptions to the

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Turkmenistan, France strengthening co-op   Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met with France’s extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador Patrick Pascal, said the message from Turkmenistan’s Foreign Ministry. Pascal is completing his diplomatic mission in Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the parties expressed intention to further

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Kazakhstan-Ukraine Trade Crashes   143 train cars, blocked at the Ukraine-Russia border, explain why. In the first eight months of 2016, 143 train cars laden with goods destined primarily for Kazakhstan, but also Kyrgyzstan, were stopped at the Russian-Ukrainian

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Iran becoming Turkmenistan’s rival in natural gas export Iran’s growing natural gas exports and plans to supply the fuel to China, India and Europe make the Islamic Republic a direct competitor of gas-rich Turkmenistan in this sphere, the Chronicles of

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August 12 marks Day of Caspian Sea   August 12 marks the Day of the Caspian Sea, the largest land-locked body of water on earth. The Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea, also known as

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Oil production up in Turkmen sector of Caspian Sea   Dragon Oil increased oil production in the Turkmen shelf of the Caspian Sea to almost 2.143 million tons in the first half of 2016, the

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Iran eyes resumption of oil swap operations   Iran, which ranks the fourth in the world for the volume of its proven oil reserves, is about to resume oil swap scheme with Caspian littoral states

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Turkmenistan, Germany to sign some documents   Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov intends to pay a working visit to Germany August 29-30, the Turkmen government said Aug. 27. According to the message, several documents are planned to be signed as part of the

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ADB approves $240m loan to Kazakhstan’s transport sector   By Elena Kosolapova – Trend: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $240.3 million loan to help Kazakhstan modernize its transport system, the bank said on Aug. 29. Improved transport connectivity will help

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Turkmenistan seeks to deliver its hydrocarbons to West   Turkmenistan, an energy-rich Central Asian nation with abundant hydrocarbon reserves, is keen to diversify the routes of its gas export. Being the sixth in the world for the volume of natural gas reserves, the

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 Summit Signals Russia’s New Strategy Towards Iran Faced with recent strains in the relationship, Moscow has expanded its dialogue with Tehran to issues beyond the Syrian conflict. Hassan Rouhani, Ilham Aliyev and Vladimir Putin meet in Baku. In early August, Russian

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Baku, Ankara, Ashgabat ink Trans-Caspian route declaration   Azerbaijan, Turkey and Turkmenistan have signed the Ashgabat declaration to create the Trans-Caspian transport corridor from Beijing to London, TRT Haber reported Sept. 5 citing a statement by Turkey’s Transport, Maritime Affairs and

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Turkmenistan discussing Caspian Sea agreements   Another meeting of the Turkmen Interdepartmental Commission on the Caspian Sea was held in Ashgabat, the Turkmen government said Sept. 6. According to the message, the draft agreements on trade and economic cooperation among the Caspian-littoral

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Azeri Minister: We share same ideas with EU as to diversification of gas exports to Europe - INTERVIEW Azerbaijani energy minister Natig Aliyev’s interview to APA   - Realization of the Southern Gas Corridor project coincided with the period of cheap oil. The

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NICO, Total to sign oil swap contract   Iran’s Naftiran Intertrade Company Sàrl (NICO) and France’s Total S.A. Company have agreed on sealing an oil swap deal. Naftiran Intertrade Company Sàrl (NICO), a Swiss-based subsidiary of the National

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Why the future of the Russian oil and gas industry is in the Caspian   Russia’s leading energy companies are now eyeing the Caspian Sea as a source of high-volume, high-quality hydrocarbon reserves. The Caspian

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Turkmenistan opens $2.3 billion bird-shaped international air terminal   Turkmenistan opened a $2.3 billion air terminal at Ashgabat International Airport on Saturday as part of its bid to become an international transport hub and offset a plunge in traditional revenues from gas

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Turkish company to build major new port in Turkmenistan   Turkish construction company GAP, owned by the Çalık Group, will build a port in the city of Turkmenbashi on Turkmenistan’s Caspian Sea coast over four years, Hurriyet reported. The

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Major contract at the Caspian Sea for a complete float and container glass production plant   When in 2017 glasses will be raised in

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Turkey, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan aim to increase connectivity   Turkey needs to preserve the existing business volumes in established markets like Russia and the Middle East and expand in markets that offer relatively safer business environments such as Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and

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Today, the Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in Moscow. The two leaders discussed key issues of bilateral cooperation and exchange views on important regional issues during the talks. Russian President noted that

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IIKSS- Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom will discuss energy cooperation during UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan Baroness Nicholson’s visit to Azerbaijan on November 28–December 1. The UK Embassy in Baku told Trend that

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IIKSS- The place was literally and figuratively a crossroads. It wasn’t just the point where north-south highways and rail lines met their east-west compliments but the turning point of an entire nation going in a new direction. Extending

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IIKSS- Turkmenistan and Malaysia aim at enhancing of the mutually beneficial cooperation in trade, energy sector, as well as petrochemical, gas chemical, textile, food sectors, the Turkmen state news agency (TDH) reported. Meanwhile, the Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov

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IIKSS - During the first three quarters of 2016, BTC spent approximately $87 million in operating expenditure and $41 million in capital expenditure, BP Azerbaijan told APA-Economics. Since the 1,768km BTC pipeline became operational in June 2006 till

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IIKSS - During the session of the cabinet of Ministers on November 18, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov highlighted that development of mutually beneficial partnership with neighbouring countries including with Caspian states is one of the priority directions of foreign

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IIKSS - The son of Turkmen President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has become a parliamentary deputy, state television in the isolated Central Asian nation reported on Wednesday, a possible sign that he is being groomed to eventually succeed his father.

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IIKSS - Turkmenistan artificially farms sturgeon which will contribute to the conservation of the unique biodiversity of the Caspian Sea, the newspaper “Neutral Turkmenistan” reported. An important role in this will play a fish-breeding complex, built in the

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IIKSS - Regular 17th session of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan of the fifth convocation was held. Number of new laws and legal and regulatory acts, developed in accordance with the priorities of the policy of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov

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IIKSS - Representatives of the Mejlis of the country, hyakims of velayats and Ashgabat, chancellors of universities, leaders of ministries and departments, mass media were invited to the session. Having announced the agenda, the Leader of the

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IIKSS - President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Rustam Azimov, who arrived in Ashgabat to take part in the Global Conference for Sustainable Transport System. Expressing gratitude for

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IIKSS - President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon took part in the opening ceremony of new building of the UN mission in Ashgabat. There are members of the Government, heads of international

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IIKSS - Speaking during the opening ceremony of Atamurat-Ymamnazar-Akina railway - the first link of the Asian transnational transport corridor, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mojhammad Ashraf Ghani underlined the

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IIKSS - The UAE’s new strategy opens up the opportunities for the intensification of cooperation with Turkmenistan, UAE Ambassador to Turkmenistan Hassan Abdullah Al Adhab said in an interview with Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper. He added that great success,

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IIKSS - Iran and Turkmenistan intend to boost their ties and level of cooperation in various fields of economy, including energy, transport, and trade. Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov held talks with Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran Ebrahim

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IIKSS - Turkmen Geology State Corporation has discovered new rich gas deposits in the exploitation well at the Chelekbay site located in the north-western part of the giant Galkynysh field, the Oil and Gas Complex of Turkmenistan said

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IIKSS - Meeting of energy ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Turkmenistan is planned for early 2017, said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Cavusoglu made the remarks during a joint briefing with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov in

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IIKSS - Forestalling the agenda of the session, the Leader of the Nation, addressing the participants, noted that historical event was held recently in Ashgabat, the Global Sustainable Transport Conference was organized and conducted on high level under

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IIKSS - The 21st International Exhibition and Conference "Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan 2016" will be held in Ashgabat on December 7-9, the Turkmen government said in a message. According to the message, the specialists from 40 countries

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IIKSS - The 69th meeting of the Interstate Coordination Water Commission of Central Asia (ICWC) is planned to be held in Ashgabat December 19, the Turkmen government said in a message. According to the message, the agenda includes

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IIKSS - Saudi Arabia-based Islamic Development Bank had agreed to provide USD 500 million loan to part-finance the USD 15 billion Turkmenistan-Afghanistan- Pakistan-India (TAPI) natural gas pipeline project. "An agreement to provide for the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)

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IIKSS - Businessmen from the UAE and Afghanistan purchased gasoline produced at the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries and Seydi oil refinery. US businessmen purchased industrial hydrocarbon (Turkmenhimiya State Concern). Moreover, businessmen from Russia, Switzerland, the UAE, Turkey,

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IIKSS - A plant on extracting iodine from associated waters in oil deposits is under construction in Okarem. The equipment purchased by the “Dovletgurlushik” Company in the Islamic Republic of Iran will be delivered to the construction site

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IIKSS - A group of specialists have conducted an environmental monitoring on the underlying platform, built for an artificial island southeast of the Caspian Sea, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported. "The island is rapidly overgrown with saline grasses,

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IIKSS - President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held extended session of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan where outcomes of the government activity and work of branches were summed up for the past 11 months of the year. The

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IIKSS - As of today, potential hydrocarbon resources of Turkmenistan amount to 71.2 billion tons of oil equivalent, 53 billion of which account for land and 18.2 billion tons – for marine areas, according to a report of

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IIKSS - International theoretical and practical conference “The Neutrality of Turkmenistan and International Practice: New Achievements of Cooperation for Stable Development” was held in the conference hall of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign

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IIKSS - In a move to improve the appeal of Turkmenistan’s airports for international airlines, the country’s authorities are offering discounts off airport charges for foreign carriers, according to TurkmenPortal newswire. The discount rate will depend on the

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IIKSS - Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan have not yet reached a full understanding on the Kapaz field, Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov told reporters in Baku Dec. 12. Bilateral talks and consultations on this issue are being held

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IIKSS - President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov met with General Electric Vice President, President and Chief Executive Officer Ronald J. Pollett. The President noted that Turkmenistan had been always open for mutually beneficial business relations with the leading

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IIKSS - Active work is underway in Turkmenistan on the development and research of new directions in the gas and chemical industry, according to the report by Chairman of the Turkmengaz State Concern Ashirguli Begliyev read at the

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IIKSS - Turkmenistan’s economic growth has slowed down as a result of external factors, although domestic non-hydrocarbon growth has been supported by credit and structural policies in support of diversification, Mr. Martin Sommer, head of an International Monetary

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IIKSS - A presentation of the third phase of the international project “Support for further sustainable Agriculture and Rural development in Turkmenistan”, implemented with the European Union assistance, was recently held in Ashgabat. The event was organized by

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IIKSS - A new oil storage terminal has been opened in Imamnazar on the border between Turkenistan and Afghanistan. Turkman president Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov and Afghan president Ashraf Ghani officially opened the terminal along with a new railway which

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IIKSS - Germany-based engineering company Siemens has offered a credit facility of around $2.5 billion on the supply of compressors for Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, a vital development in efforts to press ahead with the project at a

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IIKSS - Having announced the agenda of the session, the Head of the State gave floor to Chairperson of the Mejlis A. Nurberdiyeva who reported on the activity of the Parliament for improvement of legislation base as well

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IIKSS - The Russian State Duma approved on December 21 a bill "On ratification of the Agreement on cooperation in the field of emergency prevention in the Caspian Sea". The deal was inked in September 2014 in the

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IIKSS - President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov has sent a message of sincere condolences to President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin in connection with the tragic death of the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation

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IIKSS - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is deepening its support for the private sector in Turkmenistan by arranging a US$ 1 million loan Intizar Yurek, a leading packaging company in the country. The loan

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IIKSS - Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov and Ambassador of Palestine Muhammad Abdullah Tarshahani discussed intensifying the bilateral cooperation between the two countries in political, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres, the Turkmen foreign ministry said in a message Dec.

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IIKSS - The energy cooperation prospects between Turkmenistan and Bangladesh were discussed during a meeting with Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Bangladesh to Turkmenistan (with a residence in Tehran) Mahbur Rahman in the Turkmen Foreign Ministry. The Turkmen

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IIKSS - Campaigning continues for the presidential election in Turkmenistan, scheduled for Feb. 12, 2017, the Central Commission for Elections and Referendums of Turkmenistan reported Dec. 20. The Turkmen MPs with the assistance of the Central Election Commission

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IIKSS - In Turkmenistan’s energy industry, main attention should be paid to the attraction of foreign investment in large infrastructure projects, including the projects on the development of oil and gas reserves of the Caspian Sea, diversification of

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IIKSS - Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have held consultations on the legal status of the Caspian Sea in Baku. Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov represented Azerbaijan, while ambassador-at-large at the Foreign Ministry Zulfiya Amanzholova attended the consultations on behalf

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IIKSS - The Central Election Commission of Turkmenistan registered 4 candidates to run in the presidential elections scheduled for February 12, 2017, the state news agency of Turkmenistan said. Incumbent President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov was registered first as a

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IIKSS - By the Decree of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Berdimyrat Rejepov, the Ambassador Extraordinary in Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Italy (Rome) is appointed as the Permanent Representatives of Turkmenistan to the UN Food and Agricultural

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IIKSS - A two-day seminar under the project “Supporting climate resilient livelihoods in agricultural communities in drought-prone areas of Turkmenistan” implemented by the State Committee on Environment Protection and Land Resources of Turkmenistan jointly with the United Nations

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IIKSS - RAI deputy has reported on negotiations for launching railroad connection among Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan. Mir-Hassan Mousavi, Deputy of Islamic Republic of Iran Railways (RAI) made the remarks saying “the talks have kicked off in

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IIKSS - The number of presidential candidates in Turkmenistan at the election scheduled for February 12, 2017, has reached nine, the country's Central Election Commission said in a message Dec. 27. Deputy Head of the Mary region of

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IIKSS - President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov signed the order, tasking the State Customs Service to make arrangements necessary for Turkmenistan's inclusion into the Public Key Directory of the International Civil Aviation Organization. The State Migration Service will

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IIKSS - Turkmenistan commissioned 202 facilities with a total worth of over $5 billion in 2016, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported. They include the Ashgabat International Airport, the first phase of the Asian International Railway Corridor (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan), a

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IIKSS - Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent congratulations to leaders of a number of post-Soviet countries on the occasion of the New Year and the forthcoming Eastern Orthodox Christmas, which is observed on January 7. The Kremlin

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IIKSS - National Institute of Education of Turkmenistan hosted final working meeting of the coordinators of regional programme “Reform of Educational System in the Central Asia” of German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ). Realization of this project was

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IIKSS - Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said international arbitration on Iran-Turkmenistan gas dispute has been ruled out for now, adding the two sides need to settle issues through talks. Zangeneh discussed the details of the new Iran-

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IIKSS - The Year of Reverence for Heritage, Reforms in the Motherland of the epoch of might and happiness is coming to an end. Bidding farewell to the year of 2016, which is marked by high achievements in

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IIKSS - Iran’s media have hailed the country’s success to resolve a gas dispute with Turkmenistan despite demands from Ashgabat for Tehran to pay $1.8 billion in alleged unpaid arrears for historic gas deliveries. The country’s IRNA news

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IIKSS - A new citizen of Turkmenistan was born at the Maternal and Child Health Research Centre in the first minutes of the New Year. He is the first reported baby born in 2017 in our country. Certainly,

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IIKSS - Ninety percent of the work has been completed at the polyethylene and polypropylene production complex, which is being built in Turkmenistan’s Balkan region, the Neutral Turkmen newspaper reported. A reservoir park for water, hydrocarbon storage tanks,

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IIKSS - President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov appointed Turkmenistan's Ambassador to Italy Berdimyrat Rejepov as Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN Food and Agricultural Organization and the Organization concurrently. Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Belgium and the UK Ata Serdarov

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IIKSS - President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon on January 3 signed a decree on appointment of Farrukh Sharifzod as Ambassador of Tajikistan to Turkmenistan. The new Ambassador replaced Makhmuddjon Sobirov, who was released from the post in June

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IIKSS - The Ministry of Economy and Development of Turkmenistan has announced privatization auction for 34 government-owned companies, the state news agency said. The auction will be held on January 31, 2017. Theses companies are located in different

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IIKSS - Turkmenistan will transit 300,000 tons of carbamide through Azerbaijan in 2017, Azerbaijan Railways CJSC said in a message Jan. 6. Azerbaijan Railways actively participates in implementation of the projects of international transportation corridors, important for Azerbaijan,

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IIKSS - The National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) says it would apply to international arbitration over the stoppage by Turkmenistan of its natural gas export to Iran. Turkmenistan halted natural gas supplies to Iran on January 1 in

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IIKSS - President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov hold first in 2007 session of the Government where the vice-premiers gave report on their activities and drafts of certain documents were reviewed. First, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers B. Hojamammedov

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IIKSS - The Turkmen Oil State Concern held research at the Demirgazyk Goturdepe field located on the Turkmen shelf of the Caspian Sea, the Turkmen government said in a message. The research showed the presence of the rich

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IIKSS - Iran is negotiating with Russia and Kazakhstan to resume crude oil swap, Gholamreza Manouchehri, deputy director for development and engineering affairs at the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), said. Talks are underway with Kazakh firms and

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IIKSS - President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has decreed to appoint Maksat Babayev as the chairman of the Turkmengas State Concern. Babayev previously served as the deputy chairman in Turkmengas. Turkmenistan is currently eyeing to construct a pipeline

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IIKSS - Ashgabat hosted an extended meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, where President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov gave a keynote address, summarizing 2016 and outlining the prospects for 2017. As has been noted by the Head of

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IIKSS - President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov arrived to marine border guard post Hazar. Having received reprt form the commander of the post, President of Turkmenistan, Supre Commander of the Armed Forces Army General Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov went to Coast Guard

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IIKSS - Turkmenistan’s activity within its chairmanship at the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) will focus on the fight against the consequences of the Aral Sea crisis and prevention of ecosystems’ degradation in the Aral

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IIKSS - Turkmenistan says there is a plan to build a power transmission line along the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, which is being constructed since December 2015, reports Trend. “In addition to providing electricity to all the infrastructure

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IIKSS - Turkmenistan should be among the world’s leading industrialized countries in order to achieve the highest goals, said President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov during his working visit to the country’s Mary Province, the Turkmen media reported. It is necessary

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IIKSS - President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov sent deep condolences to President of Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani with relations to the collapse of Plasko Trade Centre in Teheran resulted in numerous human casualties and injuries. On

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IIKSS - Research work, 2D and 3D seismic surveys aimed at finding new oil and gas fields are conducted in Turkmenistan, said the article of the online newspaper of the country’s Oil and Gas Complex. Progress report was

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IIKSS - During the trip of the Head of Turkmen State, special attention was paid to the issues of social and economic development of the region, realization of adopted state programmes including in industrial sector and agricultural sphere.

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IIKSS - Turkmenistan’s state concern Turkmenneft is actively engaged in developing the North Goturdepe field located in the shallow waters of the Caspian Sea. Currently, Turkmenneft by using powerful drilling rigs, purchased in China, seeks to increase

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IIKSS- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in message on Tuesday congratulated Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov for his reelection as the president of the Central Asian state. President Rouhani expressed the hope that Berdimuhamedov’s new term would result in further expansion of

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IIKSS-  Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his Turkmenian counterpart, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov have discussed on the phone implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project. Both the leaders on Thursday also discussed further development of bilateral relations and regional

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IIKSS- Under a decree of the Turkmen president, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister Rejep Bazarov has been appointed as member of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS). Turkmenistan will chair the International Fund for Saving

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IIKSS- Turkmenistan was Turkey's single largest weapons buyer over the past five years, while the arms industries of Belarus and Israel are increasingly dependent on Azerbaijan's business, a new report has shown. The report, by the arms trade

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IIKSS- Turkmenistan’s president, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov appointed the heads of military and law enforcement authorities of the country, the Turkmen government said in a message. The message says Yaylim Berdiyev was appointed the minister

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IIKSS- Turkmenistan will further consider the prospects of joining the World Trade Organization (WTO), the ‘Neutral Turkmenistan’ newspaper quoted President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov as saying Feb. 21. President Berdimuhamedov made the remarks at a meeting of the Cabinet of

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IIKSS- Ashgabat hosted a meeting with Palestine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mazen Shamiyah, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a message. During the talks, the sides exchanged views on cooperation in trade, economy, as well as in the political

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IIKSS- Ashgabat city hosted a meeting with an Afghan delegation led by the country’s Deputy Foreign Minister Nasir Ahmad Andisha, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a message Feb. 22. “Regular political consultations are one of the most

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IIKSS- Turkmenistan will continue the active cooperation on the Caspian Sea issues on a five-party basis, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers. The Caspian Sea is surrounded by Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan

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IIKSS- Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov stressed the importance of developing the trade and economic relations with Iran for the strengthening of mutually beneficial partnership. Berdimuhamedov said about this in his message to participants of the specialized exhibition of Iran, which

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IIKSS- After being in the works for the past 22 years, the multibillion-dollar Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (Tapi) gas pipeline project got under way on Friday. The pipeline will serve as an energy corridor between Central and South Asia. The inaugural

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IIKSS- Iran has started laying rail tracks on the rail section Astara (Azerbaijan) - Astara (Iran), which is constructed in the framework of the North-South international transport corridor. Governor of Iran’s Astara Port Yunes Ranjkesh said that operations

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IIKSS- Creation of the international transport corridor was named one of the priorities of cooperation between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, reports the news agency “Turkmenistan Today”. Speaking to the reporters following the high-level talks in Ashgabat on March 6,

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IIKSS- The recent visit of Azerbaijani president to Tehran as well as signing of several important documents showed an eternal friendship between the two neighboring countries. President Ilham Aliyev paid a one-day official visit to Iran on March

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IIKSS- The recent visit of Azerbaijani president to Tehran as well as signing of several important documents showed an eternal friendship between the two neighboring countries. President Ilham Aliyev paid a one-day official visit to Iran on March

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IIKSS-The International Ocean Institute (IOI) with the support of Turkmenistan’s Foreign Ministry and the State Enterprise on Caspian Sea Issues under the President of Turkmenistan is holding a seminar in Avaza, titled “Caspian Sea – sustainable development and

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IIKSS- While on an official visit to Russia, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, deputy chairman of the Federation Council Ilyas Umakhanov, Deputy Prime Minister, co-chairman of the Russia-Azerbaijan Intergovernmental Commission Dmitry

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IIKSS- During his visit to the State of Qatar on March 15, Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov spoke for increasing bilateral trade and services between the two countries, official Turkmen media reported. Turkmenistan and Qatar signed several agreements following

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International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) - In an interview with International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) (Farsi), Bahram Amirahmadian, an assistant professor at University of Tehran and the senior fellow at IRAS, discussed some deeper layers

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Why do we insist on the continental shelf in the Caspian Sea? International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) - Countries have been looking for oil and other subsoil resources along their natural prolongation land

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TEHRAN, Apr. 29 (MNA) – Deputy Oil Minister Hamidreza Aqaqi said, “Islamic Republic of Iran has announced its readiness to swap Turkmenistan gas destined for Pakistan.” He made the above remark while referring to the

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Transferring Turkmenistan's gas to Pakistan via Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline, aka Peace Pipeline, will benefit both neighboring states, the National Iranian Gas Company's managing director said. "Concluding swap deals can help Iran consolidate its position in the international gas markets,"

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Caspian Sea oil and gas transmission projects - threat or opportunity   Dr. Maysam Araee Daronkola the director of the International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) in an Interview with Islamic Republic of Iran News Agency

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TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told the visiting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Raşit Meredow in Tehran on Sat. that Iran puts no limitation on developing ties with Turkmenistan. “We see no

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TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told the visiting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Raşit Meredow that Iran is ready to export technical and engineering services to Turkmenistan. “The Islamic Republic

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President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has sent a congratulatory letter to President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. "On behalf of people and government of Turkmenistan, as well as on my own behalf, I express heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to

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Oil fields, oil bases and oil refineries located in the Turkmen sector of the Caspian Sea and on the coast area are under the supervision of Turkmenistan's environmental organizations, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported. The inspection is carried out

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The Mejlis (Parliament) of Turkmenistan of the sixth convocation has approved and adopted the draft law "On state regulation of development of agriculture”, said a message from the Turkmen government. The new law defines the legal, economic, social and

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The working meeting of experts of the Caspian states will be held in Astana on June 18-19, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tleuberdi told reporters June 12. "On June 18-19, Astana will

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Pakistan is interested in intensifying cooperation with Turkmenistan and early completion of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project. Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain made a statement at a meeting with his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Hussein arrived to Dushanbe to participate in the forum

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There is practically no concept of justice in international relations, Azerbaijani Prime Minister Novruz Mammadov said in his speech at the CAMCA regional forum June 22. CAMCA (Central Asia-Mongolia-Caucasus-Afghanistan) Regional Forum is a non-political and non-partisan Forum established to

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Director General of Amirabad Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said that 67,000 tons of crude oil swap has been forwarded from Turkmenistan to neighboring Iraq and Afghanistan via this port from March 21 to June

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Political consultations took place in Brussels at the level of deputy foreign ministers of Turkmenistan and Belgium, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a message June 22. The Belgian delegation was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Axel Kenes.

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The Labyrinth of the Caspian Sea Legal Regime in an interview with Tasnim Dr. Maysam Araee Daronkola, the director of the International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) in an interview with Tasnim News Agency International

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Turkmenistan needs to cooperate with Azerbaijan and Turkey to enter the gas market in Europe, expert on Central Asia, Bruce Pannier, stated last week. On June 22, the Russian legal information portal published the full

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U.S. State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons report can result in penalties limiting access to international assistance.   The annual Trafficking In Persons report analyzed 187 countries around the world and ranked them into three tiers according to

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Ashgabat hosted July 2 the political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and Romania with participation of Romanian  Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodor Melescanu. The consultations focused on political and trade-economic cooperation, possibility of expanding mutually

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The irreconcilable fight against bribery and corruption will be conducted, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said when addressing the participants of the expanded government meeting, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper wrote July 6. No one is allowed to steal people's

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The delegation headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov has paid a working visit to Geneva (Switzerland), the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Meetings were held with the Director General of the

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Caspian region is one of the most promising destinations for tourism industry. According to experts, the region will be developed as a new world-class tourist destination of the 21st century. Moreover, the countries surrounding the region are ready to

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high-level representatives from Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and Turkmenistan signed the Environment Impact Assessment Protocol under the Tehran Convention during an extraordinary Conference of the Parties on Friday in Moscow, Russia. The protocol will enter into force

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A summit of the Caspian countries will discuss strengthening security amid a chaotic wider region, said a member of Russia’s State Duma Committee on International Affairs Sergey Zheleznyak. And the foreign minister of Kazakhstan, Kairat Abdrakhmanov, said the August

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After more than 20 years of debate between the governments of the five Caspian Sea littoral states over the status of what is the world’s largest lake, its legal status and how its

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As a result of a recent meeting, a Turkmen-Romanian working group cooperating in the field of transport, have decided that in order to progress the signing of the political declaration on the creation of the Caspian Sea-Black Sea transport and transit

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Turkmen officials met with the delegation of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives of the US Congress headed by policy adviser Everett Price in Ashgabat, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a message. During the meeting,

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A researcher on Caspian Sea issues: TANAP can be a pretext for West's presence in the Caspian Sea International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) – According to the Tasnim News Agency's International Group, the opening of

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The principle of non-presence of armed forces not belonging to the five Caspian countries is one of the agreed provisions of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea, which is expected to be signed at a

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An agreement between the Kazakh Chamber of Commerce and Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs to open a Kazakh trade house in Turkmenistan was reached during a trade and economic mission to Ashgabat. The mission, set up with the assistance

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During a government meeting President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov stressed the importance of resolving the tasks of the fuel and energy complex, including those related to attracting investments for the development of the complex, Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper wrote. President

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Turkmenistan is preparing for the chairmanship in the CIS in 2019, the country’s government said in a statement Aug. 7. The chairmanship will be transferred from Tajikistan to Turkmenistan during a regular meeting of the CIS Council of Heads

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August 12th, 2018 could well become a historic day for the Caspian Sea region, with states aiming to end a long-running legal disagreement involving the areas natural resources. Since the breakup of the Soviet Union in the region, Azerbaijan,

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Caspian Environmental Service CaspEcoControl in Turkmenistan is inspecting activities of foreign and domestic companies engaged in sea and land transportation, production and transportation of energy resources, geophysical and geological surveys, the State Committee for Environmental Protection and Land Resources

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Employees of the scientific research institute (SRI) under the Turkmengaz State Concern have completed the development of environmental documentation for the gas chemical complex under construction in the Pre-Caspian settlement of Kiyanly, Turkmengaz SC said in a message Aug.

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The leaders of the five Caspian Sea countries are meeting in the Kazakh port city of Aqtau to sign a convention in an effort to resolve major differences over the resource-rich body's legal status. The proposed deal

read more

Energy projects in the resource-rich Caspian Sea could receive a boost after five nations agreed on the legal terms of how to share access after 20 years of negotiations. Despite being one of the world's oldest hydrocarbons producing regions,

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Turkmenistan has officially submitted an application to the International Court of Arbitration to resolve the gas dispute with Iran, the Iranian media reported. The court is expected to render its verdict within two years, Mehr Agency noted. In December

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Kazakhstan will be able to state about the completion of the legal formalities for the boundaries, sovereign rights for subsoil use in the Caspian Sea after the location of the junction of the lines of delimitation of the sea-bed

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Iran, the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan have signed an agreement on the Caspian Sea, the world’s largest enclosed body of water and a region that has been the subject of dispute since the breakup of the Soviet

read more

With the outlines of its six idle cranes obscured by thick fog and pouring rain, Kazakhstan's Caspian seaport Aktau seems an unlikely stop on China's much-hyped new silk road. But the sleepy port, which has been badly hit in

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Five Central Asian Leaders Discuss Aral Sea In Turkmenistan Leaders of five former Soviet republics in Central Asia met in Turkmenistan on August 24 to discuss the way to save the Aral Sea, which is facing severe environmental issues.

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Dr. Maysam Araee Daronkola, the director of the International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) in a detailed interview with The Young Journalists Club Parliament should make the final decision on "Caspian Sea Convention" /

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Turkmenistan has launched its first combined-cycle gas power plant, according to state news agency TDH. The 1.6 GW plant in Mary province has four 263.5 MW GE gas turbines, two 260 MW steam turbines and four heat-recovery boilers. The plant

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Russia does not plan to lay trunk pipelines along the bottom of the Caspian Sea, the Russian Foreign Ministry's ambassador-at-large Igor Bratchikov, Sputnik reports. "Actually, Russia and other littoral countries have already laid thousands of kilometers of pipes of different purposes

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Turkmenistan government approved an order of three B737 MAX 7s from Boeing for its civil aviation needs, according to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. One of the aircraft will be used for VVIP use. The new aircraft will be purchased with

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President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed condolences to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani over the deadly attack on a military parade that killed 25 on Saturday. "Flatly condemning any terrorist and extremist manifestations, Turkmenistan fully supports efforts of the

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President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed condolences to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani over the deadly attack on a military parade that killed 25 on Saturday. "Flatly condemning any terrorist and extremist manifestations, Turkmenistan fully supports efforts of the

read more

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will miss the CIS summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan set for Sept 27-28. The Deputy Prime Minister of the country will represent Turkmenistan, which is due to get the CIS chairmanship in 2019 from Tajikistan,

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Turkmenistan will introduces fees for consumption of gas, electricity, drinking water, which were previously free of charge for the population of the country, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov announced at the first meeting of the restored Khalk Maslakhaty (People's

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A bilateral agreement has been signed to use Amirabad Port in the northern Mazandaran province as a corridor for transiting 30,000 tons of fertilizer from Turkmenistan to India, the director of Amirabad Special Economic Zone

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Russia's Gazprom next year will resume imports of natural gas from Turkmenistan that it stopped three years ago, the energy giant's chief executive has said. In an interview with Turkmenistan's state television channel during a visit to Ashgabat

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On 12 August 2018, the five Caspian littoral states, after two decades of negotiations, finally agreed on the status of the region when they signed the ‘Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea’ document in the port

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Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev in a phone conversation noted solid potential for building up interaction in the economy, the Turkmen government said in a message. The sides stressed that the two neighboring countries

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The Turkmen parliament has adopted the draft law of Turkmenistan “On the tripartite commission for the regulation of social and labor relations,” the Turkmen government said in a message.   The document defines the legal

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China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) has increased output from the Saman Depe gas field in Turkmenistan by 6.5 million cubic metres per day following the launch of four new compressor units on Monday, CNPC said on Friday. The field

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Dr. Maysam Araee Daronkola, the director of the International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) in an interview with The Iran-newspaper: we criticize the issue of minus 28.0 (-28.0) in determining the Base Line in Caspian Sea

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Turkmenistan is preparing for next year’s sixth Caspian summit and the first Caspian Economic Forum. The secretive state’s organising committee is addressing how to tackle the tricky issues surrounding dividing up the Caspian basin’s resources among the five littoral

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The points of international law, Caspian Sea - the coastal length of the Caspian littoral countries and its relation with the process of delimitation of the continental shelf International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) –

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The Turkmen parliament has ratified the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea, the Turkmen government said in a message on Dec. 3. In addition, draft resolutions "On Ratification of the Agreement on the Prevention of Incidents

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Representatives from five Caspian Sea littoral states are to attend the 4th meeting of Collaboration on Maritime Safety and Security in the Caspian Sea in Tehran on December 10-11, IRNA reported on Saturday. According to one of

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The delegation led by Egyptian Ambassador Ihab Ahmad Talaat Nasr was received at the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan (UIET), Trend reports with reference to the Union. There are good prospects for expanding business contacts in the

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The relationship between the length of the coastline and the delimitation of the continental shelf in the seas International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – the relationship between the length of the coastline and the

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A law sharply limiting the sale of alcohol has gone into effect in the former Soviet republic of Turkmenistan, whose authoritarian president has made physical fitness a top initiative.   The law that took effect Tuesday forbids the sale

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You know that feeling when you wake up wanting to check out some stunning Soviet-era architecture or chase wild horses in the steppes? Just for days like that, the Republic of Kazakhstan has introduced e-visas to tourists from 117

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Amid ongoing tensions with the US, Moscow and Tehran are embarking on naval cooperation in the Caspian Sea, where huge oil and gas resources reside. Iran and Russia are preparing to hold joint naval

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The Turkmen Ministry of Communications has launched a large-scale project entitled ‘Development of Telecommunication Networks of Turkmenistan’, Trend reports referring to the ministry. A loan worth $273 million allocated by the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) will be used to

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Russian economic influence in the Central Asia has rebounded over the past six months. A focal point in Russia’s advances in the region is Turkmenistan and the economic woes the country is experiencing.

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Turkmenistan is one of the strategic partners of Belarus, Trend reports referring to the interview of the TV channel "Turkmenistan" with the Ambassador of Belarus Oleg Tabanyukhov. The envoy noted that January marks some significant dates: the 26th anniversary

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Azerbaijan has significantly improved its positions in the Index of Economic Freedom-2019, compiled by the US influential think tank The Heritage Foundation, Trend reports citing the report. Azerbaijan’s economic freedom score is 65.4, making its economy the 60th freest

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A meeting with the Special Representative of the European Union for Central Asia, Peter Burian, was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Trend reports referring to the Turkmen foreign ministry. The parties discussed the initiatives of

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K hazar Exploration and Production Company welcomes international companies in the oil industry in the Caspian region but will not wait for them, the managing director said. Speaking in a meeting in Tehran at the weekend, Ali Osuli said better results can be

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Yarag-Kazmalyar railway border crossing point in Russia’s Republic of Dagestan can be simplified, and funds are currently allocated for improving this checkpoint, Olga Rukhullayeva, Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for the North Caucasus, said during the Russian Investment

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Azerbaijan will take part in the discussions on the Caspian Sea - Black Sea International Transport Corridor project. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov will take part in the ministerial meeting on the Caspian Sea - Black Sea International Transport

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Azerbaijan will take part in the discussions on the Caspian Sea - Black Sea International Transport Corridor project. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov will take part in the ministerial meeting on the Caspian Sea - Black Sea International Transport

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Yarag-Kazmalyar railway border crossing point in Russia’s Republic of Dagestan can be simplified, and funds are currently allocated for improving this checkpoint, Olga Rukhullayeva, Deputy Minister of the Russian Federation for the North Caucasus, said during the Russian Investment

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K hazar Exploration and Production Company welcomes international companies in the oil industry in the Caspian region but will not wait for them, the managing director said. Speaking in a meeting in Tehran at the weekend, Ali Osuli said better results can be

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A meeting with the Special Representative of the European Union for Central Asia, Peter Burian, was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Trend reports referring to the Turkmen foreign ministry. The parties discussed the initiatives of

read more

Azerbaijan has significantly improved its positions in the Index of Economic Freedom-2019, compiled by the US influential think tank The Heritage Foundation, Trend reports citing the report. Azerbaijan’s economic freedom score is 65.4, making its economy the 60th freest

read more

Turkmenistan is one of the strategic partners of Belarus, Trend reports referring to the interview of the TV channel "Turkmenistan" with the Ambassador of Belarus Oleg Tabanyukhov. The envoy noted that January marks some significant dates: the 26th anniversary

read more

Russian economic influence in the Central Asia has rebounded over the past six months. A focal point in Russia’s advances in the region is Turkmenistan and the economic woes the country is experiencing.

read more

The Turkmen Ministry of Communications has launched a large-scale project entitled ‘Development of Telecommunication Networks of Turkmenistan’, Trend reports referring to the ministry. A loan worth $273 million allocated by the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) will be used to

read more

Amid ongoing tensions with the US, Moscow and Tehran are embarking on naval cooperation in the Caspian Sea, where huge oil and gas resources reside. Iran and Russia are preparing to hold joint naval

read more

You know that feeling when you wake up wanting to check out some stunning Soviet-era architecture or chase wild horses in the steppes? Just for days like that, the Republic of Kazakhstan has introduced e-visas to tourists from 117

read more

A law sharply limiting the sale of alcohol has gone into effect in the former Soviet republic of Turkmenistan, whose authoritarian president has made physical fitness a top initiative.   The law that took effect Tuesday forbids the sale

read more

The relationship between the length of the coastline and the delimitation of the continental shelf in the seas International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – the relationship between the length of the coastline and the

read more

The delegation led by Egyptian Ambassador Ihab Ahmad Talaat Nasr was received at the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan (UIET), Trend reports with reference to the Union. There are good prospects for expanding business contacts in the

read more

Representatives from five Caspian Sea littoral states are to attend the 4th meeting of Collaboration on Maritime Safety and Security in the Caspian Sea in Tehran on December 10-11, IRNA reported on Saturday. According to one of

read more

The Turkmen parliament has ratified the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea, the Turkmen government said in a message on Dec. 3. In addition, draft resolutions "On Ratification of the Agreement on the Prevention of Incidents

read more

The points of international law, Caspian Sea - the coastal length of the Caspian littoral countries and its relation with the process of delimitation of the continental shelf International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) –

read more

Turkmenistan is preparing for next year’s sixth Caspian summit and the first Caspian Economic Forum. The secretive state’s organising committee is addressing how to tackle the tricky issues surrounding dividing up the Caspian basin’s resources among the five littoral

read more

Dr. Maysam Araee Daronkola, the director of the International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) in an interview with The Iran-newspaper: we criticize the issue of minus 28.0 (-28.0) in determining the Base Line in Caspian Sea

read more

China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) has increased output from the Saman Depe gas field in Turkmenistan by 6.5 million cubic metres per day following the launch of four new compressor units on Monday, CNPC said on Friday. The field

read more

The Turkmen parliament has adopted the draft law of Turkmenistan “On the tripartite commission for the regulation of social and labor relations,” the Turkmen government said in a message.   The document defines the legal

read more

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev in a phone conversation noted solid potential for building up interaction in the economy, the Turkmen government said in a message. The sides stressed that the two neighboring countries

read more

On 12 August 2018, the five Caspian littoral states, after two decades of negotiations, finally agreed on the status of the region when they signed the ‘Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea’ document in the port

read more

Russia's Gazprom next year will resume imports of natural gas from Turkmenistan that it stopped three years ago, the energy giant's chief executive has said. In an interview with Turkmenistan's state television channel during a visit to Ashgabat

read more

A bilateral agreement has been signed to use Amirabad Port in the northern Mazandaran province as a corridor for transiting 30,000 tons of fertilizer from Turkmenistan to India, the director of Amirabad Special Economic Zone

read more

Turkmenistan will introduces fees for consumption of gas, electricity, drinking water, which were previously free of charge for the population of the country, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov announced at the first meeting of the restored Khalk Maslakhaty (People's

read more

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will miss the CIS summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan set for Sept 27-28. The Deputy Prime Minister of the country will represent Turkmenistan, which is due to get the CIS chairmanship in 2019 from Tajikistan,

read more

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed condolences to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani over the deadly attack on a military parade that killed 25 on Saturday. "Flatly condemning any terrorist and extremist manifestations, Turkmenistan fully supports efforts of the

read more

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed condolences to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani over the deadly attack on a military parade that killed 25 on Saturday. "Flatly condemning any terrorist and extremist manifestations, Turkmenistan fully supports efforts of the

read more

Turkmenistan government approved an order of three B737 MAX 7s from Boeing for its civil aviation needs, according to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. One of the aircraft will be used for VVIP use. The new aircraft will be purchased with

read more

Russia does not plan to lay trunk pipelines along the bottom of the Caspian Sea, the Russian Foreign Ministry's ambassador-at-large Igor Bratchikov, Sputnik reports. "Actually, Russia and other littoral countries have already laid thousands of kilometers of pipes of different purposes

read more

Turkmenistan has launched its first combined-cycle gas power plant, according to state news agency TDH. The 1.6 GW plant in Mary province has four 263.5 MW GE gas turbines, two 260 MW steam turbines and four heat-recovery boilers. The plant

read more

Dr. Maysam Araee Daronkola, the director of the International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) in a detailed interview with The Young Journalists Club Parliament should make the final decision on "Caspian Sea Convention" /

read more

Five Central Asian Leaders Discuss Aral Sea In Turkmenistan Leaders of five former Soviet republics in Central Asia met in Turkmenistan on August 24 to discuss the way to save the Aral Sea, which is facing severe environmental issues.

read more

With the outlines of its six idle cranes obscured by thick fog and pouring rain, Kazakhstan's Caspian seaport Aktau seems an unlikely stop on China's much-hyped new silk road. But the sleepy port, which has been badly hit in

read more

Iran, the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan have signed an agreement on the Caspian Sea, the world’s largest enclosed body of water and a region that has been the subject of dispute since the breakup of the Soviet

read more

Kazakhstan will be able to state about the completion of the legal formalities for the boundaries, sovereign rights for subsoil use in the Caspian Sea after the location of the junction of the lines of delimitation of the sea-bed

read more

Turkmenistan has officially submitted an application to the International Court of Arbitration to resolve the gas dispute with Iran, the Iranian media reported. The court is expected to render its verdict within two years, Mehr Agency noted. In December

read more

Energy projects in the resource-rich Caspian Sea could receive a boost after five nations agreed on the legal terms of how to share access after 20 years of negotiations. Despite being one of the world's oldest hydrocarbons producing regions,

read more

The leaders of the five Caspian Sea countries are meeting in the Kazakh port city of Aqtau to sign a convention in an effort to resolve major differences over the resource-rich body's legal status. The proposed deal

read more

Employees of the scientific research institute (SRI) under the Turkmengaz State Concern have completed the development of environmental documentation for the gas chemical complex under construction in the Pre-Caspian settlement of Kiyanly, Turkmengaz SC said in a message Aug.

read more

Caspian Environmental Service CaspEcoControl in Turkmenistan is inspecting activities of foreign and domestic companies engaged in sea and land transportation, production and transportation of energy resources, geophysical and geological surveys, the State Committee for Environmental Protection and Land Resources

read more

August 12th, 2018 could well become a historic day for the Caspian Sea region, with states aiming to end a long-running legal disagreement involving the areas natural resources. Since the breakup of the Soviet Union in the region, Azerbaijan,

read more

Turkmenistan is preparing for the chairmanship in the CIS in 2019, the country’s government said in a statement Aug. 7. The chairmanship will be transferred from Tajikistan to Turkmenistan during a regular meeting of the CIS Council of Heads

read more

During a government meeting President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov stressed the importance of resolving the tasks of the fuel and energy complex, including those related to attracting investments for the development of the complex, Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper wrote. President

read more

An agreement between the Kazakh Chamber of Commerce and Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs to open a Kazakh trade house in Turkmenistan was reached during a trade and economic mission to Ashgabat. The mission, set up with the assistance

read more

The principle of non-presence of armed forces not belonging to the five Caspian countries is one of the agreed provisions of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea, which is expected to be signed at a

read more

A researcher on Caspian Sea issues: TANAP can be a pretext for West's presence in the Caspian Sea International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) – According to the Tasnim News Agency's International Group, the opening of

read more

Turkmen officials met with the delegation of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives of the US Congress headed by policy adviser Everett Price in Ashgabat, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a message. During the meeting,

read more

As a result of a recent meeting, a Turkmen-Romanian working group cooperating in the field of transport, have decided that in order to progress the signing of the political declaration on the creation of the Caspian Sea-Black Sea transport and transit

read more

After more than 20 years of debate between the governments of the five Caspian Sea littoral states over the status of what is the world’s largest lake, its legal status and how its