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Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Its main seaport of Turkmenbashi which offers cargo and passenger services to other Caspian Sea littoral states.

Baku transports bulk cargo in containers

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) April 14, 2020 – Baku Port has started handling bulk cargo transported by container as part of a cooperation between ADY...

Turkmenistan and Georgia discuss transport corridors

On April 1, 2020, a meeting was held in videoconference format between the representatives of Turkmenistan and Georgia at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of...

Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan discuss expanding cooperation

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) March 16, 2020 – President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has an official visit to Azerbaijan, hosted by...

Georgia-Turkmenistan promotion focuses on the Lapis Lazuli transport corridor

Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 12, 2020 – The Embassy of Turkmenistan in Georgia and the “CBA Kaizen” company have hosted a...

Caspian Sea littoral states meet to discuss cooperation

On January 27, 2020, the sixth meeting of authorized representatives of the Caspian littoral states for discussing the draft Protocol on cooperation in the...

Romania and Turkmenistan discuss transport cooperation

Government of Turkmenistan – December 6, 2019 On December 4, 2019, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the...

Turkmenistan offers transport corridor through Caspian Sea to Malaysia

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) October 31, 2019 – Turkmenistan and Malaysia have held talks about developing the trade and logistical cooperation,...

Iran, Turkmenistan to establish direct shipping link

Ashganat, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) August 28, 2019 – Iran and Turkmenistan have agreed to set up a direct shipping route between the two countries...

Bulgarian Prime Minister praises relations with Caspian Sea region

Prime Minister Borisov: “We have excellent relations with all countries in the Caspian region” – August 11, 2019 We are in excellent...

Bulgaria and Turkmenistan sign bilateral documents in four areas including transport

Bulgaria and Turkmenistan have signed bilateral documents in four areas of mutual interest – August 11, 2019 In the presence of Prime Minister Boyko...

Port of Baku and OSCE launch “digital route” project in the Caspian ports

OSCE project on green ports and connectivity, for security and economic growth in the Caspian Sea region, launched in Baku – June 14, 2019 The project...

Italy co-finances project to promote green ports in Caspian Sea

Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) May 16, 2019 – Italy is cofinancing an OSCE project to promote the green ports and...

The European Union and Central Asia: New opportunities for a stronger partnership

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 15, 2019 – The European Union (EU) has outlined its vision for a renewed partnership with Central Asia, updating its...

Turkmenistan presents Türkmenbaşy port in Riyadh

Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) May 2, 2019 – A presentation of the capacity of the international port Türkmenbaşy in the context of optimizing...

Uzbekistan joins China-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway corridor

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) April 7, 2019 – Uzbekistan has joined the China-Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran railway corridor, part of the...

Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania, Turkmenistan to promote Black Sea-Caspian Sea multimodal corridor

Bucharest, Romania (Ports Europe) March 6, 2019 – The foreign ministers of Romania, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkmenistan have signed a declaration for...

Turkmenbashi port in Turkmenistan – another megalomaniac project or a new Silk Road winner

Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) November 9, 2018 – In a rare acknowledgment of problems with one of his ambitious billion dollar projects, last...

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