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Turkmen Students Receive Government Scholarships to Study at Chinese Universities
News Central Asia
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August 26, 2025
On 26 August 2025, a solemn ceremony was held at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Turkmenistan to present admission notices to Turkmen applicants for enrollment in Chinese universities under the Chinese government’s scholarship...
Melon Pyramids and Empty Pantries: Tajik and Turkmen Feasts Amid Everyday Shortages
Times of Central Asia
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August 26, 2025
Pyramids of various kinds of melons, fruits laid across the ground to form intricate, traditional patterns, as well as an abundance of fruit, dried fruit, nuts, and bread overflowing from tables, and even fountains, surrounding the edible ground...
What Stands Beyond Turkmenistan-US Rapprochement Gas, Security, And Digitalization
MENAFN
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August 26, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 26. On August 20 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The talks became an important step in strengthening bilateral ties and...
Political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
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August 25, 2025
25 August 2025 345 Political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan On August 25, 2025, political consultations were held between the Foreign Ministries of Turkmenistan and the...
Turkmenistan to Participate in SCO Summit 2025: A New Chapter for the Shanghai Family in Tianjin
News Central Asia
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August 26, 2025
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov will participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, scheduled for 31 August – 1 September 2025, in Tianjin, northern China. This was reported by Xinhua, citing the Ministry of...
The Caspian logistics axis – a new artery for trade
News Central Asia
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August 26, 2025
Access to maritime transport routes plays a key role in the development of international trade and the maintenance of foreign economic activity. Over the past decades, the global agenda has consistently included the issue of how to overcome trade,...
China and Turkmenistan Strengthen Cooperation for Children’s Welfare: Soon Qing Ling Foundation and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Charitable Foundation Sign Memorandum
News Central Asia
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August 26, 2025
On 22 August 2025, in Beijing, Oguljahan Atabayeva, Vice-President for Medical Activities of the Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Charitable Foundation for Assistance to Children in Need of Guardianship met with Li Bin, Vice-Chairperson of the 13th...
Turkmenistan and Pakistan Hold Political Consultations
News Central Asia
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August 25, 2025
On 25 August 2025, political consultations were held in Ashgabat between the foreign ministries of Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The Turkmen delegation was led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Gurbanov, while the...
Turkmenistan and China sign Agreement on technical and economic cooperation
News Central Asia
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August 25, 2025
On 25 August 2025, the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the People’s Republic of China took place signed the Agreement on Technical and Economic Cooperation between, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reported. The...
Turkmenistan, Pakistan Hold Political Consultations To Strengthen Bilateral Ties
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, August 25. Political consultations were held between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Trend reports via Turkmen MFA. The Turkmen delegation...
Turkmenistan, China Ink Agreement On Co-Op In Economic And Sci-Tech Spheres
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, August 25. Turkmenistan and the People's Republic of China signed a Cooperation Agreement to enhance collaboration in economic and scientific-technical fields, Trend reports via the country's...
Uzbekistan's foreign trade tops $44.4 billion in seven months.
Kun.uz
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August 25, 2025
In the first seven months of 2025, Uzbekistan’s trade turnover improved significantly with the United Arab Emirates, India, Afghanistan, and the Netherlands, while declining with Lithuania, Turkmenistan, South Korea, the United States, and Turkey....
Ashgabat, Tashkent and Baku agreed to promote development of air traffic
Turkmenportal
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Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan have agreed to promote the further development of air traffic, business and tourism. This is stated in a joint statement following a trilateral meeting in the “Avaza” National Tourist Zone, signed by the...
Entrepreneurial Activity in Uzbekistan Demonstrates Steady Growth
News Central Asia
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August 25, 2025
On the eve of Entrepreneur’s Day, the Center for Economic Research and Reforms (CERR) presented an overview of the business climate in Uzbekistan, based on a nationwide survey. The results show that more than one-third of entrepreneurs report...
The signing ceremony of the bilateral document took place at the MFA of Turkmenistan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
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August 25, 2025
25 August 2025 205 The signing ceremony of the bilateral document took place at the MFA of Turkmenistan On August 25, 2025, a signing ceremony of the Agreement on technical and economic cooperation between the Government of Turkmenistan and the...
In Turkmenistan, Non-Turkmen Public Servants Pressured to “Turkmenize” Their Names
Times of Central Asia
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August 25, 2025
In the city of Turkmenabad, mounting evidence points to growing pressure on government employees from ethnic minority backgrounds to alter their names to Turkmen equivalents. According to reports by turkmen.news, ethnic Uzbek names such as Sardon...
Trilateral Summit in Turkmenistan Focuses on Transport, Energy, and Trade
Times of Central Asia
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August 25, 2025
On August 22, a trilateral summit was held in Turkmenistan’s Avaza National Tourist Zone, bringing together Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, and Azerbaijan President...
BrandFree Company (RF): “We are proud to participate in the Kids Expo exhibition in Ashgabat”
Turkmenportal
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The exhibition and fair "Kids Expo: everything for children", which is taking place in Ashgabat, presents products of the Russian company BrandFree. Its representative Liliya Zhirnova told the following in an interview with the newspaper "Neutral...
“Täze Hyzmat” invites partners for representation in the velayats of Turkmenistan
Turkmenportal
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Ashgabat-based company “Täze Hyzmat” has announced that it is looking for partners in the country's velayats to officially represent its services. The company intends to expand its network and make its solutions available to entrepreneurs and...
Uzbek children's toys presented in Turkmenistan for the first time
Turkmenportal
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At the exhibition-fair "Kids Expo: everything for children", which is currently taking place in Ashgabat, the Uzbek company Shirintoy presented its products: children's toys. In an interview with the newspaper "Neutral Turkmenistan", the company's...