Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to increase freight volumes
Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan will increase freight volumes after discussions have taken place between the sides in the Turkish city of Bodrum.
Nursultan Nazarbayev arrives in Turkey
Nursultan Nazarbayev has arrived in Bodrum, Turkey to participate in the IV Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States.
Central Asia step closer to nuclear weapons free zone
Five nuclear powers signed a new Protocol to the existing Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone (CANWFZ) Treaty in New York on Tuesday.
Caspian Five to limit third party military forces in the region
Five Caspian countries are considering a convention on independence of the Caspian Sea that limits third party troops based in the region.
EU is slow in implementing its Central Asia assistance plan
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has concluded that the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) had developed a good plan of assistance to Central Asia, but was implementing it slowly.
Commercial catching of sturgeons at Caspian banned
A moratorium on commercial fishing of sturgeons at the Caspian Sea came into force on January 1, 2014.
New railway link established between Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
Presidents of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan Nursultan Nazarbayev and Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov have launched the direct railway.
Ancient mysteries revealed in Turkmen desert sands
Over four millennia ago, the fortress town of Gonur-Tepe might have been a rare advanced civilisation before it was buried for centuries under the dust of the Kara Kum desert in remote western Turkmenistan.
India suggests TAPI gas pipeline from Kazakhstan border
India has suggested to build Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline from Kazakhstan border.
Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev appointed Ambassadors
Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev made several appointments of Kazakhstan Ambassadors.
PHOTO: Almaty Heating and Power Plant №1 switching to gas
It is planned for achieve full coverage of Almaty city with gas supply within 3 years. The project is worth over $67.5 million.
Kazakhstan to export medicines and cars to Turkmenistan
Dosfarm, Hyundai Auto Truck & Bus Kazakhstan and South-Kazakhstan mechanical engineering plant has singed preliminary agreements on supplies to Turkmenistan.
First new political party formed in Turkmenistan in 20 years
A new political party was formed for the first time in Turkmenistan since the isolated ex-Soviet state won independence in 1991.
Turkmenistan to plant huge forest in Aral Sea region
Turkmenistan is allocating tens of millions of dollars to plant trees in a region neighbouring the stricken Aral Sea, state newspaper Neutral Turkmenistan said Tuesday.
Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan border will see new railway crossing
Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan signed an agreement to open a new international railway guarding point, Minister of Transport and Communication of Kazakhstan, Askar Zhumagaliyev twitted.
Kazakhstan mulling gas imports from Turkmenistan for the forthcoming heating season
In the heating season of 2011-2012 Almaty and Zhambyk oblasts in the South of Kazakhstan experienced gas shortages due to disrupted gas supplies from Uzbekistan.
President Nazarbayev calls Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan to join the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States
We want the Council to be a full-fledged international organization, the President emphasized.
Railroad between Uzen and Turkmenistan border may open in October
Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan may start railroad transportation along Uzen-Turkmenistan border route in October.