Turkmenistan to Supply Electricity to Turkey
The Turkmenenergo State Corporation will sign a contract with Turkish company Gent Elektrik Enerjisi Toptan Satiş A.Ş to supply electricity to Turkey, according to Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Energy. Turkmenistan will supply about 600 million kilowatts / hours per year (± 20 percent) from July 2013 to July 2016, according to the terms of the current agreement.
Source: azernews.az
Turkmenistan and Turkey Signed Agreement on Gas Supplies
During the visit of Turkey's President Abdullah Gul to Ashgabat, Turkmenistan and Turkey signed a framework agreement on cooperation in supplying Turkmen natural gas to Europe. "We have discussed issues and signed an agreement on bringing Turkmen energy supplies to Europe via Turkey," Gul said after talks with Berdymukhamedov.
For Turkmen gas to be routed to Europe, it is necessary to build a 300 km pipeline along the Caspian Sea bottom to the coast of Azerbaijan from which it will be transported to Turkey. The talks about the Trans-Caspian pipeline have been going on since the end of 1990s. The major obstacle to the construction of the Trans-Caspian pipeline is the unresolved status of the Caspian Sea.
Sources: gundogar.org, Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Turkish Company to Build University Complex in Ashgabat
According to a presidential decree, Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Education will sign a contract with Turkey’s 5M Inşaat Tekstil Ithalat Ihrajat Sanaýi Tijaret Limited Şirketi to build a new campus for the International Turkmen-Turkish University. Construction was slated to begin in May 2013, and to be completed in August 2015. The International Turkmen – Turkish University was established in 1994 and currently has three departments – engineering, pedagogy and business – with about 2000 students.
Source: Turkmenistan.ru, Turkmenistan.gov.tm
Presidents of Afghanistan and Tajikistan to Visit Turkmenistan
Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon will visit Turkmenistan on June 5 to take part in a ceremony to launch construction of the Atamyrat-Ymamnazar-Akin section of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan railway. Turkmenistan, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and the Republic of Tajikistan signed the Memorandum of Understanding on the project of constructing the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan railway at a trilateral meeting in Ashgabat on March 20.
Source: Turkmenistan.ru
International Textile Exhibition Opened in Ashgabat
An exhibition “Textile Industry of Innovation Development in the Era of Power and Happiness” opened at the Exhibition Center in Ashgabat. It is dedicated to the professional holiday of textile workers in Turkmenistan. The exhibition convened more than 135 representatives from major companies in the UK, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Turkey, Korea, Russia, China, India, Luxembourg, and other countries.
Source: Turkmenistan.ru
Turkmenistan to Introduce Electronic Document System in Healthcare
According to a presidential decree, Turkmenistan’s regional medical facilities will be transitioning to an electronic records system. Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Healthcare and Medical Industry will sign a contract with Cotam Enterprises LTD (British Virgin Islands) to supply and install systems in medical facilities in Akhal, Balkan, Dashoguz, Lebap and Mary provinces. The work is to begin in June of 2013, and to be completed in December 2016.
Source: Turkmenistan.ru
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