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Area (sq.km)
488,100
Population
4,863,169
Principal
ethnic groups
Turkmens 77%
Uzbeks 9.2%
Russians 6.7%
Capital
Ashkhabad
Currency
Turkman Manat
President
Saparmurat Niyazov
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Update No: 297 - (29/09/05)
US and Turkmenistan to ensure regional security
The chief of the US central command, General John Abizaid, during his visit to
Ashgabat on August 23-34th, discussed with Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov
a wide range of issues related to the aspects of further interaction between
Turkmenistan and the United States in ensuring stability and security in the
region, Turkmenistan.ru reported.
Abizaid also had meetings in Turkmen Ministry of Defence and State Border
Service. After the meeting with Niyazov, Abizaid told the
Turkmendowletkhabarlary agency he appreciated Niyazov's views on the current
situation in the central Asian region. Touching in this regard on the situation
in neighbouring Afghanistan, Abizaid noted the role of Turkmenistan in the
process of peaceful development of this country.
Currently Turkmenistan ensures supplies of electricity and hydrocarbon resources
to the neighbouring region of Afghanistan.
According to Abizaid, it is the policy of cooperation and good neighbourliness
pursued by the Turkmen government that actively influence the process of
recreation of normal life Afghanistan. He said that a plan on the construction
of a Trans-Afghan gas pipeline initiated by Niyazov is a promising project of
development of the regional partnership. Abizaid stated Washington highly assess
cooperation with Ashgabat and predicts some potential in collaboration in the
spheres of joint security, including combating terrorism, border protection and
drug trafficking.
He called for further discussion, the sides also voiced support for the
development of efficient cooperation, including in trade and economic, military
technical and humanitarian spheres. Meanwhile, a new Boeing-717 aircraft with a
capacity of 120 people, arrived in Ashgabat's international airport on August
29th. This aircraft was built this year in the US and is the fifteenth Boeing in
the air fleet of Turkmenkhovayollary state national service. The American
partners already supplied one middle-range Boeing 717 in Ashgabat in early
August, according to a contract with the Turkmen side.
Currently, the air fleet of Turkmenistan has four types of aircraft including
the wide-body long-range Boeing 767-300 liner. The programme of the development
of the aviation sector till 2020 envisages purchasing another 20 Boeing
aircraft, which will allow the expansion of international flights.
Ukraine counts on Turkmen gas supplies
Ukrainian Ambassador to Ashgabat Victor Mayko said Turkmenistan gas supplies
would help to boost economic partnership between the two countries,
Turkmenistan.ru reported recently.
"The trade turnover between Ukraine and Turkmenistan has exceeded US$2bn
over the course of two years making it possible for our country to take the
first place among the countries trading with Turkmenistan," he said in an
article published by Turkmen mass media on the occasion of the 14th anniversary
of Ukraine's independence. "Turkmenistan occupies a leading position among
state-importers with which Ukraine maintains economic relations. This is graphic
evidence of our countries significance to each other," Mayko said. He
stressed that the trade volume between Ukraine and Turkmenistan reached
US$1.181bn in the first half of this year alone, up US$272.2m on the year. Mayko
expressed great hope on the forthcoming first meeting of the interstate
Ukraine-Turkmen commission in Kiev chaired by the president of both states
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ENERGY
Turkmenistan extracts oil
Turkmenistan's institute of state statistics and information said in its latest
report that production of oil with gas condensate as a whole exceeded 6.5m
tonnes in the first eight months of the year, up 2.5 per cent year-on-year,
Turkmenistan.ru reported.
Since the beginning of the year, Turkmenistan has put into operation tens of new
oil wells. Production drilling is well under way at Akpatlawuk, Nebitleje and
Korpeje oil fields. Exploration activities were boosted at Southern Yolatan and
Mydar fields. The volume of refined oil rose 0.5 per cent to 4.6m tonnes in
eight months of the year. At the same time, introduction of high technologies
has made it possible to increase the assortment of marketable oil products as
high-octane gasoline and thermoplastic polymer. Production of polypropylene and
lubricants grew 4.2 per cent to 57,300 and 29,800 tonnes respectively.
Turkmenistan produced 259,100 tonnes of liquefied gas in the reported period, a
16.6 per cent increase on the same period of 2004. Exports of polypropylene and
liquefied gas exceeded 90 per cent of the total production.
Ukraine counts on Turkmen gas supplies
Ukrainian Ambassador to Ashgabat, Victor Mayko, said Turkmen gas supplies would
help to boost economic partnership between the two countries, Turkmenistan.ru
reported recently.
"The trade turnover between Ukraine and Turkmenistan has exceeded US$2bn
over the course of two years making it possible for our country to take the
first place among the countries trading with Turkmenistan," he said in an
article published by Turkmen mass media on the occasion of the 14th anniversary
of Ukraine's independence. "Today, Turkmenistan occupies a leading position
among states-importers with which Ukraine maintains economic relations. This is
graphic evidence of our countries significance to each other," Mayko said.
He stressed that the trade volume between Ukraine and Turkmenistan reached
US$1.181bn in the first half of this year alone, up US$272.2m on the year. Mayko
expressed great hope on the forthcoming first meeting of the interstate
Ukraine-Turkmen commission in Kiev chaired by the president of both states.
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
Foreign companies pour US$4.66bn in Turkmenistan
Foreign contractors continued playing a crucial role in realisation of the
investment programme of the Turkmen government in the first half of the year,
Turkmenistan.ru recently reported.
According to the national institute of state statistics and information,
Turkmenmillihasabat, 73 foreign companies from 21 countries carried out building
and assembly works under the contracts signed with Turkmen ministries and
establishments for the construction of 198 facilities at a total cost of
US$4.66bn.
In the period since the start of the year construction of 21 industrial and
social-cultural facilities worth US$619.4m has been completed. A considerable
amount of funds was invested in construction of industrial facilities, 77
facilities (63 per cent of the total contractual cost of all construction works)
under the projects implemented jointly with the foreign companies.
In fact, the major contractors are the companies from Turkey, Ukraine, France,
British Virgin Islands, German, Ireland and other states.
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FOREIGN RELATIONS
Tajik Ambassador to Ashgabat highly appreciates brotherly help of Turkmenistan
In an article published by Turkmen mass media on the occasion of the 14th
anniversary of independence of the Republic of Tajikistan marked September 9,
2005, Ambassador of Tajikistan to Ashgabat Kozidowlat Koimdodov expressed
gratitude to Saparmurat Niyazov for taking care of development of the bilateral
relations, Turkmenistan.ru reported.
"I would like to especially note the contribution by the Turkmen people and
its president Saparmurat Niyazov to the settlement of inter-Tajik
conflict," says the article by the head of the diplomatic mission recalling
that three rounds of inter-Tajik talks were held in Ashgabat in the difficult
time for his republic.
The Ambassador emphasized the importance of a decree signed recently by
Saparmurat Niyazov on granting Turkmen citizenship to various categories of
refugees. "The decree grants citizenship to over 10 thousand of our former
citizens, who left Tajikistan in the time of civil war, Koimdodov says. All of
them are ethnic Turkmens who, by the will of fortune, found themselves far away
from the historical home. We are happy that they are now full-fledged citizens
of friendly Turkmenistan."
According to the diplomat, the government of Tajikistan attaches great
importance to the further development and strengthening of relations with
Turkmenistan. "At present, 13 draft agreements are being considered by the
Turkmen and Tajik sides. The signing of these documents would surely help
strengthening the bilateral relations in political, economic and humanitarian
fields. Today, our countries cooperate in the various fields: economic,
ecologic, transport, cultural and many other fields. Further cooperation in the
gas and power engineering fields is planned."
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