Opening and construction start ceremonies of a number of infrastructure facilities were held
18:03 11.09.2024 6820
On September 11, Turkmenistan hosted opening and construction start ceremonies of a number of infrastructure facilities with the participation of Afghanistan. The ceremonies were attended by the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the Chairman of the Halk Malahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, as well as the Acting Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Afghanistan Molla Mohammed Hassan Akhund, TDH reports.
Among today's events is the opening of a 177-meter railway bridge of the Serkhetabat-Turgundi steel highway on the Turkmen-Afghan border, the laying of the foundation of the Shatlyk-1 gas compressor station in the Mary velayat, the start of construction of the Serkhetabat-Herat section, which is an important stage in the implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) transnational gas pipeline project, and the Serkhetabat-Herat fiber-optic communication line, the news agency notes.
Also today, the construction of a warehouse complex in the "dry port" of the Turkhetabad railway station and the Turkhetabad-Sanabar section of the first stage of the Turkhetabad-Herat railway was launched, and the Nur-el-Jahad power plant located in the Afghan province of Herat was put into operation as part of the implementation of the first stage of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) power transmission line project.
Chairman of the Halk Malahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov arrived by helicopter at the Islim-Cheshme border checkpoint in the city of Serhetabat in the Mary province. After some time, the acting Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Afghanistan, Molla Mohammed Hasan Akhund, also arrived here by helicopter.
A meeting between Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the acting head of the Afghan government took place in the conference hall erected at the Islim-Cheshme border checkpoint.
Following the meeting, they took part in ceremonies to mark the opening and start of construction of new infrastructure facilities that have become visible symbols of good-neighborly and fraternal Turkmen-Afghan relations.
Then, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov addressed the participants of the celebrations via a digital system. The speech of the head of state was heard with deep attention and inspiration.
Thus, this day of the year “The Treasury of the Mind of Magtymguly Fragi”, full of important events, will enter as another bright page in the glorious history of independent neutral Turkmenistan, marking a new milestone on the path of further development of mutually beneficial interstate cooperation, as well as a generally fruitful regional and international partnership that meets the interests of universal peace, prosperity and progress.
The results of the work of the fuel and energy complex for 6 months of 2022 were summed up at the industry meeting
Yesterday, a reporting meeting was held in the Central building of the oil and gas complex of Turkmenistan, at which the results of the work of enterprises in the industry for six months of this year were discussed.
The leaders of the country will take a vacation from August 1 to September 1
The leadership corps of Turkmenistan will be granted a vacation from August 1 to September 1. This decision was announced by the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov at an extended meeting of the government last Friday, at which the results of the country's socio-economic development for the first half of the year were summed up.
From January 1, 2023, salaries, pensions and state benefits will be increased by 10% in Turkmenistan
From January 1, 2023, salaries, pensions and state benefits will be increased by 10% in Turkmenistan. The corresponding decree was signed by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov.
Tokayev: Kazakhstan is ready to continue supporting Turkmenistan to achieve noble goals in the interests of universal progress
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sent a letter to the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, in which he expressed his deep respect and recognition of his contribution to the development of relations between the two countries.
The GDP growth rate of Turkmenistan in the first half of the year remains at the level of 6%
Despite the difficulties in the global economy, Turkmenistan maintains a high rate of GDP growth, namely at the level of 6%. This was stated by President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov at an expanded government meeting last Friday, at which the results of the country's socio-economic development in January-June 2022 were summed up, the newspaper writes.