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Turkmenistan and the UN Sign Agreement to Host International LLDC3 Conference
News Central Asia
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July 10, 2025
On 8 July 2025, the Government of Turkmenistan and the United Nations signed an agreement outlining the organization of the Third UN Conference on the Problems of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3). The document was signed online by...
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Trump pushes to expand Abraham Accords with Azerbaijan, Central Asian nations, say sources
Firstpost
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August 1, 2025
The administration of US President Donald Trump is in discussions with Azerbaijan about the possibility of the country, along with some Central Asian partners, joining the Abraham Accords, with the aim of strengthening their current relationships...
Turkmenistan Prepares for UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries: National Leader Inspects Awaza’s Readiness
News Central Asia
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July 9, 2025
On 8 July 2025, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the National Leader of the Turkmen people and Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan, conducted a working visit to the Balkan province to oversee preparations for the Third UN Conference on...
Turkmenistan Becoming More Active on World Stage
The Jamestown Foundation
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Executive Summary: Turkmenistan has become more active on the international stage in the past few years, breaking from the borderline isolationist foreign policy that it pursued for most of its independent existence and attracting more attention...
Turkmen FM, European Commission's VP discuss development of relations with EU
News.Az
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A phone conversation has been held between the Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas,...
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Daughter of Chairman of Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Oguljahan Atabayeva visits Baku Book Center [PHOTOS]
AzerNews
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July 16, 2025
On July 16, Oguljahan Atabayeva, daughter of the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, and Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, visited the Baku Book Center. Gunel Rzayeva, Director of...
Uzbekistan sees 48% surge in foreign tourist arrivals.
Kun.uz
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July 16, 2025
The number of tourists visiting Uzbekistan has increased by 48.2% in just one year, according to data published by the National Statistics Committee. Between January and May 2025, Uzbekistan welcomed 4.2 million foreign visitors for tourism...
India advises citizens against non-essential travel to Iran
Chennai Vision
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July 16, 2025
By Chennaivision in National News, News July 16, 2025 India on Wednesday advised its citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Iran and to continue monitoring the latest regional developments. There were about 10,000 Indian nationals, mostly...
Number of tourists from Turkmenistan visiting Azerbaijan disclosed
AzerNews
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July 16, 2025
Number of tourists from Turkmenistan visiting Azerbaijan disclosed 16 July 2025 16:14 (UTC+04:00) State Statistics Committee reveals the number of tourists visiting Azerbaijan over the past five months. In the first five months of 2025, ... Access...
Uzbekistan sees 48% surge in foreign tourists in early 2025, led by Kyrgyz visitors
Daryo
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July 16, 2025
Uzbekistan welcomed 4.2mn foreign tourists in the first five months of 2025, marking a 48.2% increase compared to the same period in 2024. According to the Statistics Agency, this growth represents an additional 1.4mn visitors compared to the...
Turkmenistan’s Foreign Minister Holds Bilateral Calls with Counterparts from Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, and Eswatini
News Central Asia
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July 8, 2025
On 7 July 2025, Turkmenistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov held separate telephone conversations with Jeenbek Kulubaev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic; Ms. Folile Shakantu, Minister of Foreign Affairs and...
Trump aims to add Azerbaijan, Central Asia to Abraham Accords, sources say
News.Az
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Photo credit: TOM BRENNER/REUTERS The Trump administration is in active discussions with Azerbaijan about the potential inclusion of the nation, along with some Central Asian allies, in the Abraham Accords, aiming to strengthen their ties with...
Turkmenistan Still Requires COVID Tests and Visas for All Visitors
Times of Central Asia
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July 3, 2025
Turkmenistan continues to enforce some of the strictest entry requirements in the world, including COVID-19 testing and complex visa procedures. According to a recent report by The Telegraph, all international arrivals are still subject to a...
Turkmen Woman Appeals to President After Year-Long Travel Ban
Times of Central Asia
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July 3, 2025
Zulfiya Kazhyr, a citizen of Turkmenistan, and her six-year-old daughter have been barred from leaving the country for nearly a year, despite renewing their passports and submitting multiple appeals to authorities in both Turkmenistan and Turkey....
Trump eyes bringing Azerbaijan, Central Asian nations into Abraham Accords, sources say
WKZO - Michigan
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By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump’s administration is actively discussing with Azerbaijan the possibility of bringing that nation and some Central Asian allies into the Abraham Accords, hoping to deepen their existing...
Turkmenistan’s Diplomatic Moves Amid Iran-Israel Tensions
Times of Central Asia
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July 3, 2025
One of the elements most highlighted by the recent military confrontation between Israel and the U.S. on one side and Iran on the other is the geographical relevance of Central Asia to the situation. This is particularly true in the case of...
I've visited every country in the world - here's the tourist hotspot that's SO overrated
Daily Mail
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July 12, 2025
An American-Mexican radio DJ who has visited every country in the world has revealed which he thinks is the most dangerous - and the tourist hotspot that's overrated. Randy Williams, better known as R Dub!, completed his decade-long challenge to...
Iran to open new railway routes to Central Asia
BNE Intellinews
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Iran will open new railway routes to Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, as well as Afghanistan and Turkey, the general director of Iran's National Railway Company announced on July 30. Jabbar Ali Zakeri said at a press conference that after a five-year...
The extended meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan Golden Age
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July 11, 2025
Today, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov held an extended meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, at which the results of the work fulfilled for six months of the current year were summed up and the course of realisation of programs of social and...
UN Hosts Press Briefing on Upcoming Third Conference for Landlocked Developing Countries in Turkmenistan
News Central Asia
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July 10, 2025
New York, 9 July 2025 – Ambassador Aksoltan Ataeva, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations, and Rabab Fatima, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed...