17-th Kazakhstan – Russia Cross-Border Cooperation Forum kicks off in Kokshetau

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AKBOTA KUZEKBAY

The work of the 17th Cross-Border Cooperation Forum has started in Kokshetau, Kazinform correspondent reports.

Participating the forum are President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and his Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin.

This year the traditional event is held virtually. The live broadcast is available on Khabar 24 TV Channel.

Turkmenistan to join Turkic Council as observer

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BLACKSEA-CASPIA

The 8th summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States (Turkic Council) will take place on November 12, 2021 in Istanbul. During the meeting, Turkmenistan will join the Turkic Council as an observer, the Interfax-Azerbaijan news agency reported on Monday, citing a statement by the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.

3000 sky lanterns launched from Memorial Complex of Patriotic War in Baku

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BLACKSEA-CASPIA

During the event "Our Martyrs Are Our Pride" of the Public Association "Regional Development" of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation at the Patriotic War Memorial Complex and the Victory Museum, the foundation of which was laid today, the beams of special searchlights directed into the sky symbolized a triumphal arch.

During the event, volunteers of the Regional Development NGO launched up to 3,000 sky lanterns into the sky.

Kazakhstan eyes preserving co-op with EBRD on basis of renewable energies

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BLACKSEA-CASPIA

Kazakhstan looks forward to continuing cooperation with the EBRD in the field of renewable energy sources, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said, Trend reports with reference to the Kazakhstan presidential press service.

Tokayev made the remark during a meeting with President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Odile Renaud-Basso.
During the meeting, the results of the EBRD’s activities in Kazakhstan and priorities for further cooperation were discussed.

BTK railway corridor has potential to reach Asia-Pacific region via Russian ports - official

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SADRADDIN AGHJAYEV

The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway corridor has the potential to reach the countries of the Asian-Pacific region through the ports of Russia's Far East region, Chairman of Azerbaijan Railways CJSC Javid Gurbanov said during the 30th plenary meeting of the International Coordination Council for Trans-Eurasian Transport, held online.

TAP transports first 5 bcm of natural gas to Europe

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LEMAN ZEYNALOVA

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) AG confirms that a total of 5 bcm of natural gas from Azerbaijan has now reached Europe via the interconnection point of Kipoi, at the Greek-Turkish border, where TAP connects to TANAP, Trend reports with reference to TAP AG consortium.

Luca Schieppati, TAP Managing Director, said that TAP’s role as a reliable transmission system operator on the European energy landscape.

TAPI gas pipeline will benefit the entire region, including $ 1 billion for Afghanistan transit

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmoud Kureishi said on Thursday (August 26-th, 2021) that the implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline is beneficial for the entire region, and Afghanistan alone will receive $ 1 billion as transit fees and royalties.

Speaking to the media following a meeting with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the Foreign Minister said the project is expected to create 2,000 new jobs with enormous opportunities, the Pakistani “Daily Times” reported.

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