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President Rouhani to visit Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan for key talks
Mar 25, 2018 14:11President Hassan Rouhani is to set off on a two-day visit to Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan to discuss ways of improving mutual relations and the latest developments in the region with those country's officials.
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Iran asks Turkmenistan for 'immediate' explanation over killing of fishermen
Mar 23, 2018 01:43Iran has asked for “immediate” explanation from Turkmenistan after the Central Asian country’s border guards opened fire on four Iranian fishermen in the Caspian Sea and killed two of them.
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Afghan, Pakistani, Indian officials launch Turkmen natural gas pipeline
Feb 23, 2018 15:52The Afghan president and Pakistani prime minister have inaugurated a 1,814 kilometer gas pipeline that will carry Turkmenistan’s natural gas to Afghanistan as well as Pakistan and India after its construction officially began on the Afghan-Turkmen border.
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Turkmenistan not allowed to block gas flow to Iran under contract
Feb 05, 2018 11:23Managing Director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Hamid-Reza Araghi in his weekly press briefing said, “under the contract inked between Iran and Turkmenistan over gas transfer to Iran, Turkmenistan cannot stop gas flowing to the Islamic Republic of Iran within the framework of rules and regulations.”
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Iran to take gas dispute with Turkmens to intl. court
Jan 30, 2018 11:44Iran plans to take Turkmenistan to international arbitration over the price and quality of gas it has imported from the Central Asian neighbor, Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zanganeh says.
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Iranian producers plan big showing at Turkmenistan expo
Dec 23, 2017 12:44The Islamic Republic of Iran will showcase its production capabilities in more than 15 industries at the largest exhibition of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) which will be held Turkmenistan in early February.
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Littoral states reach consensus on Caspian Sea legal status: Russia FM
Dec 06, 2017 07:55Following a summit of Caspian Sea littoral states, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the five countries have agreed on “all the outstanding key issues” regarding the sea’s legal regime, and plan to hold a joint drill in the strategic waters next year.
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CKTI nations seal deal to boost rail traffic
Nov 29, 2017 03:18China, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran have signed an agreement to increase the volume of cargoes shipped through the four countries to international markets by rail.
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Tehran, Ashgabat can play positive role in regional security: FM
Apr 17, 2017 13:30Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic and Turkmenistan can play a positive role in maintaining security in the region.
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Turkmen president wins landslide victory for third time in office
Feb 13, 2017 08:30Turkmenistan’s incumbent President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has won a third term in office in a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election, preliminary results show.