AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoFuel Rules Tightened: Turkmenistan cut the diesel allowance for vehicles leaving the country from 300 to 150 liters starting August 10, and raised the fee for each extra liter from 20 to 30 manat as shortages and fuel smuggling incentives persist. Border Security Training: The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, with TADOC, trained transport and airport security staff on risk analysis and anti-smuggling methods, including profiling and interviewing techniques. TAPI Push in Herat: Turkmenistan’s National Leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met Afghanistan’s Deputy PM for Economic Affairs Abdul Ghani Baradar, with talks focused on accelerating TAPI and related transport links; an MoU was also signed on gas purchases under TAPI. Caspian Environment Outreach: UNDP and UNEP marked Caspian Sea Day in Avaza with a children’s awareness event on marine litter and plastics. Regional Diplomacy: Iran says Caspian littoral states agreed to hold a high-level meeting in Tehran on September 23, with Turkmenistan proposing an Ashgabat summit on Caspian environmental conditions. Sports—Turkmenistan on the Continental Map: FC Arkadag, coached by Mergen Orazov, faces India’s FC Goa in an AFC Champions League Two qualifier, while Turkmenistan’s team also appears in Davis Cup Group IV results.
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