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Ilham Aliyev speaks on Trans-Caspian gas pipeline project

Ilham Aliyev speaks on Trans-Caspian gas pipeline project

The President of Azerbaijan said that in order to implement the Trans-Caspian gas pipeline project it is necessary that this project arouse common interest. Ilham Aliyev noted that the republic was ready to act as a gas transit country for its partners in the Caspian region, but it is first necessary to build a pipeline at first.

Istanbul prepares for replacing quake-risky buildings

Istanbul prepares for replacing quake-risky buildings

Türkiye planned to build new buildings to replace some 1.5 million risky ones in Istanbul for possible strong earthquakes in the future, the Turkish urbanization minister Murat Kurum said. These residential buildings would be built …

Iran's Astara port prepared to receive more goods

Iran's Astara port prepared to receive more goods

The most standard channel achievable in the Caspian Sea has been created at Astara port, and the port has no problem receiving ships, director-general of Gilan Province’s Ports and Maritime Department Hossein Younesi said. Younesi …

Turkey to host summit of gas buyers, sellers in mid-February

Turkey to host summit of gas buyers, sellers in mid-February

Turkey will hold a natural gas summit on February 14-15 to bring together gas supplier countries and Europe's consumer countries in Istanbul, Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Monday. "We will bring together supplier …

Shymkent airport to be optimized

Shymkent airport to be optimized

The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Alikhan Smailov, made a working trip to Shymkent, where he visited the airport building. The Prime Minister noted that the city's airport does not correspond to the status of an international one. …

Tokayev signs law on development of agglomerations

Tokayev signs law on development of agglomerations

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a law on the development of agglomerations, the press service of Akorda reports. "The Head of State signed the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On the development of …

Türkiye to start using Black Sea gas in early 2023

Türkiye to start using Black Sea gas in early 2023

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan remarked on the natural gas reserve discovered in the Black Sea. “It is one of the most significant developments this year,” Erdoğan said in an event with youth in the eastern …

Six new airports for domestic flights to appear in Uzbekistan

Six new airports for domestic flights to appear in Uzbekistan

Six new airports for domestic flights will be created in Uzbekistan, Rano Juraeva, head of Uzbekistan Airports, said at the conference "Asia Connect: Airline Network Development in a New Reality" in Samarkand. Air harbors …

Turkey intends to cut reliance on gas imports

Turkey intends to cut reliance on gas imports

Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez estimates that domestic production at the Sakarya gas field in the Black Sea could help his country reduce reliance on imports by up to 30%. Turkey plans to invest some $10 billion in the operation …

Erdogan inspects Akkuyu construction site

Erdogan inspects Akkuyu construction site

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited the construction site of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant in the country's southern Mersin province on August 9. Erdoğan made investigations and received information from authorities …

Tengiz-Novorossiysk oil pipeline resumes operation

Tengiz-Novorossiysk oil pipeline resumes operation

The Tengiz-Novorossiysk oil pipeline of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) is operating normally after the accident, the press service of the CPC informs. Earlier, on July 27, two production facilities of  JSC CPC-K were …