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Contract signed for the reconstruction of the Zadar waterfront

Today, a contract was signed for the project ‘Reconstruction of the Coast of Petar Krešimir IV’, better known as the project for the...

Prime Minister of Kazakhstan chairs meeting of the Board of the Eurasian Development Bank

Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin chaired a meeting of the Council of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) via video conference – June 30, 2020 The...

Ukrainian minister meets with head of local EIB representation

The Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Vladyslav Krykliy, held a working meeting with the Head of the European Investment Bank Representation in Ukraine...

Turkmenistan seeks increased trade with Russia’s Astrakhan region

Negotiations were held in the form of a videoconference with the leadership of the Astrakhan Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia and Turkmenistan to...

Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan discuss Lapis Lazuli transport corridor

On July 2, 2020, a trilateral video meeting was held between the presidents of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan. The agenda of the high-level meeting...

Greek Minister of Shipping and Island Policy: Modernization of ferry transport continues steadily

The policy of strengthening the country’s shipping network, which began last year with a decision by the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Giannis...

Alexandroupolis port privatisation details due soon

Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) July 2, 2020 – At the Port Authority of Alexandroupolis, the President of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development...

Ambassador Pyatt’s remarks at Greece’s Elefsina Shipyard

Καλημέρα σας. It is a tremendous honour for me to be here at the Elefsina Shipyard on this beautiful day with my friend Minister Georgiadis and his...

Hungary invests in Trieste port as export guarantee

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) June 30, 2020 – Hungary’s state-owned Adria Port zrt has purchased 302,000 m² of land at Trieste port to develop a...

U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue Energy Working Group

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 30, 2020 – The U.S. Department of State has published the following joint statement was released by the Governments...

Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs meets the President of Tunisia, Kais Saied

Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, N. Dendias, following his meeting with the President of Tunisia, Kais Saied – June 29, 2020 I had the great...

Ukraine and TRACECA discuss transport corridors

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 29, 2020 – Natalia Forsyuk, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure for European Integration, has met with Asset Asavbayev,...

Ukraine decides the territory and water area of ​​the seaport Chornomorsk

Today, June 25, at its meeting, the Government approved a decision on the boundaries of the territory and waters of the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk. The...

Azerbaijan and Japan discuss cooperation

Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 25, 2020 – Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Japan Gursel Ismayilzada and CEO of H.I.S. Co. Ltd Hideo Sawada have...

Turkmenistan holds talks with EBRD

On June 23, 2020, in the building of the MFA, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov met with the Head of the Representative Office of the...

Turkmenistan-European Union Joint Committee meets

On June 25, 2020, the nineteenth meeting of the Turkmenistan-European Union Joint Committee was held at the Ministry of Finance and Economics of Turkmenistan...

Statement of the High-level Conference on Belt and Road International Cooperation: Combating COVID-19

Following is the full text of the Joint Statement of the High-level Video Conference on Belt and Road International Cooperation: Combating COVID-19 with...

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