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• [New] People from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela will face a partial restriction. Local News 8
• [New] An additional seven countries will have partial restrictions on travel to the U.S.: Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela. Spectrum News NY1
• Geopolitical risks for official Ankara are increasing due to the fact that at the last EU-Central Asia summit, which was attended by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, a declaration was approved mentioning two UN anti-Turkish resolutions on the Cyprus conflict. EADaily
• Although the initial volume of gas sourced from Turkmenistan will be negligible in the short term compared to Turkey's total imports (which in 2023 exceeded 50 bcm), a potential increase to 15 bcm annually within two decades, as suggested by Turkish officials, would be a significant development. OSW Centre for Eastern Studies
• To control and constrain the terrorism emanating from Afghan soil, the regional states bordering Afghanistan; China, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan should form a regional security mechanism against the threats of terrorism from Afghanistan. Pakistan Observer
• Afghan nationals in Afghanistan will likely resort to desperate measures, including illegal border crossing, to seek asylum in other regional states, such as Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. CTG
• The successful implementation of projects such as the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline will lead to a diversification of energy exports, lessening dependence on China and improving regional stability. SpecialEurasia
• The volume of gas to be supplied is not specified, but Turkey could import up to 2 bcm / year from Turkmenistan through Iran's existing gas network. Enerdata
• Situated on opposite coasts of the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan are Turkey's two energy partners with the best potential for increasing natural gas supplies. Carnegie Europe
• The US will attempt to implement a new strategy involving Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran to halt the Chinese trade project. My Blog
• Angola, Kenya, Romania, Kenya, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan have joined the global methane pledge, an initiative set up by the US and European Union in Scotland at Cop 26 with the aim of slashing methane emissions 30% by 2030. The Guardian
• The US government had reportedly warned the Kremlin about intelligence that ISIS-Khorasan - which seeks a caliphate across Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Iran - was planning a mass casualty attack in Russia. American Enterprise Institute - AEI
• The synergy between Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan in developing transport corridors in the southern direction opens up enormous prospects for strengthening regional ties and unlocking economic opportunities. The Astana Times
• Modernization and regulatory integration will be a significant challenge, given the closed nature of Turkmenistan's government and its close relations with Russia and China. The National Interest
• Turkmenistan's access to Gwadar will act as a catalyst, drawing more nations into Pakistan's orbit, and establishing Gwadar as the undisputed hub of regional trade. Eurasia Review
• Turkmenistan has higher revenue than Russia in sales of gas and China and a pipeline between China and Turkmenistan might make better economic sense for them. Sarcastosaurus
• Central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, as well as Azerbaijan in the South Caucasus, serve as important economic and connectivity hubs with significant potential for growth and efforts to modernise the local transport systems. The European Institute for Asian Studies - EIAS
• Iraq could start receiving natural gas from Turkmenistan by next summer pending negotiations with Tehran to use Iran's pipeline network. ReliefWeb
• Regional anxiety is evidently mounting over a project in Afghanistan to build a giant canal that will be filled with water diverted from the Amu Darya River, which is mainly what Turkmenistan happens to use for all its cotton. Eurasianet
• A bonus for the U.S. is that TAPI will reduce Turkmenistan's reliance on gas sales to China (Turkmenistan is the largest supplier if pipeline gas to China). Eurasia Review
• The trans-Afghanistan pipeline has been on the cards for years and once complete will transport natural gas from the Galkynysh Gas Field in Turkmenistan through Afghanistan into Pakistan and then to India. Ariana News

Last updated: 13 June 2025