Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Jan. 28
By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend:
Turkmenistan’s Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to the US Meret Orazov has been appointed the country’s representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), according to a presidential decree.
Currently, along with domestic flights, planes of the country’s national carrier, Turkmenistan Airlines, fly to Abu Dhabi, Amritsar, Almaty, Bangkok, Birmingham, Delhi, Dubai, Kyiv, London, Moscow, Minsk, Beijing, Istanbul, St. Petersburg, Frankfurt and other cities.
Along with the international airport in Ashgabat, the international airport of Turkmenbashi is meant to become a major transit point on the route from Europe to South and Southeast Asia.