It has become a good tradition in Turkmenistan to give a name to each year. Following this tradition, as well as given numerous requests and wishes of the citizens, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed the Resolution, according to which the year of 2018 will be held in the country under the motto: “Turkmenistan is the heart of the Great Silk Road”.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted that modern Turkmenistan is one of a number of indicators in a number of developed countries, summing up the results of the past meeting of the Council of Elders. The main components of the success of Turkmenistan as an advanced country described by the head of state is the course taken for the improvement of society and the consistent modernization of the state under an intensively developing economy, and stable, just bases of the social and state sy...

Having congratulated President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov on the success of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani expressed his sincere gratitude for the excellent organization of the Asian Games, fine conditions created for, inter alia, the Afghan athletes, and the shown hospitality. Our athletes showed good performance at the Games “Ashgabat 2017”, having adequately represented their cou...

President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution of Convocation of the first session of the National Council of Turkmenistan (Halk Maslahaty) in 2018. The first session of National Council is proposed to hold in Ashgabat in 2018. We would discuss important issues related to further development of the country, improvement of wellbeing of people and will outline the solution of the objectives aimed at successful fulfilment of adopted programmes, the Head of the State said. Turkmen Leader r...

On 9 October 2017 in Ahal Velayat under the chairmanship of the President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov began its work the regular meeting of the Council of Elders of Turkmenistan. The forum addressed the important issues of further comprehensive development of the country, implementation of progressive socio-economic and democratic transformations and reforms. The members of the Government, heads of the Mejlis, ministries and departments, military and law enforcement agencies, political parties...

The delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hadjiev took part in the 68th session of the Executive Committee of the Program of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 2-6, 2017. On October 3, 2017, the head of the Turkmen delegation delivered a speech in which it was pointed out that the world community needed to strengthen its work on resolving the pressing issues of the global agenda rel...

On October 2, 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland, the 68th session of the Executive Committee of the Program of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees started its work, where the delegation of Turkmenistan takes part. Speaking with a welcoming speech, UN High Commissioner for Refugees F.Grandi noted that one of the areas of its activities the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) determined the support of "Olympic refugees". In this connection he informed tha...