On February 19, 2018, the official representatives of Turkmenistan made a statement on the occasion of the adoption of the UNGA resolution “Strengthening the links between all modes of transport in order to achieve the goals of sustainable development” at the regular meeting of the OSCE Committee on Economic and Environmental Affairs. In the statement, it was noted that on December 20, 2017, at the seventy second session of the UN General Assembly in New York, on the initiative of President o...

On February 17-18, 2018, as part of the celebrations of the Day of the Diplomatic Worker of Turkmenistan and with the participation of sports teams of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, diplomatic missions and representatives of international organizations working in Ashgabat, sports competitions were held in the following sports: 1. Basketball 3х3 - in the sports complex of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan; 2.Running...

On February 17, 2018, the international conference "Diplomacy of the Great Silk Road: the triumph of peace, friendship and cooperation" was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. It was dedicated to the Day of the Diplomatic Worker of Turkmenistan. Deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, representatives of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, the National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights under the President of Turkmenist...

Turkmenistan continues to actively prepare for the Mejlis deputies’, the Khalk Maslakhaty and Gengeshy members’ elections, upcoming on March 25. Nowadays the registration and nomination of candidates are proceeding. All electoral districts hold meetings of committees of the Democratic Party, the Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and the Agrarian Party, as well as groups of citizens, in the course of which the best candidates are nominated for the National Parliament, local representat...

On February 13, 2018, a meeting was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in the format of a round table devoted to acquaintance with the activities of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) for 2018. The round table was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in cooperation with UNRCCA. The round table was attended by the heads of diplomatic missions of foreign countries and representatives of internati...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has received President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of the Republic of Turkey Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu.  Appreciative to the head of state of the audience, the guest highlighted that Turkish partners are proud of constructive cooperation with our country and a number of successfully completed and ongoing joint projects.  The head of state stressed that Turkmenistan with its consistent policy of peace and broad international cooperation is...

In the course of the second qualifying round of the Asian Football Confederation Cup 2018, the Turkmen team “Akhal” won the “Khujand” club of Tajikistan with the score 1:0. The match took place in the multifunctional sports complex in the administrative center of Balkan velayat.  From the very beginning of the match, our footballers, having seized the initiative in the game, led an active play in the opponent’s goal area. The tough pressure of the Turkmen footballers forced the Tajik players...