On December 4-5, 2017, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs R. Meredov paid a working visit to Moscow, where attended the Seventh Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Caspian littoral states. During the meeting, the Foreign Ministers of Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan discussed issues of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea, as well as documents regulating five-way cooperation in the Caspian in various fields...

On December 5, 2017, the ninth meeting of the Turkmen-Austrian joint commission was held in Ashgabat. The meeting was chaired from Turkmen part by the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan, from Austrian part by Director General for foreign economic relations of the Federal Ministry of science, research and economy of the Republic of Austria Franz Wessig. At the beginning of the meeting, the sides summed up the results of the work of the Turkmen-Austrian joint commi...

On December 4, 2017, a Turkmen-Austrian business forum was held in the capital hotel "Archabil", for participation in which a representative delegation of the Austrian Republic arrived in Ashgabat. From the Austrian side the business forum was attended by representatives of several government agencies and organizations, and 24 companies specialized in the field of trade, health, agriculture, transport and logistics, energy, engineering, engineering technology, construction, tourism and others...

The last day of the World Kurash Championship in Istanbul (Turkey) brought another two medals to Turkmenistan National team. Traditionally, the medals in heavy and super heavy weight categories were contested in the end of the tournament. Our wrestlers entered the number of the prize-winners of the competitions. Student of National Institute of Sports and Tourism Dayanch Omirov was one step from the gold in the 81 kg weight category and won silver medal. Student of the same university H...

During video conference session on December 4, State Minister, Chairman of the State Concern Turkmangaz M. Archayev informed the Head of the State on big debt for supply of Turkmen gas to Iran according to bilateral agreements and the contract with National Gas Company of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It was highlighted that no consensus on given subject was achieved during the meetings and negotiations with the representatives of Iranian part. Iranian partners suggested to appeal to Internat...

The next session of the Central Committee for Elections and Referenda in Turkmenistan, devoted to issues of preparation for forthcoming elections of deputies of the Mejlis of the sixth convocation, members of velayat, etrap and city khalk maslahaty of the fourth convocation, members of geneshes of the eighth convocation took place. Members of the Central Electoral Committee, representatives of working groups of the Committee, national observers, high ranking officers of political parties and pub...

On 4-5 December of the current year, Vice Premier, Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov will attend the Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Caspian Littoral States in Moscow. The report on preparations for this meeting has been presented at the session of the Government of Turkmenistan. According to the Vice Premier, the meeting will cover issues related to the agenda of the 5th Summit of the Heads of Caspian Littoral States that is scheduled to be held in 2018 in the Republic of Kazakh...