On March 7, 2017, the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who is on a state visit to our country, arrived in Turkmenabat city to participate in the ceremony of commissioning important transport and communication infrastructure facilities - bridges across the Amu Darya river. From the airport, Presidents Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Shavkat Mirziyoyev set off for cars at the opening ceremony of the Turkmenabat...

On March 6, 2017 the state visit of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Turkmenistan started.          In the morning the high guest proceeded from his official residence to the centre of the city where the Independence square is situated. The official welcome ceremony was held for the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, at the Independence Square in Ashgabat. President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, welcomed his colleague at the venue. Guard of...

On March 2, 2017 a grand conference was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan devoted to the 25th anniversary of the accession of Turkmenistan to the United Nations Organization named "Turkmenistan - UN: strategic partnership based on the principles of mutual respect in the name of peace and security." The conference was attended by the heads of the Mejlis, ministries and departments, heads of diplomatic missions and representation...

To mark the 200 Days to Go milestone, the 5th AIMAG Executive Committee is excited to introduce Wepaly, the Ashgabat 2017 mascot, to the world. Wepaly – meaning loyal friend in Turkmen, will be brought to life through an animation, marketing campaign and merchandise, to promote sport and create an exciting atmosphere in the lead up to the Games. Wepaly is an Alabai, a traditional Turkmen dog. The Alabai is renowned as a beautiful and courageous animal that for many centuries has helped Tur...

Today, on the first of March, 2017 President of Turkmenistan left for Islamabad on a working visit to participate in the XIII Summit of the Heads of the States of the Economic Cooperation Organization member-countries. Current meeting of the Heads of States and the Governments, high-rank representatives of the ECO members and international organizations will be important phase in the activity of the Organization for analyses of the past work and definition of perspective future directions....

On February 21, 2017, the talks between the Acting Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov held in Moscow. During the meeting, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S. Lavrov congratulated the Turkmen leader Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on nation-wide election as President of the country, noting that on February 12 this year, elections were open, democra...

At a Cabinet meeting on February 18th, the President addressed participants with a speech, in which he outlined the priorities of Turkmenistan's foreign policy for the next seven years. “The world today is changing rapidly; there are various new political and economic structures, new threats and challenges. Such conditions require carrying out a responsible and deeply thought-out foreign policy, which our country builds on the basis of clearly defined principles and basic provisions of neutra...