From 14 to 17 February 2019, Turkmen crews of racers took part in the first stage of the world Cup on snow and ice races "Russia-Northern forest – 2019", which was held in the Russian Federation. Our compatriots Mukhammetmyrat and Shamyrat Gurbanovs won the second place, and third place was taken by Merdan and Shohrat Toylievs. 29 crews of teams from 15 countries participated in the international rally-raid competitions. Our racers competed with teams from Argentina, Russia, Finland, Czech...

On February 18, 2019 a working visit of Turkmen delegation has started to Madrid, Kingdom of Spain, which will last till 21st of February. On the first day of the visit, Turkmen delegation held bilateral meetings with the Secretary General for Agriculture and Food Industry of Spain, President of TYPSA Company, General Director of Cobra Company, and General Director of Amiantit Company. During the meetings the parties discussed the issues of agriculture and industry, and exchanged views in...

On February 18, 2019, the solemn conference «Turkmen diplomacy: at the service of resolving international issues» was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, which was dedicated to the Day of the Diplomatic Workers of Turkmenistan. Heads and employees of the diplomatic service of Turkmenistan, representatives of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, the Institute of State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan, heads of diplomatic mi...

On the 15th of February 2019, a meeting of the National Leading and Coordinating Committee of the Partnership Framework Development (PFD) Program between Turkmenistan and the UN for 2016-2020 was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The representatives of the relevant ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, Permanent UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan, as well as representatives of UN agencies and public organizations attended the meeting. During t...

On the 15th of February 2019, Turkmen-Japanese political consultations with the delegation headed by the Chief of the Central Asia and Caucasus branch of the European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Mikito Tomiyamo who arrived to Ashgabat on a working visit was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. During the consultations, the parties exchanged views on the level of relations between Turkmenistan and Japan. Also the importance and effectiveness of mu...

On February 15, 2019, at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan, jointly with the National Center of Trade Unions and the head of the Berkararlyk district of Ashgabat, held a solemn event called “The Triumph of National Diplomacy in the Epoch of Power and Happiness” dedicated to the Day of Diplomatic Worker of Turkmenistan. The event was attended by the employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

In the regional center of the Sakhalin region of the Russian Federation, the city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, on February 9, 2019, the first winter international sports games “Children of Asia” were opened, in which 28 teams from 20 countries took part. Participants in these games compete in 8 sports: biathlon, skiing, figure skating, snowboarding, alpine skiing, hockey, speed skating (short track) and ski jumping. Age of participants is not older than 16 years. The Turkmen national team is represe...