During the period of May 20-22, 2019, the Minister of Sport and Youth Policy, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, as well as the Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan paid a working trip to Moscow, the capital of Russian Federation upon invitation of the Chairman of the International Sambo Federation (FIAS) V.Shestakov. In the Moscow Office of FIAS, the Turkmen delegation discussed various issues related to organizing and hosting the World Sambo Championship to b...

On the 22nd of May 2019, a meeting was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Head of the Representative Office in Turkmenistan of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Ms.Shaheen Nilofer whose mission in our country has completed.  During the meeting, the Turkmen side expressed gratitude to the Head of UNICEF Office in Turkmenistan for personal contribution in the development of cooperation between this vital UN structure and Turkmenistan.  It was noted that t...

On May 22, 2019, a meeting was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the respectable Japanese delegation headed by the Chairman of Japanese-Turkmen Committee for Economic Cooperation, Vice-president of “ITOCHU Corporation” Mr. Yoichi Kobayashi who has arrived to Ashgabat to participate to the 13th Joint Session of Turkmen-Japanese and Japanese-Turkmen Committees on Economic Cooperation.      During the meeting, the parties noted with satisfaction the high level of coope...

On May 22, 2019, the Ninth Session of Intergovernmental Turkmen-Belarus Commission on Economic Cooperation was held in the Ministry of Industry and Communications of Turkmenistan.  The delegation of Turkmenistan was headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Chairman of the Turkmen part of the Commission M.B.Chakiyev.  The delegation of Belarus was headed by the Deputy Prime-minister of the Republic of Belarus, Chairman of the Belarus part of the Commission I.V.La...

X Turkmenistan International Gas Congress (TGC 2019) has started work in Avaza National tourist zone. Big specialized forum, which is to give new impulse to international cooperation in energy sphere, was organized by the State Concern Türkmengaz.  For many years, the Congress serves as a platform for discussion of the conditions and perspectives of development of the world gas industry. High status and prestige of this major event is fully indicated by current anniversary forum of the TGC 20...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Miroslav Lajčák.  Expressing gratitude for the opportunity to discuss priority areas of cooperation during a personal meeting, the guest conveyed the greetings from the OSCE Secretary General as well as from the top leadership of Slovakia to the President of Turkmenistan, confirming the OSCE aspiration to strengthen the constructive dialogue with Turkmenist...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov addressed greeting message to the participants of X International Gas Congress, which opens in Avaza National tourist zone. Having congratulated on the start of the forum, Turkmen leader expressed the confidence that traditional gas congress would open wide perspectives for establishment and strengthening of fruitful cooperation and development of friendly relations.  Being one of the richest countries in the world by hydrocarbon reserves, Turkmenistan trie...