On behalf of the people and the Government as well as personally, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov sent congratulations and best wishes to President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor and to friendly Slovenian people on occasion of the25th anniversary of diplomatic relations between two countries.  The Head of the State noted in his message that Turkmen – Slovenian interstate dialog is based on the principles of mutual respect and equal right. Having expressed the inte...

23 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.  Businessmen from the UAE purchased first straight-run gasoline produced at the Seydi oil refinery. Businessmen from Russia, the UK, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Turkey, the UAE purchased B-type carbamide (Turkmenhimiya State Concern).  Businessmen from Turkey, the UAE and Armenia purchased sheet glass and cotton yarn to the amount of more than 57.299 million US dollars.  Businessmen...

Turkmen team successfully performed at the Open Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Europe Cup in Plock, having won two gold, four silver and one bronze medals.  Student of National Institute of Sports and Tourism Dovran Atayev (up to 77 kg) and Batyr Bayramgeldiyevwho was the best in the weight category up to 61 kg were the champions of the tournament.  Yalkym Nuriyev won the silver in the weigh category up to 70 kg. Two students of National Institute of Sports and Tourism Gulshat Gylyjova (up to 55...

Collection of sport achievements of our country was supplemented with bronze medal on the first day of the World Sambo and Combat Sambo Championship in Bucharest.  Charymyrat Annagurbanov, numerous prize winner of big international tournaments, winner of V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, Honoured Master of Sports of Turkmenistan went up the third step of the triumph podium. Sambo wrestlers from Ukraine and Bulgaria were the best in addition to our sportsman among twelve sportsmen competi...

Social and Cultural Centre of the Olympic village hosted the closing ceremony of the World Weightlifting Championship and the award ceremony of the winning men and women teams.  The event was forestalled by official ceremony of the flag of International Weightlifting Federation conferment to representative of the country, which would host the world tournament in 2019 – the Kingdom of Thailand. As it was said it would be difficult to surpass Turkmenistan by the level of organization of the cha...

The programme of the Japanese Film Festival, held in the cinema theatre in the Berkarar Shopping and Entertainment Centre in Ashgabat, includes five fictional and one animation films.  The representatives of the Embassy of Japan in Turkmenistan, the specialists of the Ministry of Culture, the masters of arts, students, residents and guests to Ashgabat, who are interested in the culture of the Land of the Rising Sun and study its language, attended the festival opening ceremony.  The films,...

On November 9, 2018, the meeting was held with the delegation headed by Mr. Mevlut Chavushoglu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. During the meeting, the parties noted high level of bilateral relations and the importance of the visits paid by the Heads of States to each other’s countries. Futhermore, the heads of delegations discussed issues with regard to expanding cooperation in trade-economic, transport, energy, cultural- h...