Women started the contest for the medals of the World Weightlifting Championship in the weight category of 76 kg. The main contest was between titled athletes Jong Sim Rim (the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea) and Zhouyu Wang (China). After two attempts, representative of the PDRK took over her opponent by one kg, having lifted 119 kg. the third attempt did not bring any luck two both sportswomen and Jong Sim Rim kept the leadership. Patricia Barrera from Ecuador was the third with junior...

The National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai hosts the first China International Import Expo, where more than 80 countries showcase their achievements and goods. President Xi Jinping welcomed the forum participants during the IMPORT EXPO-2018 opening ceremony. The forum is held under the aegis of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization.  The delegation of our country includes 20 participants, representing the spheres of trade and bu...

On November 6, 2018, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Turkey jointly with the Turkish Kastamonu State University organized and held a scientific-practical conference “Turkmenistan - the heart of the Great Silk Road”, the presentation of the eponymous book by the distinguished President of Turkmenistan in Turkish and the Days of Turkmenistan in Kastamonu city, which was announced the cultural capital of the Turkic world in 2018. As part of the events, an exhibition was organized, where the works...

On November 6, 2018, the meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan was held with Cuban delegation headed by Alfredo Nieves Portoundo, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba in Turkmenistan, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. At the beginning of the meeting the parties have exchanged views on priority areas of cooperation within the UN. The sides noted that constant support to each other’s initiatives was given within the framework of the...

On November 5, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the delegation that arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit led by the UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, a Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant Response in Europe, Ms. Afshan Khan. At the beginning of the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the results of joint work on the implementation of the action plan of the state program on cooperation between the Government o...

On November 6, 2018, the heads of diplomatic missions of Germany, France, Italy, Great Britain, Romania, United States of America, OSCE Center, UNDP, UNICEF and the representatives of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy visited penitentiary in Akhal region.   The Esteemed President of Turkmenistan has stated in his speech at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly that necessary measures to ensure peace and prosperity for all citizens are implemented. It was also noted that Tu...

Winners of women’s weight category 64 kg was defined in the fifth day of Ashgabat World Championship. Sportswoman from Romania Toma Loredana made a challenge for leading Asian athletes. However, she could not manage with record weight of 112 kg and champion’s title went to Deng Wei (China). Karina Goricheva from Kazakhstan took the bronze.  Chinese sportswoman had nobody equal in clean-and-jerk discipline. She lifted 135 kg in the first attempt and it allowed her to set the world record in to...