Let me extend my congratulations on remarkable event in the history of the sports – the opening of the World Weightlifting Championship in Ashgabat. I am confident that this sport festival will be held on high organizational level and will became the arena for popularization of the principles of peace and friendship and the Olympic movement in general, - the message of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov says.  Physical training and sports, which are very important in our country, help develo...

On October 31, 2018, the Congress of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) was held in the capital Hotel Sport, which was attended by the representatives of IWF, heads of various ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, and representatives of foreign and local mass media. During the congress, Dr. Tamas Ayan, President of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), and the Minister of Sport and Youth Policy of Turkmenistan Dayanch Gulgeldiev addressed the participants with...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov made working trip to Gyoktepe etrap where inspected the projects of architectural and construction development of administration centre of Ahal velayat.  In the morning, the Head of the State came to Gorjav gengeshlyk where the Chairperson of the Mejlis, Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministry, Hyakim of Ahal Velayat, deputies of national Parliament from the region as well as leaders of the departments in charge of these projects have gathered.  The P...

On October 30, 2018, the delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan paid a working visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan. The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received the delegation from Turkmenistan in the first half of the day. During the meeting, Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan bilateral friendly, neighborly relations and cooperation in transport sector have been discussed. The parties have exchanged views on cooperation in the field...

On October 30, 2018, the round table discussions on «In the interests of achieving sustainable development of transport and mobility for all by the 2030: two years since organizing Ashgabat Conference» were held at the initiative of the UN Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan jointly with United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developin...

The diplomatic mission of Turkmenistan in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia organized a reception dedicated to the 27th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s independence in the Palace of Culture.  Among the guests of honour to the event were Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud - Governor of Riyadh, Deputy Minister of the Interior of Saudi Arabia Dr. Nasser Bin Abdulaziz Al Daoud, the representatives of the Diplomatic Studies Institute, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies...

Ashgabat hosted the regular session of the Coordination Committee on hydrometeorology and the Caspian Sea pollution control (CASPCOM). The delegations of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan, as well as the representatives of a number of international organizations took part in the meeting, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Committee on Hydrometeorology under the Cabinet of Ministers and the State Enterprise on the Caspian Sea under the President of Turk...