President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov sent deep condolences to President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev over the tragedy that has happened because of the fire in a bus in Aktyubinsk Region of Kazakhstan, having caused the death of numerous citizens of Uzbekistan.  “I learned with the feeling of deep sorrow the news of the death of numerous citizens of your country,” the message of the head of Turkmen state reads. On behalf of the people and the Government of Tu...

On January 15, 2018, the 13th Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member states began its work in the capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran. Delegation from Turkmenistan headed by the Chairman of the Mejlis A.Nurberdiyeva arrived in Tehran to attend the conference. In the afternoon, the meeting of the delegation of Turkmenistan with the speaker of the Majlis of Iran Ali Larijani was held in the building of the Majlis of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iranian Majlis speak...

On January 16, 2018, as part of his short-term visit to India, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov met in New Delhi with the Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India Sushma Swaraj. Thanking the External Affairs Minister of India for organizing this meeting in a short time, R. Meredov briefly described the ongoing diversified activities of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the practical im...

On 14-16 January 2018, a representative delegation led by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov paid a two-day visit to Islamabad. On the morning of Monday, political consultations between Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan at the level of the ministers of foreign affairs were held at the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan. The Pakistani delegation was led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country Khawaja Muhammad Asi...

On January 16, 2018, at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with a delegation of the State of Palestine headed by the Deputy Foreign Minister Mazen Shamia, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit.          The sides discussed the current state of relations and outlined directions for their further expansion. The political and diplomatic interaction between Turkmenistan and the State of Palestine were noted among the priority areas. During the talks, the sid...

The development of transport infrastructure, modernization of technical base of road and other modes of transport are key aspects of socio-economic policy, implemented consistently by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. At a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, held on January 12, the head of state reiterated the importance of the work, carried out in this direction, outlining the organization of well co-ordinated public transport, qualitative passenger service among the priority tasks for the...

For popularization of historical and modern significance of the Silk road, archaeological, cultural and historical monuments of the country, national heritage and material values as well physical training and sports, active introduction of the principles of healthy life style, wide attraction of growing generation to sports and further improvement of international sport authority of the country, the President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution on establishment of organization committee of Int...