Turkmenistan’s state-owned Türkmengaz concern and Afghanistan’s state-owned Afghan Gas corporation signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the gas sector, Turkmenistan state media reported on Monday. According to the report, the memorandum opens a new chapter in bilateral cooperation in the gas sector. Under the agreement, the sides agreed to work together to develop gas infrastructure in Herat province and supply Turkmen gas to industrial enterprises, power plants and the popu...

National Leader of the Turkmen people Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan held talks with Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Abdul Ghani Baradar during a working visit to Afghanistan. The sides discussed the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, as well as the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) power transmission line and an optical fiber communications line. Turkmen state media reported on Monday. The...

On August 05, 2026, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Ignazio Cassis, Vice President of the Swiss Confederation, which currently chairs the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. As emphasized, Turkmenistan attaches particular importance to coordinating efforts within the OSCE. -We have favorable conditions for expanding cooperation in areas such as ensuring safe and reliable energy supplies to globa...

In 2028, Ashgabat is planned to host, under the auspices of the United Nations, the World High-Level Forum on International Law. It is also planned to consider the possibility of adopting the Ashgabat Declaration, affirming the role of international law as an essential foundation for peace, security, and sustainable development. In addition, in cooperation with the United Nations Secretariat and its specialized agencies, a calendar of international events for the International Year of Interna...

The latest issue of the quarterly popular science journal Miras, prepared for publication by the Magtymguly Institute of Language, Literature and National Manuscripts of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, features an article by Mykola Vaskiv, Doctor of Philology and Senior Research Fellow at the Research Institute of Ukrainian Studies of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, entitled “The Turkmen Heroic Epic ‘Gorogly’: A Synthesis of Ethnic and Universal Human Values.” In his sc...

Turkmen mixed martial arts fighter Dovletjan Yagshymyradov has been appointed Goodwill Ambassador of the UN Friendship Games. The official certificate was presented to Yagshymyradov by Vepa Hajiyev, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations, at the UN headquarters. According to the report, the appointment highlights the importance of sport in strengthening international cooperation and promoting the values of peace and friendship under the auspices of the United Nations....

The bout between Turkmen mixed martial arts fighter Dovletjan Yagshimuradov and Britain’s Simeon Powell, scheduled as part of the PFL New York event, has been rescheduled from July 31 to August 7. The bout was due to take place at UBS Arena in Long Island, New York, USA. In the PFL light heavyweight rankings, Yagshimuradov is ranked second, while Powell is fifth. Yagshimuradov last competed in April 2026 at PFL Belfast, defeating Tyson Pedro by unanimous decision. The Turkmen athlete has a...