PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN RECEIVES PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

On May 31, 2019, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan A.N. Aripov was received by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, a high-ranking guest arrived in Ashgabat to participate to the meeting of the Council of Commonwealth Heads of Government Independent states.

During the bilateral talks, the sides exchanged views on the further cooperation between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in the political, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian fields.

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES WAS HELD IN ASHGABAT

On the 31st of May 2019, the meeting of the Council of the Heads of Governments of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in Ashgabat.

To attend this meeting, numerous high-level delegations of the states-participants of the CIS arrived to Turkmenistan. 

Among the participants, Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan N.I.Mammadov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Mher Grigoryan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus S.N.Rumas, Prime Minister of the Republi...

OLEG KONONENKO CONGRATULATED THE PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN

Pilot-cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko sent a congratulatory letter to the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the occasion of the World Bicycle Day.

“The World Bicycle Day, established in 2018 by the United Nations General Assembly upon the initiative of Turkmenistan, became a vivid approval of the governmental policy carried out under your leadership aimed at wide advancement of healthy lifestyle and general promotion of physical culture and sports,” said the cosmonaut in his con...

WORLD BICYCLE DAY WAS CELEBRATED IN TURKMENISTAN

On the 3rd of June 2019, the World Bicycle Day established by the UN General Assembly Resolution upon the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was celebrated in Ashgabat.  Along with Turkmenistan, the World Bicycle Day was celebrated in many countries of the world.       

In honor of the holiday, a mass bicycle ride took place in the Turkmen capital in participation of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. 

Early morning, numerous residen...

BRIEFING DEDICATED TO THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF TURKMENISTAN IN CYCLING

On the 3rd of June 2019, a briefing was held in the Olympic village of Ashgabat in the framework of the World Bicycle Day dedicated to the achievements of Turkmenistan in the field of cycling. 

The participants of the briefing expressed gratitude to the President of Turkmenistan for his vital contribution in the promotion of the cycling sport in the country, as well as on the world arena.  It was noted that the President of Turkmenistan was presented a Certificate of Gratitude for his persona...

CONFERENCE ON THE “ROLE OF WATER DIPLOMACY IN ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL ASIA” TAKES PLACE IN ASHGABAT

On the 5th of June 2019, the International Conference on the “Role of Water Diplomacy in achieving the Sustainable Development in Central Asia” dedicated to the World Environment Day was held in Ashgabat. 

The heads and representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection, State Committee of Water Management of Turkmenistan, UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, UN Representative Office in Turkmenistan, including the sector agencies of the UN, as w...

GOVERNMENT DELEGATION OF TURKMENISTAN TAKES PART IN ST. PETERSBURG INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM

The delegation of Turkmenistan, headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs has arrived to St. Petersburg to participate in the International Economic Forum.

The delegation will take part in the plenary session of the forum, and will also hold a number of bilateral meetings aimed at strengthening Turkmenistan’s cooperation with other states and international organizations.

REGULAR MEETING OF THE CABINET OF MINISTERS OF TURKMENISTAN WAS HELD

On June 6, 2019, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a regular video conference meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of the country. During the meeting, the vice-premiers reported on the results of the work on the development of the national economy over five months of the current year.

The Leader of Turkmenistan noted that all adopted social programs are being successfully implemented, and GDP growth remains at a high level of 6.2 percent.

In accordance with the adopte...

TURKMEN-ARMENIAN CONSULTATIONS ON CONSULAR ISSUES

In accordance with the Cooperation Programme between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Republic of Armenia for 2018-2019, during the period of June 6-7, 2019, the first Turkmen-Armenian consultations on consular issues on the level of the heads of the consular services of the external policy agencies were held in the city of Yerevan.  

During the consultations, the parties thoroughly discussed a number of consular issues presenting mutual interest.  According to the ag...

SEMINAR WAS HELD IN ASHGABAT ON THE REGIONAL PROJECT “ECOSYSTEM-BASED LAND USE AND PRESERVATION OF ECOSYSTEMS ALONG THE LOWER SECTIONS OF AMU DARYA RIVER”

On the 7th of June 2019, a seminar on the Regional project “Ecosystem-based land use and preservation of ecosystems along the lower sections of Amu Darya River” was held in the “Yildiz” hotel of Ashgabat city.  The coordinator of this project that is implemented in partnership with the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) is the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection of Turkmenistan.    

The representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection, M...