On October 8, 2020, an online meeting with the President of the International Sambo Federation Vasily Shestakov was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. From the Turkmen side, the meeting was attended by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan B.Matiev, heads of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Policy of Turkmenistan, and the National Olympic Committee. During the meeting, the participants discussed issues related to the holding of the World Sambo Championship in Tu...

On the 7th of October, a telephone conversation was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.O.Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.V.Lavrov. In the context of fulfilling the agreements between the Presidents of Turkmenistan and Russia, the heads of external policy agencies considered the issues of bilateral agenda.  The parties paid special attention to the collaboration in the international formats. In this regard, the Ministers ex...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a telephone conversation with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. The Turkmen leader cordially congratulated his Russian colleague on his birthday and wished him good health, prosperity, new successes in all undertakings and aspirations for the benefit of the people of the friendly state. The President of Turkmenistan underlined that at present, bilateral relations based on the principles of good neighborliness, mutual...

President, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan, Army General Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held regular session of the State Security Council. Outcomes of work of military and law enforcement agencies for nine months have been discussed, tasks for improvement of their activity as well as modernization of equipment and facility base of security forces have been specified at the session. Minister of Defense B. Gundogdiyev has reported on practical measures for successful fulfil...

On the 7th of October 2020, the online meeting with the delegation of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development led by the Head of the Representative Office of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Ashgabat F.Turkmenoglu was held in the premises of the MFA of Turkmenistan. From the Turkmen side, the heads of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Economy and Finance, as well as the Central Bank of Turkmenistan participated to the meeting. During the meeti...

On the 7th of October 2020, the presentation ceremony of the book of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov “Traditions of Turkmen Statehood” published in Chinese was held in the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.   The event was attended by the staff members of the MFA of Turkmenistan, heads of diplomatic missions and representative offices of international organizations accredited in the country, rectors of the instituti...

On October 6, Turkmen people pay tribute to the victims of 1948 Ashgabat Earthquake as well as heroes who lost in the fields of battles of all wars. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the flower laying mourning ceremony to «Halk hakydasy» (People’s memory) Memorial Complex. The memories of Ashgabat Earthquake, a tragedy more than 70 years ago in the history of Turkmen people, is an open wound, which cause an empowering pain of losses. Force of nature has destroyed prosperous...