In the morning, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held video conference working session with participation of Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, who is in charge of agricultural complex, governor of Mary Region and districts of this region. The agenda included the completion of seasonal agricultural works, in particular, the grain harvest. First, the head of the state gave floor to Vice-premier E. Orazgeldiyev who reported on the harvesting and practical measures undertaken for or...

Today, on June 21, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met via videoconferencing with the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov. The parties expressed content with the current level of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities. During the meeting, an analysis of current and prospective projects in the framework of the human dimension...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has sent his hearty congratulations to Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi on being elected President of the Islamic Republic of Iran. «The multifaceted and long-standing relations between Turkmenistan and the neighboring Islamic Republic of Iran are characterized by a close affinity. We are convinced that these relations built on long-established bonds of friendship, fraternity and mutual respect will continue to develop for the benefit of our nations», t...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has sent his heartfelt congratulations to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on his re-election to office. In his congratulatory message, on behalf of the nation, the Government of Turkmenistan and personally, the head of state wished the UN Secretary-General every success. “Turkmenistan attaches great importance to the established relations with the United Nations Organization whose work covers major international issues o...

On the eve of his birthday, which our fellow countryman cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko celebrates on June 21, he received a new appointment. By the decision of the head of the “Roscosmos” corporation Dmitry Rogozin, he became the special representative of the general director for manned astronautics. “He will head this department as a detachment commander,” D. Rogozin said, “and at the same time will perform a number of functions that provide additional collective control from the detachment over t...

During a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov reported on progress of preparatory work for the XV Summit of Heads of State of the Organization for Economic Cooperation in our country. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan noted that at the XIV ECO Summit, Turkmenistan assumed the chairmanship of this organization, in connection with which a relevant Concept was developed. As part of its imp...

During a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Deputy Prime Minister for Fuel and Energy Complex of Turkmenistan Shahym Abdrahmanov informed that the Chinese company CNPC Chuanging Drilling Engineering Company Ltd won an international tender for the provision of services for the construction of new wells at one of the world's largest gas wells – Galkynysh field. The project is designed for 30 months, in accordance with the agreement signed in 2007, payment for the company's ser...