On February 12–13, 2020, the delegation of Turkmenistan participated in the ninth session of the meeting of the EU–Central Asia working group on environment and climate change that was held in Brussels. The specialists and experts working in the sphere of nature protection, climate change and water resources of the countries of Central Asia and the European Union took part in the session.  The meeting was organized in the framework of the EU–Central Asia Platform on cooperation in the area...

On February 12, 2020, a representative delegation of the Russian Federation headed by the Governor of Saint-Petersburg A.D.Beglov has arrived to Ashgabat. In the first half of the day on February 13, the guest was received by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. During the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues of political, economic and cultural-humanitarian scope. It was noted that the collaboration of Turkmenistan with the regions of the Russian Federatio...

On February 12, 2020, a side-event dedicated to the “National Strategy of Turkmenistan for the Prevention of Violent Extremism and Countering Terrorism for 2020-2024” was held in the margins of Joint Regional High-level Conference on terrorism convened by the OSCE, UNOCT and Switzerland, in cooperation with the Albanian OSCE Chairmanship in Vienna, Austria. The event was organized by Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to International Organizations in Vienna jointly with OSCE and UNRCCA. Mr. V...

Collection of Turkmenistan was supplemented with gold medal on the final day of International Solidarity Weightifting championship in Tashkent (Uzbekistan). Competing in the weight category above 109kg, coach of the 7th Mary sport weightlifting school of the General Department of Sports and Youth Affiars of Mary Velayat johamuhammed Toychiyev won gold medal with the result 411 in two disciplines. At the same time, he was the best in sntach (180 kg) and in clean and jerk, havig lifted 231 kg....

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Director General of PJSC KAMAZ Sergei Kogogogin. Expressing gratitude to the President of Turkmenistan for the opportunity of a personal meeting, the businessman emphasized that due to the favorable investment climate, as well as the large-scale reforms, implemented in the country, business circles of foreign countries expressed keen interest in Turkmenistan. The guest confirmed the interest of the company he leads in building mutually beneficial c...

On February 11, 2020, the Turkmen-Romanian consultations on consular affairs were held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.  To participate in the session, a representative delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania headed by Director-General of the Consular Affairs Department Muntean Valentin-Ciprian arrived to Ashgabat. During the meeting, the parties discussed a number of issues related to the enhancement of the process of providing the consular services includ...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the European Union to Turkmenistan, Diego Ruiz Alonso, who presented his credentials to the President of Turkmenistan. Taking the opportunity, the diplomat expressed deep gratitude for the warm welcome and conveyed the greetings from President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, confirming the interest of the European...