In the last days contradictory information started to circulate in the mass media of Iran and other states concerning Turkmen-Iranian relations in the gas sphere.  Some of them allegedly state about “unexpected and inconsistent with bilateral agreement” termination of natural Turkmen gas supplies to Iran as of January 1st 2017.  On the contrary, in other publications it is noted that Iran has signed a five year contract with Turkmenistan on the supply of Turkmen gas. In this regard, the Minis...

Development of international cooperation in the field of transport is a key element of the Global Development Agenda. An obvious need for a systematic and purpose oriented partnerships in the field of transport is reflected in a number of resolutions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, in particular, the resolution 70/197 «Towards comprehensive cooperation among all modes of transport for promoting sustainable multimodal transit corridors» of 22 December 2015, which was co-sponsored...

On February 13, 2016, within the framework of the orders of the President of Turkmenistan to hold the conference dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Independence of Turkmenistan as well as to the "Year of Honoring the Heritage, Transforming the Motherland", the Embassy of Turkmenistan in India in collaboration with Indo-Turkmen Friendship Society held an international conference and cultural program entitled "25 years of Independence and Prosperity of Turkmenistan and India" at the "Taj Mahal"...

On December 23, 2015 in province Balkan held the ceremony of commissioning the main gas pipeline "East-West", which merged into a single gas transportation system of the largest fields in Turkmenistan. The ceremony of commissioning of the gas pipeline "East-West", linking in a single gas transportation system of the country's largest deposits was attended by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who arrived to Balkan province on a working visit. To participate in the ceremon...

On December 13, 2015 the ground-breaking ceremony of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline and infrastructure facilities at the third development stage of the Galkynysh gas field that will be the resource base for the new energy route in the early stage took place in Mary Velayat. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Muhammad Nawaz S...

On December 12, 2015 the Turkmen capital hosted the International Conference "The Policy of Neutrality: International Cooperation for Peace, Security and Development", which brought together heads of States and governments of various countries, representatives of the world's political elite, international and regional organizations.

On November 26, 2015 in Dushanbe, in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan, was held regular political consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan at the level of the deputy ministers. The agenda of the consultations included issues of further strengthening of the Turkmen-Tajik intergovernmental dialogue in the fields of political, trade-economic, transport and c...