The 55th session of the Subcommission on Illicit Drug Trafficking and Related Matters in the Near and Middle East is being held in Ashgabat at the Yyldyz Hotel. The event was organized by the Government of Turkmenistan jointly with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). It is attended by delegates from 11 countries, including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, India, Jordan, France, Austria, as well as representatives of a number of international organizations. The agenda of the Forum...

A joint European Union -Turkmenistan Conference on Green Energy and EU Hydrogen and Methane Emissions Reduction Strategies took place in Ashgabat on 22 - 23 November 2022.   Minister of Energy of Turkmenistan and the European Union Ambassador to Turkmenistan, Diego Ruiz Alonso, opened the conference in hybrid format. Kadri Simson, Commissioner for Energy of the European Commission, and Clara de la Torre, Acting Director General of the Directorate General for Climate Action of the European...

As known, from 17 to 27 December of the current year, Turkmenistan will hold the complete population and housing census. At present, preparation for this important event, which will be held under the slogan “The population census 2022: Solidarity, Happiness, Bright future” continues. The emblem of the action has become the Turkmen yurt, a symbol of adherence of our people to its unique traditions and rich historical and cultural heritage. The main goal of the census is to get a comprehensive...

On November 22, as part of the second day of his official visit to the United Arab Emirates, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part in the opening ceremony of the Turkmenistan-UAE business forum. In the morning, the motorcade of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov headed to the venue of the business meeting with the business elite of the friendly country – the fashionable “St. Regis Abu Dhabi”, where the head of Turkmenistan was warmly welcomed by the Minister of State for Foreign Trade of the...

On November 21, 2022, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov left for an official visit to the United Arab Emirates. After flying to Abu Dhabi, the presidential airliner landed at the International Airport of the capital of the UAE, where President Serdar Berdimuhamedov was warmly welcomed by the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates Suheil Al Mazrui and other officials. Then the President of Turkmenistan proceeded to the Palace of the President of the United Arab Emir...

On the same day, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, as part of an official visit to the United Arab Emirates, met with the Vice President, Prime Minister, Minister of Defense of the United Arab Emirates, Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Expressing sincere gratitude for the cordial welcome, the head of the Turkmen state conveyed warm greetings to the Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE from the Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of the Milli...

On November 21, 2022, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, as part of an official visit to the United Arab Emirates, met with Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Presidential Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The head of Turkmenistan expressed his heartfelt gratitude for the warm welcome and conveyed greetings from the Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of the Milli Gengesh Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. During the meeting, th...