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...

In accordance with the Decree of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Atayev Chary is appointed as Turkmenistan Representative for the European Union. http://turkmenistan.gov.tm/_eng/?id=13933

On February 10, 2020, the Joint Turkmen-Afghan Workshop on Ensuring Security of Regional Infrastructures in the framework of the “Istanbul Process” on cooperation on Afghanistan has started in Mary. The representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, Defense and Energy, as well as the specialists of oil and gas sectors of Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and the authorized representatives of the “Istanbul Process” states-participants are participat...