On the 26th of January 2021, a meeting via videoconferencing was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the UN Undersecretary-General, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States Ms. Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu. During the meeting, the parties highly characterized cooperation between Turkmenistan and the United Nations on a wide range.  Special emphasis was made on putting...

On January 26, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has made working trip around the capital, having inspected the construction of the Garagum hotel with multi-profile business center and park located nearby as well as Ashgabat – Turkmenabat highway. Some Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Minister, heads of Ashgabat Administration, some ministries and profile departments have met the head of the state at the facilities, which are built in the northern part of the capital. Inspecting the con...

On the 26th of January 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held inter-MFA consultations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Makei.  During the meeting, the Ministers discussed present issues of bilateral cooperation in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres. The importance of high-level contacts which contribute to strengthening of interstate ties was highlighted.    The Ministers exp...

On January 25, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov made a working trip around the capital, during which inspected the construction of some important facilities and projects of integrated modernization of social infrastructure of the city as well expressed interest in work for breeding of Turkmen shepherds, which are national heritage of Turkmen people. Minister of Industry and Construction Production, Chairman of International Turkmen Shepherd Dog Association S. Berdimuhamedov and Chairman of...

An online seminar held recently within the framework of the joint EU-Turkmenistan project “Support for Public Administration Capacity Building in Turkmenistan” brought together specialists and professors of the Academy of Civil Service under the President of Turkmenistan. The main goal of the seminar is to assist the Academy of Civil Service in the development of a Master's Programme in public administration, based on the best practices of the leading countries of Europe and the CIS and takin...

On January 22, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has held video conference session of the Cabinet of Ministers where current issues of the state life have been discussed and drafts of some documents aimed at further social and economic development of the country have been reviewed. In the beginning of the session, Vice-premier G. Mushikov has reported on the Draft Resolution on privatization of some buildings in Ashgabat as well as on the work carried out by the Committee on precious stones...

On January 21, a video-conference meeting was held between oil and gas industry representatives of Turkmenistan and the Arab Republic of Egypt. Turkmenistan was represented by executives and representatives of Turkmennebit, Turkmengaz, and Turkmenhimiya State Concerns. Senior officials and staff of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and a number of leading oil and gas corporations of Egypt were among those who participated in the meeting from the Egyptian side. In the course o...