On February 23, 2018 commissioning of the Serhetabat–Torghundi railway took place as one of events dedicated to the ground-breaking ceremony of the new section of the TAPI pipeline and laying of electric power and fiber-optic lines along the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan route. The celebration was attended by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Shahid...

On February 23, 2018, Ceremonial events on occasion of the launch of new construction phase of Turkmenistan – Afghanistan – Pakistan – India gas line (TAPI) and power and fibre optic lines Turkmenistan – Afghanistan – Pakistan as well as opening o Serhetabat – Turgundy railroad were held in Serhetabat etrap, Mary Velayat. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakist...

On February 23, 2018, the construction of the Afghan section of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline had been started in the Serkhetabad district of Mary province, and the laying of power transmission lines and fiber-optic communication lines on the route Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) was launched. Together with this, the Serhetabat-Turgundi railway was put into operation. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of the Islamic Republ...

On February 22, 2018, in the city of Mary, the 25th meeting of the Steering Committee for the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Gas Pipeline Project was held with the participation of high-level leaders and representatives of the sectoral ministries and departments of the participating countries of the project, as well as the Asian Development Bank. The agenda included key issues for the further practical implementation of this ambitious project. In particular, it was decided to divide...

On February 20, 2018 at the UN office in Geneva, Switzerland, within the framework of the 80th session of the UNECE Inland Transport Committee (ITC), the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the United Nations Office organized the side-event entitled “Intermodal Connectivity and the role of historical transport routes: the Great Silk Road”, dedicated to the announcement of 2018 as a year of “Turkmenistan - Heart of the Great Silk Road” and implementation of the General Assembly Resolution A/RES...

On February 19, 2018, the official representatives of Turkmenistan made a statement on the occasion of the adoption of the UNGA resolution “Strengthening the links between all modes of transport in order to achieve the goals of sustainable development” at the regular meeting of the OSCE Committee on Economic and Environmental Affairs. In the statement, it was noted that on December 20, 2017, at the seventy second session of the UN General Assembly in New York, on the initiative of President o...

On February 17-18, 2018, as part of the celebrations of the Day of the Diplomatic Worker of Turkmenistan and with the participation of sports teams of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, diplomatic missions and representatives of international organizations working in Ashgabat, sports competitions were held in the following sports: 1. Basketball 3х3 - in the sports complex of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan; 2.Running...