President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov congratulated Turkmen railwaymen with commissioning of the Bereket Locomotive Depot. “With your success in building railway lines of national and international significance, engineering and technical facilities, and with your diligent work you contribute greatly to ensuring prosperity of the country, strengthening its economic might, and developing other areas of national economy”, states the message by the head of state.  Today Turkmenistan ranks among the...

Presentation of new book by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov “Turkmenistan – the heart of the Great Silk Road” took place in Mukams Palace of the capital. Members of the Government, personnel of diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in our country as well as public and mass media representatives and youth took part in the event  The name of new work of the Head of the State “Turkmenistan – the heart of the Great Silk Road” chosen by Turkmen citizens as a slogan of...

On October 15, 2017 in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, by unanimous decision of the 201st meeting of the Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which was held within the framework of the 137th Assembly of the IPU, Turkmenistan was admitted to membership in the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The Mejlis of Turkmenistan will represent Turkmenistan in the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The Inter-Parliamentary Union, headquartered in Geneva, is one of the oldest international organi...

On November 2-4, 2017, Ashgabat will host the 22nd international conference and an exhibition entitled Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan-2017. The forum is expected to be attended by field-related specialists from many countries, including representatives of foreign oil and gas companies, sectoral ministries and agencies of some countries, international organizations, and the mass media. The conference will focus on an extensive range of issues, concerning the development of the global, regional an...

Turkmenistan is preparing for the 7th Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA VII) to be held on November 14-15 this year in Ashgabat. In order to successfully solve the organizational and other issues, a special coordinating commission has been established in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. It is expected that the forum, as part of which the holding of a number of additional events are planned, will be represented by delegations from 35 countries of...

Ashgabat hosted the working meeting timed to International Day of Protection of Ozone Layer and 30-year anniversary of Montreal Protocol for Ozone Depleting Substances. The event was organized by the State Committee for Natural Protection and Land Resources. Representatives ministries of justice, health protection and medical industry, education, industry, Turkmenstandartlary Service, State Concern Turkmengaz as well as non-governmental organizations and private sector took part in the event. Th...

On October 18, 2017, the International Conference "Peace, Stability and International Cooperation in the Caspian Region" was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in cooperation with the State Enterprise for Caspian Sea Issues under the President of Turkmenistan. The event was attended by the representatives of various ministries and departments of Turkmenistan - Foreign Affairs, Defense, Finance a...