On February 28, 2018, in Geneva, Switzerland, within the framework of the Annual High-level Segment of the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council, a joint side event was held entitled "Developing human rights in Central Asian countries: Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan in the framework 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, initiated by Turkmen side. The Ombudsman of Turkmenistan Y.Gurbannazarova, Minister of Justice of Uzbekistan R.Davletov, Director of the N...

On February 26, 2018 President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov gave start to mass sport competitions “The Great Silk Road” in Turkmenabat, the administration centre of Lebap Velayat. The members of the Government of the country as well as foreign guests took part in the events.  The events were opened by track -and-field relay race along the main street of Turkmenabat, Bitarap Turkmenistan Avenue. The Head of the State run the first leg of the relay race. It was followed by the cycl...

On February 26, 2018, International Airport was opened with the participation of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in Turkmenabat, the administration centre of Lebap Velayat. The Chairperson of the Mejlis, Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers, leaders of military and law enforcement agencies, representatives of non-governmental organizations, foreign and national mass media, ambassadors of foreign states to Turkmenistan, hyakims of the velayats and Ashgabat as well as local residents...

On February 22, 2018, at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland, during the 80th session of the Inland Transport Committee of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Turkmenistan was elected a member of the Bureau of the UNECE Inland Transport Committee for the period 2019-2020. The Inland Transport Committee (ITC) is the highest policy-making body of the UNECE in the field of transport. Together with its subsidiary bodies, the ITC has provided a pan-European inte...

On February 24, 2018, in Tbilisi the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Georgia jointly with Tbilisi City Hall, Committee of Parliament of Georgia on sports and youth issues, the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Georgia, Georgian Corporate Sports Federation, Georgian Tourism Federation held the running competition “The Silk Road Cup”, attended by heads and representatives of the diplomatic missions, accredited in Georgia, a numerous representatives of Tbilisi City Hall, Parliament of Georgia, the Minis...

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, a briefing was held in the premises of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Seoul on the main aspects of Turkmenistan's foreign policy and prospects for cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Korea. Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, heads of the Secretariat of the Cooperation Forum "Central Asia-Korea", the Association of Friendship between the Republic of Korea and Central Asian countries, representatives of higher educ...