On November 5, 2018, the opening ceremony of the first China International Import Expo was held at the National Exhibition Complex of the city of Shanghai, where the President of the PRC Xi Jinping attended and delivered a speech. The event was also attended by the heads of states and governments from many countries of the world, who visited the trade and investment pavilion, where more than 80 countries of the world presented their development achievements and original products. Turkmenis...

On November 5, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the delegation that arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit led by the UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, a Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant Response in Europe, Ms. Afshan Khan. At the beginning of the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the results of joint work on the implementation of the action plan of the state program on cooperation between the Government o...

As Ashgabat turns into a sports hub, the motto “Health. Inspiration. Friendship” becomes its title. Number and level of international sports events hosted by Ashgabat is gradually increasing. We all recall with pride V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, which was held with the great success last year. International Rally “Amul-Hazar” which was held recently along the Great Silk Road was another success story of Turkmenistan as a sports nation. These days Ashgabat hosts the World Weightlifti...

On November 1-2, 2018, the 7th meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Afghan Commission for Economic Cooperation was held in Ashgabat. The Afghan side was co-chaired by Mohammad Homayoun Qayumi, acting Minister of Finance of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The agenda of the meeting, which was attended by the heads and leading experts of a number of ministries and departments of both states, included a wide range of issues relating to the priority areas for further partnership. Durin...

On November 1, 2018, the opening ceremony of the World Weightlifting Championship was held in Ashgabat. This event has become a new evidence of the transformation of the Turkmen capital into a recognized international sports center. The venue for the solemn ceremony was the Gaming Sports Complex, which is part of the infrastructure of the capital's Olympic Town. In a solemn atmosphere, the soldiers of the Guard of Honor carried the State Flag of Turkmenistan to the arena. The National Anthem...

On November 1, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with Mohammad Homayoun Qayumi, Acting Finance Minister of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, who arrived in Turkmenistan to attend the meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Afghan Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation. During the meeting, the sides reaffirmed the mutual commitment of the two countries to further intensify the bilateral dialogue, discussed the situation in the region and the...

On November 1, 2018, the opening ceremony of the archaeological exhibition “Margiana - the Kingdom of the Bronze Age in Turkmenistan” took place in the Archeological Museum of Hamburg. The ceremony was attended by about 400 people, among whom were the heads of the department of culture of the city of Hamburg, heads of German museums, heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Hamburg, representatives of German scientific circles, representatives of German public organizations and companies, a...