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In connection with the posted content on the official website of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), the following is noted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Company’s message has tendentious and biased nature, is considered by us as an attempt to mislead all of us, regarding to the debt repayment obligations of the Company to the Turkmen side. In particular, the statements about the alleged violations of the contract from  State Concern «Turkmengaz&...

Сообщение для СМИ

24 января таджикским информационным агентством «Авеста» было распространено сообщение заместителя начальника ГУП «Таджикская железная дорога» Усмона Каландарова, в соответствии с которым таджикская сторона обсуждает вопрос об открытии железнодорожного сообщения через Узбекистан в Россию в обход Туркменистана. В связи с этим Министерство иностранных дел Туркменистана выражает крайнее непонимание туркменской стороны подобного рода заявлениями официальных лиц Таджикистана...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov participated in the Summit of the ECO in Islamabad

Today, on the first of March, 2017 President of Turkmenistan left for Islamabad on a working visit to participate in the XIII Summit of the Heads of the States of the Economic Cooperation Organization member-countries. Current meeting of the Heads of States and the Governments, high-rank representatives of the ECO members and international organizations will be important phase in the activity of the Organization for analyses of the past work and definition of perspective future directions....

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“Garlyk” mining and processing plant for the production of potassium fertilizers will be inagurated in Turkmenistan on March 31, 2017 Equipped with the most advanced technologies, this plant will become the flagship of the Turkmen chemical industry and the largest industrial-production complex in the Asian continent. The fact that its construction on one of the largest deposits of potassium salts in the world clearly indicates that Turkmenistan will obtain  one of the leading...

TURKMENISTAN HOSTS THE CENTRAL ASIAN INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL FORUM

On June 5, 2017, the three-day Central Asian International Environmental Forum, under the motto "The Initiative for Cooperation on Environment and Sustainable Development in Central Asia", began its work in the hotel "Yildiz" in Ashgabat. Representatives of the Central Asian governments, leaders and representatives of international and regional organizations, diplomatic missions working in Turkmenistan, leading experts in the field of environmental protection, representati...

В Ашхабаде состоялись переговоры между Президентом Туркменистана и Генеральным секретарем ООН

13 июня 2017 года в Ашхабаде состоялась встреча между Президентом Туркменистана Гурбангулы Бердымухамедовым и Генеральным секретарём Организации Объединённых Наций Антониу Гутеррешем.   В ходе переговоров Президент Туркменистана подчеркнул особую значимость визита Генерального секретаря ООН в контексте отмечаемого в текущем году 25-летия вступления Туркменистана в Организацию Объединённых Наций. Глава государства подтвердил, что полномасштабное и долгосрочное сотрудничество с ООН являетс...

Ashgabat 2017 launches Ticket Sales across Turkmenistan

Tickets for the upcoming Ashgabat 2017 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games will go on sale across the country on Saturday 29 July. With more than 700,000 tickets available for more than 220 sessions, spectators will be able to watch the best athletes from Asia and Oceania compete over 12 days of competition and across 21 sports. All session, including preliminary rounds and medal events, can be found on the Sport Competition Schedule, which the public can reference to choose the events th...

The Torch of V Asian Games is lit up

The Torch of V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games were lit up at super giant gas deposit Galkynysh in Mary Velayat.  The participants of the ceremony were addressed with the words of encouragement by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov from the capital by TV spacebridge.  Traditional Turkmen tents with the hearth in the central one according to tradition were installed at the territory of the field where celebration performance takes place.  Young man shot an arrow that...

Turkmenistan observes 10 days until the beginning of Ashgabat 2017 Games

Turkmenistan broadly celebrates 10 days countdown until the beginning of V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Celebration events take place simultaneously in Ashgabat and Mary Velayat where Games Torch lighting up ceremony at Galkynysh deposit will happen shortly. In the capital, the Sport Hotel of the Olympic village is the place of the event. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has arrived in the place of the event. Light vehicles presented to organizers of Ashgab...

Government Delegation to Attend 72nd Session of UN General Assembly

During the session of the Government on September 8, R. Meredov, the Vice Premier and Foreign Minister made the report on the preparation to the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly. Head of the MFA stated the priority positions of our country that would be presented during the forum of the United Nations in New York. Support of universal peace, security and stability is outlined as the key vector of the activity of Turkmenistan during coming event. In this regard, it is propos...