On October 2, 2017, the opening ceremony of the Days of Culture of the Russian Federation in Turkmenistan was held. The creative action is timed to the official visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Ashgabat and demonstrates the importance of the cultural and humanitarian sphere in the strategic partnership of the two friendly states. Representatives of the sphere of culture, mass media, creative intelligentsia, the youth of the capital, and numerous admirers of art of the Russian peop...

On October 2, 2017, Ashgabat hosted a meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov and the delegation of the Russian Federation headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, who arrived in Ashgabat a day before. During the talks, noting the high dynamics of the political interstate dialogue, the sides discussed the current state of relations and exchanged views and proposals on the development of a complex of bilateral relatio...

A delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Maksat Babayev, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, visited production facilities of TATNEFT in Nizhnekamsk and Almetyevsk within the framework of a two-day visit to Tatarstan. The delegation included executives of large state concerns and corporations of Turkmenistan, including Turkmenneft, Turkmengaz, Turkmengeologia, as well as representatives of the Turkmenbashy oil refinery complex. The guests met with the management of TATNEFT and Nail...

On October 2, 2017, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin arrived in Turkmenistan on an official visit. Officials greeted the President of Russia at the International Airport of Ashgabat, decorated with the national flags of two friendly countries. Along the carpet path leading from the airplane, in honor of the arrival of the high guest, the Honor Guard was built.  From the International Airport motorcade of the President of Russia proceeded to the Presidential Palace Complex...

On October 2, 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland, the 68th session of the Executive Committee of the Program of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees started its work, where the delegation of Turkmenistan takes part. Speaking with a welcoming speech, UN High Commissioner for Refugees F.Grandi noted that one of the areas of its activities the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) determined the support of "Olympic refugees". In this connection F.Grandi stated...

In the context of the previously adopted in Turkmenistan National action plans on human rights for the period 2016-2020, on gender equality for the period 2015-2020, and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Government of Turkmenistan actively continues the work on their practical implementation, including the adoption in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) relevant documents and resolutions. In order to further promotion of the ideas of humanism and protection of huma...

On 2 October Ashgabat will host talks between the President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, and the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, who will arrive in the Turkmen capital with an official visit. Priority aspects of interstate relations, issues of regional and international politics that are of mutual interest for the sides will be discussed at the high-level meeting.  As stressed by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at the session of the Cabinet of Ministers...