On May 15, 2018 at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there held the scientific conference and photo exhibition "The Great Silk Road: from Asia to Anatolia", organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan jointly with the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Turkmenistan in honor of the announcement of 2018 as the Year "Turkmenistan - the heart of the Great Silk Road". Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Re...

On 12-13 May 2018, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs R. Meredov paid a working visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Upon arrival in Tehran, the delegation of Turkmenistan had a meeting with the Minister of Roads and Urban Construction, the head of the Iranian part of the joint Turkmen-Iranian Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation, Abbas Ahmad Akhundi. The sides exchanged views on new directio...

On May 14, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Slovakia to Turkmenistan (with residence in Tashkent) Mr. Jan Bori, who arrived to the Turkmen capital on a working visit. During the talks, the sides discussed issues of further cooperation between the two countries on the principles of equality, mutual benefit and respect. The parties made proposals to intensify diplomatic and inter...

Ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of new modern industrial facility that would be built according to the Programme of the President of Turkmenistan of social and economic development of the country in 2018 – 2024 as well as to the objectives of textile industry for the increment of export production was held in Babadayhan etrap.  According to the Resolution of the Head of the State, big industrial complex designated for processing of 5 thousand tons of fine –fibre cotton would pro...

On May 10, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there were political consultations between the foreign ministries of Turkmenistan and Palestine. The Palestinian delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Mazen Shamia. The parties discussed the current state of relations and outlined the directions for their further expansion. Noting the high level of political and diplomatic cooperation, the sides expressed their commitment to the activation of relations emanating fr...

On May 8, 2018, OSCE Human Dimension Committee meeting on "Gender Equality" took place in Vienna. The Ombudsman of Turkmenistan Y.Gurbannazarova attended this meeting and presented a report on the gender situation in the country. In her speech, Y.Gurbannazarova informed the meeting about the gender policy of Turkmenistan, equal participation of women in all spheres of socio-political, economic, social and cultural life of the country. In particular, she noted that within the framework of the...

This is a familiar truth that the fights are at the front but the victory is achieved in the rare area. This is the place on the southeast of former Soviet Union where the plants and factories re-equipped for military needs produced necessary aircrafts, tanks, weapons and artillery. Evacuation hospitals were opened in Turkmenistan where wounded soldiers were recovering; refugees who had to leave the places occupied by the enemy were coming here as well. Today, recollecting our compatriots who wo...