On January 8, 2021, a briefing was held in premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan by the Head of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat Ms. Natalia Drozd.  The main topic was the Ashgabat Final document, adopted on the outcomes of the International Conference "Policy of neutrality and Its Importance in Ensuring International Peace, Security and Sustainable Development" held on December 12 of last year in honor of the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality. As known, th...

On January 7, the Ministry of Finance and Economy hosted a video-conference meeting with representatives of the World Bank, also joined by officials of the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry. As part of the World Bank’s Financing Program, the meeting participants discussed issues concerning the implementation of long-term concessional lending projects facilitated by our country’s investment-favored climate that offers ample scope for promoting fruitful cooperation with foreign financial...

The number of people, who are willing to engage in gardening activities, continues to increase in Dashoguz Velayat every year. Thus, in Gurbansoltan-eje etrap alone, in recent years, 299 locals have been allocated 1,550 hectares from a special agricultural land fund created in N. Andalyp Daikhan Association for fruit and vegetable crop production, including perennial trees and vines. Most of the new land tenants granted a 99-year lease will be involved only in horticulture and vine-growing. 110...

On the 6th of January 2021, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev held a telephone conversation with the Special Representative of the Federal Government for Afghanistan and Pakistan Markus Potzel.    After exchanging warm greetings, the diplomats highly appraised the level of cooperation between Turkmenistan and Germany, both in bilateral format, as well as in the framework of international and regional structures. Special attention was paid to the issues of...

On the 6th of January 2021, a press-conference of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Head of the Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Natalia Gherman was held in Ashgabat. The representatives of the local mass media and the journalists accredited in Turkmenistan participated to the event, including the foreign press that took part in the press-conference through videoconferencing. Among the participants, the representatives of the mass media of Azerba...

Türkmen Enjam Business Company has completed an order placed by builders of the TAPI gas pipeline project (the Turkmen section). The builders have been provided with 214,000 meters of high-pressure polyethylene pipes (225 mm in diameter), manufactured by the company. They will be used to ensure an adequate water supply to construction sites, to meet technological process-specific needs and those of maintenance workers of the gas pipeline currently under construction. The company’s production...

On January 5, 2021, the meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov with the newly appointed Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Turkmenistan Qian Naicheng took place. During the meeting, R.Meredov congratulated the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China with the appointment to the responsible post and wished him successes in the diplomatic mission.  It was stated that in current year, the Turkmen-Chinese diplomatic relations enter the threshold...