On October 21-25, 2019, the second meeting of the joint Turkmen-Georgian commission on international road transportation was held in Tbilisi. The Deputy Minister of Industry and Communication of Turkmenistan headed the delegation of Turkmenistan; the Georgian side was led by the Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia. The delegations shared information and statistics on trade turnover and volume of road transportation between the two countries. The sides discusse...

On October 24, 2019, the delegation of Turkmenistan took part in the opening ceremony of the IV International Scientific-practical Conference of the Caspian littoral states on the topic “Actual Issues of Modern Medicine”, which is being held in Astrakhan from October 24-26, 2019. In the morning, an introductory exhibition of the achievements of the medical industry of Turkmenistan and the cultural heritage of the Turkmen people was organized.

On October 22-23, 2019, the third Silk Road Forum was held in Tbilisi, in which the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Chairman of “Turkmendemiryollary” Agency of the Ministry of Industry and Communication of Turkmenistan also participated. Tbilisi Silk Road Forum brought together more than 2,000 participants from 60 countries, including political leaders, experts and representatives of international organizations and business circles. The forum discussed a wide spectrum of issues re...

On October 23, 2019, in the morning in Tokyo, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with the leaders of major Japanese companies. The meeting was held in the format of a working breakfast at the Chinzanso Tokyo Hotel. The meeting was attended by the leaders of such well-known corporations as ITOCHU, Sojitz, Mitsubishi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, etc., as well as representatives of the Turkmen side represented by some members of the government, heads of some ministries and de...

On October 23, 2019, the delegation of Turkmenistan to the OSCE made a statement at the Practical Seminar on Sharing Good Practices on Statelessness among OSCE participating States. The event was organized by OSCE and UNHCR. In the statement, it was noted that on September 20, 2019, the President of Turkmenistan signed the Decree on the granting Turkmen citizenship to 863 people. On September 26, 2019, the solemn ceremony of giving the passports to the people who were granted Turkmen citizens...

On October 23, 2019, in the morning President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a meeting with the Chairman of the House of Representatives of the Japanese Parliament, Tadamori Oshima. Warmly welcoming the distinguished guest, Mr. Oshima noted that it was a great honor for him to meet with the head of Turkmenistan. At the same time, the high level of relations between the two states was emphasized, as well as the dynamic nature of the established inter-parliamentary relations. Thanking for the...

On October 23, 2019, at the Akasaka Palace, a meeting was held between President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Welcoming the distinguished guest, the Head of the Japanese Government thanked the Head of Turkmenistan for accepting the invitation to visit Tokyo and taking part in the celebrations of the accession to the throne of Emperor Naruhito, as well as for the attention paid to issues of interstate relations. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also thanked Presid...