On 14 November 2018, the Russian media agency “Novosti” that refers to the result of the 80th session of the Council of the Commanders of the frontier troops of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) held in Tokmok city, Kyrgyz Republic, spread distorted information about the deterioration of the situation on the Turkmen-Afghan border.    In this connection, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan officially states that this information does not correspond t...

On November 14, 2018, the delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan started its visit to the Federal Republic of Germany. On the first day of the visit the delegation of the MFA of Turkmenistan has attended the conference « Focus to Eastern Europe – business in dialogue» organized by the Eastern committee of German economy. The Conference gathered about 250 executive officers and representatives of German companies, banks and chambers of commerce of Germany. The Ministe...

On November 6, 2018, the heads of diplomatic missions of Germany, France, Italy, Great Britain, Romania, United States of America, OSCE Center, UNDP, UNICEF and the representatives of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy visited penitentiary in Akhal region.   The Esteemed President of Turkmenistan has stated in his speech at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly that necessary measures to ensure peace and prosperity for all citizens are implemented. It was also noted that Tu...

On November 2, 2018, Astana – the capital of Kazakhstan hosted the Council meetings of the Heads of Governments of CIS. The delegation from Turkmenistan has participated in the meetings and the delegation was headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan. During restricted meetings, participants have exchanged views on cooperation in urgent economic issues of CIS countries. 15 agenda items on various fields have been discussed by the participants. It has been...

On November 1-2, 2018, the 7th meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Afghan Commission for Economic Cooperation was held in Ashgabat. The Afghan side was co-chaired by Mohammad Homayoun Qayumi, acting Minister of Finance of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The agenda of the meeting, which was attended by the heads and leading experts of a number of ministries and departments of both states, included a wide range of issues relating to the priority areas for further partnership. Durin...

On November 1, 2018, the opening ceremony of the World Weightlifting Championship was held in Ashgabat. This event has become a new evidence of the transformation of the Turkmen capital into a recognized international sports center. The venue for the solemn ceremony was the Gaming Sports Complex, which is part of the infrastructure of the capital's Olympic Town. In a solemn atmosphere, the soldiers of the Guard of Honor carried the State Flag of Turkmenistan to the arena. The National Anthem...

On November 1, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with Mohammad Homayoun Qayumi, Acting Finance Minister of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, who arrived in Turkmenistan to attend the meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Afghan Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation. During the meeting, the sides reaffirmed the mutual commitment of the two countries to further intensify the bilateral dialogue, discussed the situation in the region and the...