The full use of all sports opportunities to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and the introduction of new foreign policy initiatives in the future, based on active directions of international sport cooperation, take a special place in the foreign policy conducted by the President of Turkmenistan. As is known, on the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan on April 12, 2018, the Resolution "World Bicycle Day" was adopted at the 82nd plenary meeting of the 72nd session of the UN Gen...

On June 4, 2018 in Ashgabat, political consultations took place at the level of deputy foreign ministers of Turkmenistan and Poland. The Polish side was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Papierz. The sides discussed the current state and prospects for the development of the Turkmen-Polish relations, as well as issues of mutual interest. Stressing the high level of political and diplomatic cooperation between Turkmenistan and Poland, the sides exchanged views on the organization of hig...

On June 4, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Argentine Republic to Turkmenistan (with residence in Moscow) Mr. Ricardo Ernesto Lagorio, who arrived in Ashgabat to present his credentials. At the beginning of the meeting, congratulating the Ambassador on his appointment to the responsible post, the Turkmen side noted the need to develop a fruitful dialogue with Argentina. Touching upon th...

On June 3, 2018 for the first time in many countries World Bicycle Day was celebrated. It was established by the Resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations on the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Early in the morning, many thousands of residents of the capital on bicycles gathered in a picturesque corner of the Turkmen capital - near the roundabout at the intersection of Kopetdag Avenue and Djulga Street, from where a magnificent panoramic v...

On June 3rd, 2018, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Korea arranged a bicycle march devoted to “World Bicycle Day” in the city of Seoul. Public officials, representatives of NCOs, diplomats and university students took part in this event. Also, residents of Seoul who are fond of bicycling joined the event. Under the initiative of Esteemed President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov June 3rd was announced by UN General Assembly as the World Bicycle Day. Currently, bi...

On May 31, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the delegation of the Republic of the Gambia, headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambian Affairs Abroad of the Republic of the Gambia, Usain Darbo. As the Turkmen side noted, the development of relations with the countries of the African continent is a priority direction of Turkmenistan's foreign policy. In this regard, the need was expressed for further developme...

On May 30-31, 2018, the delegation of Turkmenistan visited the Kingdom of Sweden on a working visit. On 30 May, the delegation met with the Director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Mr. Dan Smith. During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the establishment of bilateral cooperation between the institute and relevant organizations of Turkmenistan. On May 31, the third round of bilateral political consultations took place at the Swedish Ministry of Foreign...