On March 27, 2018, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani arrived in Turkmenistan on a two-day official visit. The head of the Iranian state was greeted by the officials at the International Airport of Ashgabat, decorated with the National Flags of the two countries. From the airport, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran went to his residence, located at the Oguzkent Hotel. In the first half of the day, the high guest, accompanied by an honorable escort, proceede...

On March 27, 2018, the international high-level conference on Afghanistan "Peace process, security cooperation and regional connectivity" was held in Tashkent, the capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The Presidents of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, the Foreign Ministers of Russia, Turkey, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, the State Minister for External Affairs of India, the Deputy Foreign Ministers of Turkmenistan, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States, the Special Repr...

On March 28, 2018, a creative evening was held dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Turkmen composer Nury Halmammedov, organized by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Russian Federation and the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory. A representative delegation headed by the pro-rector on the scientific and creative part of the Turkmen National Conservatory R. Kh. Amangeldiev came to Moscow from Turkmenistan to attend the event. Representatives of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly,...

On March 25, the elections of the parliament members to the Mejlis of Turkmenistan took part in the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Korea. Citizens of Turkmenistan studying, residing and visiting the Republic of Korea took part in the parliamentary elections, making it the second time when the Embassy hosted elections for voters after the elections of the President of Turkmenistan in 2017. In the same day, voters were offered lunch with Turkmen national cuisine arranged by the Embassy...

On March 21, 2018, the Turkmenistan State Border Services prevented an illicit trafficking attempt of large consignment of narcotic drugs on board of a vessel in the territorial waters clearly violating the state border of Turkmenistan, 3-4 km from the coastline, by a group of citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The incident fell into the limelight after the unsubstantiated reports in the Iranian and some other countries’ media.  In the process of interception by the Border Patrol Un...

On March 19, 2018, the talks were held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran headed by the Minister of Oil of this country, Mr. Bijan Namdar Zangane, who arrived in Ashgabat with a working visit. At the beginning of the meeting, the parties warmly congratulated each other on the upcoming international holiday of Novruz. Speaking about the political and diplomatic direction of cooperation, the sides noted the role of visits at hi...

On March 19, 2018, the Turkmen-Chinese round table devoted to the issues of bilateral cooperation along the routes of the great silk road was held in the conference hall of Beijing transport university. The round table was timed to the announcement of 2018 "Turkmenistan - the heart of the Great Silk road". The event was organized by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in China, the Beijing Transport University and the Chinese company for the construction of roads and bridges. The round table was a...