On April 17, 2018, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.O. Meredov, took part in the meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in Dushanbe. During the meeting, the Foreign Ministers of ECO member states discussed the status of implementation of ECO projects and programs, the relationship of the ECO Secretariat with international organizations, the activities of specialized agencie...

On April 16, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the delegation of Romania headed by the Minister of Business Environment, Trade and Entrepreneurship of Romania Stefan Radu Oprea, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. During the talks, the sides exchanged views on the current state and prospects for expanding bilateral trade and economic cooperation. The sides discussed the possibilities of boosting joint trade turnover and the need to incre...

On April 16, 2018, the seventh meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Romanian Commission for Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation was held in Ashgabat. The meeting was attended by heads and representatives of leading ministries and industry departments of the two states. The co-chairman of the commission from the Romanian side was the Minister of Business Environment, Trade and Entrepreneurship of Romania Stefan Radu Oprea. At the beginning of the meeting, the parties gave an o...

On April 16, 2018, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mr. Mohamed Shariff Anis (with residence in Tehran), who arrived in the Turkmen capital on a working visit. Accepting copies of credentials, the Turkmen side expressed hope for the development of further fruitful cooperation and expressed its readiness to render all assistance and support to the Am...

On April 16, 2018, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mr. Mohamed Shariff Anis (with residence in Tehran), who arrived in the Turkmen capital on a working visit. Accepting copies of credentials, the Turkmen side expressed hope for the development of further fruitful cooperation and expressed its readiness to render all assistance and support to the Am...

I extend to you my cordial congratulations as the UN General Assembly declares 3 June as World Bicycle Day based on our country’s proposal , states the address by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to compatriots.  As you know, in Turkmenistan we currently focus on development of physical education and sports. Extensive works are carried out to improve public health; increase life expectancy; create conditions for physical training and practicing sports; raise our country’s international pro...

On April 13, 2018, the first meeting of experts on the implementation of the "Agreement on Transit and Transport Cooperation (Lapis Lazuli Route Agreement)" was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The Agreement was adopted during the 7th Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA VII) on November 15, 2017 in Ashgabat. Experts from various sectors and ministries of Turkmenistan, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Georgia an...