On December 6, 2018, in “Yyldyz” Hotel of Ashgabat an international ministerial conference on the theme “Importance of the Great Silk Road: Present and Future Development” organized by the Government of Turkmenistan in cooperation with UNESCO concluded the plenary sessions. The purpose of the international conference, which is held with the participation of representatives from about 40 countries, is to reveal the role and the importance of the Great Silk Road for sustainable development, dis...

On December 6, 2018, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov visited the Russian Federation on a working visit to attend an informal meeting of the heads of CIS member states. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov proceeded to the Boris Yeltsin Library from the St. Petersburg International Airport, where a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council was held under the chairmanship of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. After mutual greetings and traditional photo-sharing...

On December 6-7, 2018 in Ashgabat, the Government of Turkmenistan in cooperation with UNESCO is organizing an International Conference on «Importance of the Great Silk Road: Present and Future Development». The conference is expected to be attended by high-level representatives. The conference will be held in the form of the sessions, the purpose of which are to strengthen intercultural dialogue, peace and cooperation in order to achieve the UN Agenda 2030, uncover geo-economic potential, pro...

On November 29, 2018 the second session of the Joint intergovernmental Turkmen-Egyptian commission on economic and scientific-technical cooperation was held in Cairo city. In the framework there were 11 bilateral meetings of the heads and representatives of the ministries and government agencies of Turkmenistan and Arab Republic of Egypt, during which the parties exchanged opinions on the areas that cause mutual interest and agreements on a number of areas were reached. On the sideline of...

On November 29, 2018 there was a briefing in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with participation of the representatives of national and foreign mass media and representatives of the Embassies and international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan, which was dedicated to the international initiatives of Turkmenistan in the field of transport and transit corridors. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Motor transport of Turkmenistan, Mr. Umberto De Pretto, Secretary Ge...

On 29 of November, 2018 in the Ministry of Foreign affairs of Turkmenistan a meeting was held with the delegation headed by First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee – Executive Secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Victor Aleksandrovich Guminskiy, who arrived in Ashgabat with a work visit. During the meeting, both sides highly appreciated the effectiveness of cooperation and noted an active participation of Turkmenistan in the events, which are held in framework of...

On 29 November, 2018 in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan was held a meeting with delegation, headed by the Regional Director of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Central Asia Mr. Neil McCain, who has arrived to Ashgabat with a work visit. In the beginning of the meeting Turkmen side expressed their gratitude for the EBRD representatives’ active participation in various international forums, which are organized in our country. Then the sides noted progre...