On October 1, 2018, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with a delegation of the Korea-Central Asia Friendship Association headed by the President of the Association, Mrs. Lee Ok Ryon, who arrived in Turkmenistan on a working visit. At the beginning of the meeting, the president of the Association thanked the Turkmen side for the warm welcome and expressed gratitude for the ongoing cooperation. The sides discussed issues of development of bilateral cooperatio...

On September 29, 2018, the President of Turkmenistan departed from Ashgabat International Airport to New York. Having made a long flight, the presidential airliner landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport, where the President of Turkmenistan was met by officials. From the air harbor, the Turkmen leader headed to the residence allotted to him during his visit, which was located in the upscale of “Mandarin Oriental” hotel, located in the heart of Manhattan. Here the head of state was gre...

From September 30 – October 5, 2018, the 55th Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union General Assembly and Associated meetings are held in Turkmenistan. Special exhibition dedicated to this forum was organized at the “Yyldyz” hotel. The Secretary-General. Dr Javad Mottaghi addressed a key note at the opening ceremony of exhibition. He underlined that esteemed President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov pays a great attention to international mass media and all necessary conditions to organize...

On 29th of September 2018 Government delegation headed by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov started its working visit to New York City, USA to participate in the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. In the course of the visit it is expected that the President of Turkmenistan will deliver a speech at the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly and attend Turkmen-American business forum.

On September 27, 2018, Independence Day was celebrated with large and colorful celebrations in Turkmenistan. This festive sunny day was greeted with the main square of the Turkmen capital, which became the focus of the main mass celebrations. Today, thousands of Ashgabat citizens, hundreds of guests from all over the country and the world have gathered here. On the central podium were members of the government, deputies of the Mejlis, heads of the ministries, departments, major public organiz...

On September 27, 2018 a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in Dushanbe. The heads of the foreign ministries reviewed more than 15 draft documents aimed at further expanding humanitarian cooperation, improving and developing the legal framework of the Commonwealth. In a narrow format, the heads of delegations exchanged views on topical issues on the international agenda and interaction in the Commonwealth format, and also determine...

On September 26, 2018, there was a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Head of the delegation of the European Union in Turkmenistan Christian Berger. Within the framework of the talks, issues of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union were discussed. Noting the role of cooperation within the framework of international organizations, the parties considered further steps to expand cooperation in the energy sector. In this context, the sides noted...