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...

On March 20, 2018, a scientific and practical conference "Diplomacy of Neutral Turkmenistan: From History to the Future" was held in Ashgabat, timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. In the morning an exhibition opened in the foyer of the main building of the Institute, dedicated to the history of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs o...

On March 15, 2018 the forum "Turkmenistan is a powerful transit-transport center on the Great Silk Road" was held in the assembly hall of the Chinese Petroleum University in Beijing. The event was organized at the initiative of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in China with the support of the leadership of the China Petroleum University and the Department of International Cooperation of the Chinese oil and gas company “Petrochina”. The discussion platform of the forum united representatives of the...

On March 15, 2018, the delegation of Turkmenistan, including representatives of the Mejlis, took part in a working (consultative) meeting of the heads of states of Central Asia. The agenda included issues of expanding cooperation between the countries of the region in such important areas as economics, trade, logistics, transport and communications.  During the meeting, the Chairman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan read out the written message of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the summit...

On March 14, 2018, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Romania jointly with the University of Oil and Gas in Ploiesti in the Senate Hall of the University organized a round table on energy and transport diplomacy of Turkmenistan. The round table was attended by management, faculty and students of the University, representatives of the city administration of Ploesti, president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Prahova County, representatives of the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry o...