Turkmenistan national team wins the first medal of the World Weightlifting Championship

The first winners were defined at the World Weightlifting Championship in the capital. Our compatriot Yulduz Jumabayeva is among of them in women weight category until 45 kg. 

Turkmen sportswoman managed confidently the weight of 75 kg at first. In this regard, her opponents from Thailand who declared 80 kg reduced the weight until 76 and 77 and managed to lift it. In the second and third attempts, Yulduz Jumabayeva tried to weight 79 kg but had no success. However, the achieved result allowe...

ASTANA HOSTED THE COUNCIL MEETINGS OF THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS OF CIS

On November 2, 2018, Astana – the capital of Kazakhstan hosted the Council meetings of the Heads of Governments of CIS. The delegation from Turkmenistan has participated in the meetings and the delegation was headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan.

During restricted meetings, participants have exchanged views on cooperation in urgent economic issues of CIS countries.

15 agenda items on various fields have been discussed by the participants.

It has been...

THE EXHIBITION "MARGIANA - THE KINGDOM OF THE BRONZE AGE IN TURKMENISTAN" IS NOW IN HAMBURG

On November 1, 2018, the opening ceremony of the archaeological exhibition “Margiana - the Kingdom of the Bronze Age in Turkmenistan” took place in the Archeological Museum of Hamburg.

The ceremony was attended by about 400 people, among whom were the heads of the department of culture of the city of Hamburg, heads of German museums, heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Hamburg, representatives of German scientific circles, representatives of German public organizations and companies, a...

A MEETING WITH THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF UNICEF FOR EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA

On November 5, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the delegation that arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit led by the UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, a Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant Response in Europe, Ms. Afshan Khan.

At the beginning of the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the results of joint work on the implementation of the action plan of the state program on cooperation between the Government o...

Leaders in men’s 81 kg category are defined at the World Weightlifting Championship

Rejepbay Rejepov, silver medallist of the last world tournament in Anaheim, represented Turkmenistan in men’s 81 kg weight category on the fifth day of the World Weightlifting Championship. 

In the snatch, Rejepbay declared 160 kg in the first attempt and confidently managed with this weight. However, he could not lift 166 kg in the second attempt. Having lifted this weight in the third attempt, he missed the opportunity to set the world record. His opponent from China Lyu Xiaojun was more lu...

THE MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA WAS HELD AT THE MFA OF TURKMENISTAN

On November 6, 2018, the meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan was held with Cuban delegation headed by Alfredo Nieves Portoundo, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba in Turkmenistan, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit.

At the beginning of the meeting the parties have exchanged views on priority areas of cooperation within the UN. The sides noted that constant support to each other’s initiatives was given within the framework of the...

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN TURKMENISTAN VISITED PENITENTIARY IN AKHAL REGION

On November 6, 2018, the heads of diplomatic missions of Germany, France, Italy, Great Britain, Romania, United States of America, OSCE Center, UNDP, UNICEF and the representatives of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy visited penitentiary in Akhal region.  

The Esteemed President of Turkmenistan has stated in his speech at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly that necessary measures to ensure peace and prosperity for all citizens are implemented. It was also noted that Tu...

Zhang Wangli from China is absolute champion and twice world record holder

Sets of medals in women’s 71 kg weight category was contested at the World Weightlifting Championship in Ashgabat. Representative of Turkmenistan Gulnabat Kadyrova contested in B Group. She was the second in the snatch, having lost one kg to the leader. She was at the seventh position in the clean-and-jerk and the third in total in the group. She entered the tens of the strongest in this category on the ninth position. 

The medals were contested in A Group. Leading positions of Chinese weight...

President of Turkmenistan and Chairman of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey discuss the aspects of partnership diversification

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Chairman of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of the Turkish Republic, Mr. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu. 

Expressing gratitude for the opportunity of a personal meeting, the guest reaffirmed the high interest of businessmen in Turkey in strengthening the mutually beneficial cooperation with Turkmenistan. Mr. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu emphasized that Turkey admired the remarkable achievements of Turkmenistan in all spheres of the state development. ...

The President of Turkmenistan inspects the development of centralized library system

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov visited the State Cultural Centre where he inspected the development of library system and expansion of the main methodology centre of this sphere – the State Library of Turkmenistan.

Having arrived in the square of the State Cultural Centre, the Head of the State went to the building of the Book exhibition Centre where the President of the country was met by Deputy Chairpersons of the Cabinet of Ministers P. Agamyradov and B. Abdiyeva. ...