An international conference dedicated to the 25th anniversary of independence of Turkmenistan has been held in Delhi

On February 13, 2016, within the framework of the orders of the President of Turkmenistan to hold the conference dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Independence of Turkmenistan as well as to the "Year of Honoring the Heritage, Transforming the Motherland", the Embassy of Turkmenistan in India in collaboration with Indo-Turkmen Friendship Society held an international conference and cultural program entitled "25 years of Independence and Prosperity of Turkmenistan and India" at the "Taj Mahal"...

A session of the Council of Elders started its work in Asghabat, the capital of Turkmenistan

In Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan a session of the Council of Elders started its work. At the opening of the session the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov delivered a speech.
In his speech the Head of Turkmen State presented a broad picture of the country’s achievements over 25 years of its independent development in political, social-economic, and humanitarian spheres, and assessed the current state of the country and society.
Speaking about achievements in social and eco...

In Turkmenistan a Constitutional Law on Approval of the new edition of the Constitution of the country is adopted.

The Constitutional Law on Approval of the new edition of the Constitution of Turkmenistan is adopted at the session of the Council of Elders held in the Turkmen capital of Ashgabat.
Adoption of the Constitutional Law has become a logical continuation of the Constitutional reform, initiated in the country, and aimed at further improvement of political system, stage-by-stage democratization of the state and society, in particular, envisaging political diversity and multiparty system. One of the i...

Global Sustainable Transport Conference

Development of international cooperation in the field of transport is a key element of the Global Development Agenda. An obvious need for a systematic and purpose oriented partnerships in the field of transport is reflected in a number of resolutions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, in particular, the resolution 70/197 «Towards comprehensive cooperation among all modes of transport for promoting sustainable multimodal transit corridors» of 22 December 2015, which was co-sponsored...

Press Release

In the last days contradictory information started to circulate in the mass media of Iran and other states concerning Turkmen-Iranian relations in the gas sphere.  Some of them allegedly state about “unexpected and inconsistent with bilateral agreement” termination of natural Turkmen gas supplies to Iran as of January 1st 2017.  On the contrary, in other publications it is noted that Iran has signed a five year contract with Turkmenistan on the supply of Turkmen gas.

In this regard, the Minis...

Press Release

In connection with the posted content on the official website of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), the following is noted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

Company’s message has tendentious and biased nature, is considered by us as an attempt to mislead all of us, regarding to the debt repayment obligations of the Company to the Turkmen side.

In particular, the statements about the alleged violations of the contract from  State Concern «Turkmengaz», related to the...

Ashgabat 2017 launches Ticket Sales across Turkmenistan

Tickets for the upcoming Ashgabat 2017 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games will go on sale across the country on Saturday 29 July.

With more than 700,000 tickets available for more than 220 sessions, spectators will be able to watch the best athletes from Asia and Oceania compete over 12 days of competition and across 21 sports. All session, including preliminary rounds and medal events, can be found on the Sport Competition Schedule, which the public can reference to choose the events th...

TURKMENISTAN ESTABLISHED DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH THE REPUBLIC OF PARAGUAY

On July 28, 2017 in the office of the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan in New York, the signing ceremony of the Joint Communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Paraguay took place.

During the signing ceremony, the Permanent Representatives of Turkmenistan and the Republic of Paraguay confirmed their interest in strengthening friendly relations between the two countries and developing bilateral political, economic and cultural cooperation...

TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION

On September 1, 2017, on the initiative of the Russian side, a telephone conversation took place between the foreign ministers of Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation. Ministers discussed issues of bilateral cooperation, in particular, the preparations for the Turkmen-Russian summit.

OFFICIAL VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN TO ARMENIA

On August 23, 2017 President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov arrived to the Republic of Armenia on an official visit.

High-ranking representatives of Armenia met a high Turkmen guest at the International Airport of Yerevan. From the airport, the motorcade of the President of Turkmenistan went to the fashionable Radisson Blu hotel, where the residence was reserved for the head of Turkmenistan during the visit.

On the 24th of August in the morning the cortege of the President of Tu...