On February 20, 2019, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani arrives in Ashgabat on an official visit. During the visit, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani will have a meeting on February 21, during which the leaders of the two countries will discuss the further development of Turkmen-Afghan relations in the political, trade-economic, transport, energy and cultural-human...

On February 19, 2019, a media forum named “The role of sports for sustainable development” was held in the Olympic town of Ashgabat in the premises of “Sport” Hotel. Representatives of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Policy of Turkmenistan, National Institute of Sports and Tourism, National Olympic Committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, foreign journalists accredited in Turkmenistan, the press attachés of diplomatic missions and international organizations working in our country, as well as...

On February 17, 2019 at the Tashkent Open championship of the Confederation of Central Asian fencing among juniors and cadets Turkmen athlete Jumanazar  Dovletnazarov won the gold medal. The open championship of the Confederation of Central Asia fencing among juniors and cadets is the first international competition held by the new regional structure. 150 athletes, including representatives of national teams of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan co...

From 14 to 17 February 2019, Turkmen crews of racers took part in the first stage of the world Cup on snow and ice races "Russia-Northern forest – 2019", which was held in the Russian Federation. Our compatriots Mukhammetmyrat and Shamyrat Gurbanovs won the second place, and third place was taken by Merdan and Shohrat Toylievs. 29 crews of teams from 15 countries participated in the international rally-raid competitions. Our racers competed with teams from Argentina, Russia, Finland, Czech...

15 февраля в Азербайджанском музее ковра состоялась торжественная церемония открытия выставки туркменских ковров ручной работы, национальных ювелирных украшений и продукции текстильной промышленности Туркменистана. Выставка организована Министерством текстильной промышленности Туркменистана совместно с Азербайджанским музеем ковра при организационной поддержке Посольства Туркменистана в г. Баку и Министерства культуры Азербайджанской Республики. Целью выставки является расширение и активизаци...

On the 15th of February 2019, a meeting of the National Leading and Coordinating Committee of the Partnership Framework Development (PFD) Program between Turkmenistan and the UN for 2016-2020 was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The representatives of the relevant ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, Permanent UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan, as well as representatives of UN agencies and public organizations attended the meeting. During t...

On the 15th of February 2019, Turkmen-Japanese political consultations with the delegation headed by the Chief of the Central Asia and Caucasus branch of the European Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Mikito Tomiyamo who arrived to Ashgabat on a working visit was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. During the consultations, the parties exchanged views on the level of relations between Turkmenistan and Japan. Also the importance and effectiveness of mu...