Samarkand has hosted a grand closing ceremony of the 12th Sharq Taronalari International Music Festival-2019 (Melodies of the East) that featured a prize-giving ceremony to celebrate the winners of the prestigious music competition. This year, the music festival in Uzbekistan brought together music connoisseurs and media representatives from 72 countries. Singers, dancers and musicians from 32 countries competed for the competition’s prizes and award certificates. After a welcoming address...

On August 29, 2019, the presentation of the UN Special Programme for the Aral Sea basin (UN SPAS) was held in the UN ESCAP headquarters during the Sixth Session of the Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction in the framework of the side event “Environment and Disasters: Closing the gap in the Asia and the Pacific region.” The official representatives of the UN member-states delegations, experts of the UN structural agencies working in Bangkok, as well as the representatives of the public organiz...

A telephone conversation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.O.Meredov with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.V.Lavrov was held on the 29th of August, during which the issues of bilateral cooperation were discussed. The parties highly appraised the outcomes of the First Caspian Economic Forum which was held in Turkmenbashy city on August11-12 of the current year.  Also, the heads of external policy agencies of the two countries exchanged views on...

On August 29, 2019, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Turkmenistan, Zh.A.Asanov, on the occasion of the completion of his diplomatic mission. The parties noted a high level of bilateral relations and exchanged views on the further development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic, cultural-humanitarian and other fields. At the end of the meeting, o...

“I congratulate you on opening of the Türkmengurluşyk-2019 International Exhibition and Conference “Development of Construction Industry of Turkmenistan!”. I believe that the exhibition and the conference will contribute to widening cooperation in this sphere”, says President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov addressing participants of the Ashgabat forum. “Enormous funds are invested into large-scale projects for the construction of industrial complexes, social and cultural facilities, and modern hou...

In her message to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Ursula von der Leyen expressed gratitude for the extended congratulations on her election as the President of the European Commission. “Many global challenges that we face today more than ever in modern history have an effect on the ties, binding our international relations. In the course of the term of office, I would like Europe to strengthen the concept of responsible approach to these global processes. “I hope to make contribution...

Head of the State Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received the head of ARETI International Group of Companies with the head office in Geneva (Switzerland) Igor Makarov and the Advisor of the President of Turkmenistan for oil and gas affairs Yagshygeldy Kakayev. Having expressed sincere gratitude for spared time, the Head of ARETI Holding congratulated the Head of the State on successful visit to the Republic of Singapore, which has opened new important stage in relations of Turkmenistan with the co...