On June 16, 2019, a solemn opening ceremony of the Days of Culture of Turkmenistan in the Islamic Republic of Iran was held at the Cultural Center of Tehran “Talare-Vahdat”. The opening ceremony and a concert of cultural and art figures of Turkmenistan were attended by the members of the official delegation of Turkmenistan, leaders and representatives of the Organization for Culture and Islamic Relations of Iran and other organizations, representatives of diplomatic missions accredited to Ira...

The year of 2019 was a jubilee year for the Convention to Combat Desertification. The international document on the prevention and control of desertification was adopted on June 17, 1994, and the global movement for the preservation of the fertility of irrigated areas celebrates its 25th anniversary.  The theme of the 2019 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought - “Let’s Grow the Future Together” calls for joining efforts to protect the environment and the integrity of ecosystems. ...

The Group of Service Enterprises “Morinzhgeologia” streamed the State Flag of Turkmenistan on the world's highest mountain - Mount Everest (8,848 m).  Among the representatives of the Holding were the citizens of Latvia, Russia, Poland, Cyprus and Moldova - experienced mountain climbers, who successfully climbed up Great Ararat (Armenia, 5,165 m, 2011), Kilimanjaro (5,895 m, 2014) and Meru (4,562 m, 2014) - Tanzania; Aconcagua (Andes, 6,960.8 m, 2018) - the border of Argentina and Chile; Mont...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held working video conference session with participation of the hyakims of the velayats. Issues of social and economic development of the region, seasonal agricultural works have been reviewed as well as the personnel changes have been made.  First, the Head of the state called Hyakim of Ahal Velayat Sh. Amangeldiyev who reported on the rates of the wheat harvest and measures for taking care of the cotton.  Having listened to the report, the President an...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Russian Federation had a telephone conversation.  Having warmly greeted each other, the leaders of two countries stated with delight traditionally friendly and constructive character of interstate dialog, which is built on the principles of strategic partnership.  During the conversation, Presidents Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Vladimir Putin discussed priority subjects of Turkmen – Russian cooperation in the context...

On June 16-17, 2019, the Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan arrived on a working visit to the city of Herat, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The Turkmen delegation had a meeting with the Advisor to the President of Afghanistan on infrastructure, acting Minister of Finance, and co-chairman of the Afghan part of the Intergovernmental Commission on trade-economic cooperation, Mohammаd Humayun Qayumi....

On June 17, 2019, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Slovenia in Turkmenistan (with residence in Moscow) Branko Rakowets, who is starting his diplomatic mission in Turkmenistan. At the beginning of the meeting, the Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia presented the copies of his credentials.  Congratulating the Ambassador with the appointment to this high post, the Turkmen side expres...