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...

Preparation to important social and political events is expanding in Turkmenistan. The elections of the deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, members of the People’s Councils of velayats, etraps and cities and Gengeshys of several districts, which are to delegate the most deserving and competent people, who deserve the respect and trust of compatriots by their honest work, will be held on March 31. According to the Constitution of Turkmenistan, electoral code and principles of existing inte...

58 transactions have been registered at the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. For foreign currency, the brokers from Great Britain, United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Turkey, Afghanistan, Estonia, Kyrgyzstan and other countries have bought low-sulphur heavy fuel oil, base oil, diesel fuel and gasoline produced by Turkmenbashy Refinery Complex. Businessmen from Afghanistan have also procured diesel fuel made at Seydi Refinery. High density polye...

Last sets of medals in alpine skiing, biathlon and ice-hockey have been contested in the final day of the I international Winter Sport Games “Children of Asia”. Sportsmen representing Ural Federal District of Russia were the first in total team medal count. Their countrymen from Moscow were the second while the hosts of the tournament – girls and boys from Sakhalin Region were the third. Later in the evening, Spartak Stadium of Yuzhno- Sakhalinsk hosted the official closing ceremony of the...

At the session of the Government on February 15, Vice-premier, Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov informed President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov about the preparation to official visit of President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani to Turkmenistan. It was noted that expansion of relations with neighbouring countries including Afghanistan, which nation is connected with Turkmen people by old friendship and historical and cultural similarity, is one of key direction of foreign poli...

For further improvement of activity of transport sector and efficiency of work of maritime merchant fleet and according to the Merchant Shipping Code of Turkmenistan, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed the Resolution, having assigned the Deňiz Söwda Floty Closed Joint Stock Venture as National Maritime Carrier and approved the Provision on National Maritime Carrier.

The President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution, having assigned the following: The ministries and departments, administration of Ashgabat to provide the planting of 1.5 million trees between Ak Bugday and Bahereden etraps of Ahal Velayat; Administrations of the velayats to plant 1.5 million deciduous, coniferous, fruit and vine trees on the territory of the velayats. The ministries, departments, administrations of the velayats and Ashgabat to provide the planting of fruit and vine...