On August 7, 2018, a meeting with the Director of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Tehran, Ms. Esther Kuisch Laroche, completing her diplomatic mission in Turkmenistan, was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. At the beginning of the meeting, a representative of an authoritative international organization expressed its sincere gratitude to the Turkmen side for the assistance and support provided in its work over the years. During the talks, the sides exchanged views on the...

On August 7, 2018, political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the State of Israel had been held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The delegation of the Israeli side was headed by Alexander Ben-Zvi, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel. In accordance with the agenda of the consultations, the parties considered issues of mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation in all spheres, in particula...

On August 6, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the delegation of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation headed by Kenji Hosono, Senior Advisor of the bank. During the meeting, a thorough exchange of views took place on a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation. The parties noted the productive nature of the interaction established between Turkmenistan and the largest Japanese companies, noting that today these traditional business co...

On August 5, 2018, a media forum devoted to the issues of familiarization with the international car rally Turkmen Desert Race «Amul-Khazar 2018" in Turkmenistan was held in the conference hall of the "Sport" hotel. The event was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan jointly with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the State Committee for Television, Radio Broadcasting and Cinematography. The forum was attended by the leading experts in the world of motorsport, heads o...

On July 10 to 16, 2018 in the city of Aktau (Republic of Kazakhstan) the Asian Championship in jiu-jitsu among men's and women's teams has been held. Competitions were held in the sports complex "Mangystau Arena". More than 400 athletes from 20 countries took part in the championship. This championship was represented by the rules of the International Jiu-Jitsu Federation (JJIF) in the sections of fighting, "non-vase", duo and contact systems. The national team of Turkmenistan in the champ...

On July 9, 2018 High-level Dialogue of the European Union-Central Asia and Afghanistan on issues of politics and security has been held in Ashgabat. The meeting was held at the level of deputy foreign ministers. The delegation of the European Union at the meeting was headed by Jean Christophe Belliard, Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs of the European External Relations Service. The agenda of the meeting included issues of countering international and regional threats to secur...

During the visit to the capital of Tajikistan where he arrived for the participation in forum “Water for Sustainable Development”, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a meeting with President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mamnun Hussein. During the conversation, the sides gave high appraisal to the dynamics of the development of interstate dialog, which is based on the relations of friendship, historical, cultural and spiritual community of the nations. President Mamnun Hussein h...