On December 10, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the delegation led by Ms. Ashita Mittal, Regional Representative for Central Asia of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. At the beginning of the meeting, the Turkmen side thanked the UNODC regional representative for accepting an invitation to participate in the events dedicated to International Neutrality Day and the active participat...

I extend to you my congratulations on the beginning of the International Scientific Conference: Heritage of the Great Silk Road and Current International Relations, as well as on the occasion of the upcoming International Neutrality Day, - the message of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov says.  The principles of peace and security inherent to the Great Silk Road play great role in strengthening of peace and security of entire planet. Tremendous cultural heritage that emerged along the Silk...

President, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed the Decree on Pardoning of Convicted Citizens on Occasion of the International Neutrality Day, according to which 796 citizens of the country are released from further custodial sentence.  At the video conference session, the Head of the State ordered Minister of Interior I. Mulikov and the heads of law enforcement agencies to take all necessary measures to release pardoned citizens from the cust...

According to the Order of the President of Turkmenistan, Minister of Motor Transport O. Sukhanov is seconded to Herat, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on December 12 – 13, 2018 for participation in the ceremony of the first dispatch of cargo caravan according to the Agreement on Transit and Transport Cooperation.

Presidential Advisor on Oil and Gas Affairs Ya. Kakayev reported on the implementation of the project of construction of Turkmenistan – Afghanistan – Pakistan – India gas pipeline at the video conference session on December 10.  It was mentioned that construction of Turkmen part of new energy routes is actively continued at present time. Preparation works for construction of the pipeline on the territory of Afghanistan and Pakistan are carried out. Relevant geological and technical surveys, s...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held video conference working session with the participation of some Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and heads of number of ministries and departments. The agenda included priority objectives of further social and economic development of the country, implementation of important projects and reforms as well as other current issues of the state life.  First, the Head of the State called the Advisor of the President of Turkmenistan on Oil and Gas A...

On December 10, 2018, there was a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Turkmenistan (with residence in Moscow), Mr.Ihab Ahmet Talaat Nasr, who arrived in Ashgabat to present his credentials. At the beginning of the meeting, the parties expressed their commitment to the development of bilateral relations. After exchanging the opinions related to the development of friendly relations bet...