In the framework of the first day of the visit of the delegation of Turkmenistan in New York headed by the Minister of Finance and Economy, a number of meetings with the heads of the UN specialized agencies and programmes were held on the 17th of July 2019.   Particularly, the meetings were held with Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and Ms. Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu, Deputy Secretary Gen...

On the 17th of July 2019, a thematic event named “Cooperation of international institutions in providing sustainable development in Central Asia: the UN-IFAS model” was held in the UN Headquarters.   The official representatives of the UN member states, experts of the UN structural agencies situated in New York, listeners of civic organizations and scientific society participated to the event.     The participants exchanged views on the prospects of consolidating the joint efforts in eliminat...

On the 16th of July, 2019, a meeting was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany in Turkmenistan Ms. Margret Uebber whose diplomatic mission in Turkmenistan has been completed.   In the beginning of the meeting, the Turkmen side expressed gratitude to Ms. Uebber for the personal contribution in the development of Turkmen-German relations.  In turn, the German diplomat noted that the work i...

On the 16th of July 2019, a meeting was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with Iranian delegation that has arrived to Ashgabat on a working visit headed by the Chairman of Iranian-Turkmen Inter-parliamentary Group of Friendship, Member of the Energy Committee of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran Mr. Kurosh Karam Pur Hakygy.   During the meeting, the parties discussed the current issues of bilateral cooperation including the inter-parliamentary ties, energy, trans...

Asian Junior Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship has started in Chonburi (The Kingdom of Thailand) on July 9 and would last until July 14. 130 sportsmen from 14 countries participate in the tournament. First grade student of Turkmen State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports Toyly Orazov won the third place in the weight category of 82 kg on the second day of the competitions. There was serious competitions in the weight category of 97 kg. Ziyamuhammet Saparov, the first grade student o...

The closing ceremony of the Days of Culture of Turkmenistan in the Turkish Republic took place at the Milli Erk Centre of Culture of Ataturk University. The festive events started in Sivas, and then continued in the city of Erzurum, where the exhibitions of the works of decorative and applied arts and museum values of our country, photo exposition, concerts of masters of art took place. The bilateral cooperation in the humanitarian sphere contributes to the development of relations between...

Recently, musical folklore ensemble “Lachyn” of Turkmenistan won the second place in the 33rd international folk dance competition called “Altyn Garagoz” held in the city of Bursa of Turkey and was awarded a silver cup and monetary prize.    This competition was held in assistance of the International Organization of Turkic Culture, the main goal of which is to promote cooperation between the Turkic peoples, as well as the preservation of common tangible and cultural values and their handover...