On November 6, 2018, the meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan was held with Cuban delegation headed by Alfredo Nieves Portoundo, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cuba in Turkmenistan, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. At the beginning of the meeting the parties have exchanged views on priority areas of cooperation within the UN. The sides noted that constant support to each other’s initiatives was given within the framework of the...

Rejepbay Rejepov, silver medallist of the last world tournament in Anaheim, represented Turkmenistan in men’s 81 kg weight category on the fifth day of the World Weightlifting Championship.  In the snatch, Rejepbay declared 160 kg in the first attempt and confidently managed with this weight. However, he could not lift 166 kg in the second attempt. Having lifted this weight in the third attempt, he missed the opportunity to set the world record. His opponent from China Lyu Xiaojun was more lu...

On November 5, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the delegation that arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit led by the UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, a Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant Response in Europe, Ms. Afshan Khan. At the beginning of the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the results of joint work on the implementation of the action plan of the state program on cooperation between the Government o...

On November 1, 2018, the opening ceremony of the archaeological exhibition “Margiana - the Kingdom of the Bronze Age in Turkmenistan” took place in the Archeological Museum of Hamburg. The ceremony was attended by about 400 people, among whom were the heads of the department of culture of the city of Hamburg, heads of German museums, heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Hamburg, representatives of German scientific circles, representatives of German public organizations and companies, a...

On November 2, 2018, Astana – the capital of Kazakhstan hosted the Council meetings of the Heads of Governments of CIS. The delegation from Turkmenistan has participated in the meetings and the delegation was headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan. During restricted meetings, participants have exchanged views on cooperation in urgent economic issues of CIS countries. 15 agenda items on various fields have been discussed by the participants. It has been...

The first winners were defined at the World Weightlifting Championship in the capital. Our compatriot Yulduz Jumabayeva is among of them in women weight category until 45 kg.  Turkmen sportswoman managed confidently the weight of 75 kg at first. In this regard, her opponents from Thailand who declared 80 kg reduced the weight until 76 and 77 and managed to lift it. In the second and third attempts, Yulduz Jumabayeva tried to weight 79 kg but had no success. However, the achieved result allowe...

The Intergovernmental Turkmen-Afghan commission on the economic cooperation held the 7th session in Ashgabat. Acting Minister of Finance of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Humayun Qayumi headed the IRA delegation, including the heads and specialists of the relevant ministries and departments.  The meeting agenda focused on the promising areas of cooperation. The meeting participants analyzed the results of the joint work on the implementation of the existing interstate agreements...