On January 28, 2019, at the Yyldyz Hotel in Ashgabat a briefing was organized by the Embassy of Romania in Turkmenistan on the main directions of the presidency of Romania in the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2019. The briefing organized by the Embassy of Romania in Turkmenistan was attended by the representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Ambassadors and representatives of the international organizations accredited to Turkmenistan. Representativ...

On January 26, 2019, Turkmen-Iranian political consultations were held at the level of deputy foreign ministers of Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran in Tehran. During the consultations, issues related to cooperation in the political, trade and economic spheres were discussed. The parties highlighted the important issues of interstate cooperation in the field of energy, transport and trade and discussed a wide range of tasks in these areas. During the meeting, the parties exchanged...

On January 24-25, 2019, the 6th EU-Central Asia High Level Conference on Environment and Water Cooperation at the level of deputy ministers was held in Tashkent. The conference was attended by deputy ministers, diplomats and specialists responsible for environmental policy, climate change and water resources of the countries of Central Asia and the European Union. The Turkmen delegation at the Forum was headed by the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources. The conference partic...

On January 25, 2019 the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the Republic of the Armenia Muhammetgeldi Ayazov presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Armenia Armen Sarkisyan. After the presentation of credentials, the Ambassador and the President held a bilateral meeting, during which the Ambassador conveyed warm greetings and best wishes on behalf of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov addressed to the President of the Republic of Armenia. Also, during the m...

President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the country Army General Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held extended session of the State Security Council where outcomes of activity of military and law enforcement agencies of the country in 2018, provision of peace and security, further improvement off equipment and facilities base of security forces have been reviewed. Priority tasks of these departments in 2019 has also been discussed. Early in the morning the Head of the St...

Ceremony of construction launch of Ashgabat – Turkmenabat highway was held. As it was informed at the session of the Cabinet of Ministers on January 11, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed the Resolution, having authorised Türkmen Awtoban CJSV, the member of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, to make project design and construction of Ashgabat – Turkmenabat highway and its facilities. This decision is aimed at successful implementation of set objectives for comprehensive in...

On January 24, 2019, political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and France were held at the MFA of Turkmenistan. The French delegation was headed by Ms. Florence Mangin, Director of the Continental Europe Office of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France. At the beginning of the talks, the sides exchanged views on the prospects for cooperation between Turkmenistan and France. The importance of activating bilateral visits on the level of the...