President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received acting minister of finance of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi.  The guest thanked the Turkmen leader for taking the time to meet and conveyed to him the warm greetings and best wishes from President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. Mohammad Humayon Qayoumi noted that Afghanistan highly commended the foreign policy strategy pursued by neutral Turkmenistan that served as an important factor of maintaining stability and sustainable...

On November 1, 2018, the opening ceremony of the World Weightlifting Championship was held in Ashgabat. This event has become a new evidence of the transformation of the Turkmen capital into a recognized international sports center. The venue for the solemn ceremony was the Gaming Sports Complex, which is part of the infrastructure of the capital's Olympic Town. In a solemn atmosphere, the soldiers of the Guard of Honor carried the State Flag of Turkmenistan to the arena. The National Anthem...

Nine feature films created by Russian cinematographers in different years compiled the program of the Days of Russian Cinema, which opened today in the capital, in the Ashgabat cinema center. Modern movies will be presented to a wide audience in the framework of the cultural event organized by the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Turkmenistan, together with the Ministry of Culture of our country, whose premieres took place in the last two years. The film-drama Salute-7, directed by Klim S...

President of Turkmenistan received President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Sheikh Ahmed Al-Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Thanking for the opportunity of a personal meeting, the guest congratulated the President of Turkmenistan on the remarkable event – the World Weightlifting Championship. It was underlined that the Olympic Council of Asia considers Turkmenistan as a reliable and very important partner that the OCA is planning to strengthen the fruitful partnership, which has recei...

Let me extend my congratulations on remarkable event in the history of the sports – the opening of the World Weightlifting Championship in Ashgabat. I am confident that this sport festival will be held on high organizational level and will became the arena for popularization of the principles of peace and friendship and the Olympic movement in general, - the message of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov says. Physical training and sports, which are very important in our country, help develop...

On November 1, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with Mohammad Homayoun Qayumi, Acting Finance Minister of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, who arrived in Turkmenistan to attend the meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Afghan Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation. During the meeting, the sides reaffirmed the mutual commitment of the two countries to further intensify the bilateral dialogue, discussed the situation in the region and the...

On October 29-30, 2018, in the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, the second exhibition-conference “Agriscape-2018” was organized, dedicated to attracting investment in agriculture and food security issues. The exhibition-conference was organized by the Abu Dhabi Center for Food Security under the auspices of Ms. Mariam Hareb Al Mehairi, Minister of State for Food Security of the United Arab Emirates, and led by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, minister...