On 5-6 June 2019 the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized a seminar on the topic “Funding models for television in the 21st century.” The seminar was delivered by international experts from the United Kingdom and Ukraine who presented fundamental principles of public service broadcasting and traditional funding models for state, commercial and public service television. Representatives of Turkmenistan’s State Committee for TV, Radiobroadcasting and Cinematography, the Mejlis (the parliament), th...

Representative tournament of the World Mix Fight Cup (this sport is also referred to as the MMA from English Mixed martial arts) was held in Belgorod – Dnestrovsky (Ukraine) on May 28 - June 6.  The competitions have brought together 550 sportsmen from 15 countries. Turkmenistan was represented by three wrestlers, each of them has managed to perform deservingly, having won 10 medals, 8 gold and 2 silver.  Master of Sports Shokhrat Orazgeldiyev, who works of the Ministry of Interior, became...

On June 6, 2019, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a regular video conference meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of the country. During the meeting, the vice-premiers reported on the results of the work on the development of the national economy over five months of the current year. The Leader of Turkmenistan noted that all adopted social programs are being successfully implemented, and GDP growth remains at a high level of 6.2 percent. In accordance with the adopte...

President, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan Army General Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held regular session of the State Security Council. The agenda included outcomes of work of military and law enforcement agencies for five months of this year as well as priority objectives. Heads of military and law enforcement agencies reported on the work for the period under review, course of military reform aimed at the strengthening of defensive capability of the country and making of...

The delegation of Turkmenistan, headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs has arrived to St. Petersburg to participate in the International Economic Forum. The delegation will take part in the plenary session of the forum, and will also hold a number of bilateral meetings aimed at strengthening Turkmenistan’s cooperation with other states and international organizations.

On the 5th of June 2019, a round table meeting named “The First Caspian Economic Forum: investment opportunities for the European Union in the Caspian region and Central Asia” that was dedicated to the First Caspian Economic Forum to be held on August 12, 2019 in the National Tourist Zone “Avaza" took place in Brussels.  The event was organized by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Kingdom of Belgium jointly with the European Institute of Asian Studies.    Secretary-general of the Energy Char...

On the 5th of June 2019, the International Conference on the “Role of Water Diplomacy in achieving the Sustainable Development in Central Asia” dedicated to the World Environment Day was held in Ashgabat.  The heads and representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection, State Committee of Water Management of Turkmenistan, UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, UN Representative Office in Turkmenistan, including the sector agencies of the UN, as w...