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 develo...

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...

On October 31, 2018, the Congress of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) was held in the capital Hotel Sport, which was attended by the representatives of IWF, heads of various ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, and representatives of foreign and local mass media. During the congress, Dr. Tamas Ayan, President of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), and the Minister of Sport and Youth Policy of Turkmenistan Dayanch Gulgeldiev addressed the participants with...

On October 30, 2018, the delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan had an official visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan. The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received the delegation from Turkmenistan in the first half of the day. During the meetings, Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan bilateral friendly, neighborly relations and cooperation in transport sector have been discussed. The parties have exchanged views on cooperation in the...

On October 30, 2018, the round table discussions on «In the interests of achieving sustainable development of transport and mobility for all by the 2030: two years since organizing Ashgabat Conference» were held at the initiative of the UN Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan jointly with United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) the United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developin...

The dance festival “Sustainable Development Goals: on the occasion of 1000 days of the Global Agenda 2030” took place in the Cultural and Business Centre of the Oil and Gas Complex of Turkmenistan in Ashgabat. The cultural event was organized by the by the Music Society of Turkmenistan and the United Nations with the support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  The representatives of the diplomatic corps, accredited in Turkmenistan, the specialists of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the...

Turkmenistan approved and nationalized the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which are consistently implemented by the country to achieve the 2030 Agenda. The next step in the implementation of the SDGs is the participation of teachers of higher educational institutions of Turkmenistan in international events in the context of ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education for all.  In this regard it is noted the participation of the delegation of Turkmenistan in the V Congress of Teacher...