The 20th issue of the historical, documentary, scientific and methodological journal "Türkmen arhiwi", published by the Main Archives and Records Administration of the Cabinet of Ministers, appeared in print. The issue opens with a traditional heading that gives a brief review of the most significant social and political events in our country and abroad in a chronological order. One of the brightest events was the first meeting of the Halk Maslahaty, in frames of which the priorities for t...

On the 30th of July 2019, the first political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia were held in the city of Riyadh. The Turkmen delegation was headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs B.G.Matiyev.  The delegation of Saudi Arabia was led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Political and Economic Affairs Dr. Adel bin Siraj Mirdad.     After exchanging warm greetings, the parties noted the friendly appeal inherent to Turkmen-S...

Cadet Asia and Oceania Judo Championship is held tin Taipei (China) these days. 176 sportsmen from19 countries participate in the tournament. Junior team composed of 7 wrestlers represent Turkmenistan in the tournament. 11 grade student of the Olympic School of Ashgabat Shatlyk Seyitmyradov, who competes in the weight category up to 81 kg, took over the representative of Mongolia but lost to the host of the championship. In the result, the sportsman from Turkmenistan was among the three of th...

The second meeting of the Regional working group for development of the Aral Sea Basin Programme (ASBP-4) and improvement of institutional and legal mechanisms of the IFAS will be held in the Yildiz Hotel of the capital on July 30 – 31. The session will be held under the aegis of the Executive Committee of International Fund for Saving of Aral Sea under support of the Regional Programme “Transboundary Management of Water Recourses in Central Asia” of the German International Cooperation Socie...

On the 29th of July 2019, succeeding political consultations between the external policy agencies of Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates took place in the city of Abu Dhabi.  The Turkmen delegation was headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs B.G.Matiyev.  The delegation of the UAE was led by the Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Political Affairs Khalifa Shaheen Khalifa Almarar.     During the talks, the parties discussed current issues of...

Strengthening rule of law -compliant criminal justice responses to terrorism was the aim of a two-day seminar for over 30 Turkmen practitioners from relevant government agencies and the bar association which concluded on 25 July 2019 in Ashgabat. Organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat jointly with the Action against Terrorism Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, the seminar focused on good practices detailed in the Global Counterterrorism Forum’s (GCTF) Rabat Memorandum. These...

On July 25, 2019, the first issue of the Turkmen-Astrakhan information bulletin “Khazar” has been published with the support of the Consulate of Turkmenistan in the Russian Federation (Astrakhan) together with the Government of the Astrakhan Region. The first issue of the newsletter reveals the main priorities of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation on the Caspian Sea, including the joint implementation of the initiative of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuha...