27 transactions were registered past week at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan.  Businessmen from the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Afghanistan and others purchased, in foreign currency, hydrotreated diesel fuel and petroleum coke produced at the Turkmenbashi Complex of Oil Refineries. Businessmen from the UAE bought heavy vacuum gas oil from the Seydi Oil Refinery, and carbamide (Turkmenhimiya State Concern). The latter was also purchased by the representatives o...

Ashgabat hosted mass cycling raid, which became another evidence of the commitment of Turkmenistan citizens to healthy life style and actively developing physical training and sport movement.  Recently, during working trip around the capital on October 24, the President of Turkmenistan familiarized with the project of the monument of the World Bicycle Day, which would be built on the intersection of Canhdybil and Bikrova Avenues. On the same day, the Head of the State approved the proposal on...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan published another edition of quarterly, scientific-practical magazine “Foreign policy and diplomacy of Turkmenistan”. The magazine introduces the statements of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly and at the session of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan. Then it proceeds with the information on high level meetings with President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and President...

On October 27, 2018, the meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the German delegation, which arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit under the leadership of the head of the Inter-Parliamentary Group for Central Asia of the Bundestag (Parliament) of the Federal Republic of Germany Manfred Grund. At the beginning of the meeting, the parties, noting the progress in the successful development of Turkmen-German cooperation, expressed their commitment to intensify i...

From October 22 to October 26, 2018, a delegation of Turkmenistan composed of representatives of a number of ministries and departments of our country participated in the World Investment Forum (WIF-2018) in Geneva organized by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The World Investment Forum is the leading global platform for investment and development, which is held every two years. On the first day of the Forum entitled “Investing in Sustainable Development”, Turkmenistan...

Sportsmen from around 100 countries of Africa, Europe, Asia, America and Oceania will participate in the competitions. Around 800 sportsmen, 300 coaches, 45 referees and doctors, 70 representatives of mass media and more than 100 employees of International Weightlifting Federation – 1,500 people all together, are expected. 201 medals – 67 gold, 67 silver and 67 bronze medals, will be contested. 500 volunteers from the universities of Turkmenistan were trained.  Session of the representatives...

Information about the measures taken for establishment of transport and transit cooperation in transnational Lapis – Lazuli Route was presented at the session of the Government on October 26.  Vice-premier M. Chakiyev informed that development of international legal framework for further formation of transport networks combining motor, railway, maritime and air routes by logistic centres and dry ports, which would serve to economic growth on regional and international level, is continued to s...