On June 9, administration centre of Mary Velayat hosted media forum dedicated to coming International Rally Amul – Hazar 2018 and to cycling track and field races held under its framework. Professors and lectures of universities, representative of regional administrations, department of sports and youth affairs of the region, non-governmental organizations and mass media took part in the work of the forum.  The delegates of the forum were welcomed at the square in front of Mary Hotel with mus...

On June 8, 2018 a round table in on the issues of freedom of religion was held in the building of the National Institute of Democracy and Law under the President of Turkmenistan. Representatives of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Adalat (Justice) of Turkmenistan, the Muftiyat of Turkmenistan, as well as representatives of various religious organizations took part in the dialogue. Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan addressed the opening c...

On June 8, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau to Saudi Arabia, Mr. Mamadou Sano, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. During the exchange of views on strengthening cooperation, the sides discussed the possibilities of developing cooperation in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres. The prospects of further cooperation with...

On June 7, 2018, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Colombia to Turkmenistan (with residence in Moscow) Mr. Alfonso Lopez Caballero, who arrived in the Turkmen capital to present his credentials. Congratulating the Ambassador on his appointment to the responsible post in the development of Turkmen-Colombian relations, the Turkmen side noted the great attention paid by the country to the strengthening and further...

June 6, in Turkmenistan, grain harvesting campaign has started. The grain farmers of the Akhal, Lebap and Mary velayats began mowing season and on 13 June farmers from the Balkan and Dashoguz velayats will join them.  This year Turkmen grain growers will have from 760,000 hectares allocated for winter crops, to harvest 1 million 600 thousand tons of grain, including 450 in the Akhal velayat, 380 in Mary, Lebap - 350, Dashoguz - 300 and Balkan - 120,000 tons. The main part of agricultural land...

Bilateral cooperation between Turkmenistan and USA is built on long-term beneficial base, which was laid after establishment of diplomatic relations on 19 February 1992.  One month after in the same year, the Embassy of USA to Turkmenistan was opened in Ashgabat and the Embassy of Turkmenistan to USA, in Washington, DC has been opened in 1994. Diplomatic contacts of two countries allowed defining the spectrum of topical directions of the partnership, which was more intensive with the time. At...

The full use of all sports opportunities to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and the introduction of new foreign policy initiatives in the future, based on active directions of international sport cooperation, take a special place in the foreign policy conducted by the President of Turkmenistan. As is known, on the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan on April 12, 2018, the Resolution "World Bicycle Day" was adopted at the 82nd plenary meeting of the 72nd session of the UN Gen...