President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Secretary of State, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russian Federation Grigory Karasin who arrived in Ashgabat.  Having expressed sincere gratitude for spared time, the guest conveyed warm greetings from President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev who have addressed the best wishes to Turkmen people. At the same time, invariable interest of Russian side in further consolidation and expansio...

International Conference “Peace, Stability and International Cooperation in Caspian Region” with participation of the representatives from Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan was held in Ashgabat. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State Department for Caspian Sea Affairs under the President of Turkmenistan were the hosts of the event.  Special emphasis during the conference was laid upon the elaboration of five-sided documents, in particular the Agreement on cooperatio...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has sent his sincere congratulations to Sooronbai Jeenbekov on being elected President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan.  In his congratulatory letter, the nation’s leader noted that Turkmenistan highly values the relations with the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, which are based on the principles of equality, mutual profit, respect and trust, and stressed his confidence that the by-now high level of cooperation and understanding between our brotherly...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received General Director of Nicklaus Group Jack Nicklaus who congratulated the Head of the State on the opening of the golf club in the capital, which construction is to promote the development of this popular sport in Turkmenistan.  Jack Nicklaus confirmed invariable interest of his Group and business circles of the USA in general in consolidation of beneficial business relations with our country where large infrastructural projects including in sport sph...

During opening ceremony of the golf course, the Head of the State made symbolical strike of the ball with the club signifying the beginning of new life of the complex.  Area with natural hilly landscape was selected for Ashgabat golf course where the expressiveness and nobility were given by the landscape architects and ideal lustre by the designers who created indeed wonderful pacifying views with silver mirror-like surface of small ponds among emerald lawns decorated with exotic plants and...

During their 5,000-year history, the Turkmen people created seventy states, including the largest empires, which left a notable mark in the history of the world civilization. Despite the peacefulness and tolerance, inherent in the national character, our ancestors had to fight a lot, defending their native land and the independence of the Fatherland.  In earlier historical periods, the ancestors of Turkmens, whose life proceeded in difficult natural climatic conditions, also had to defend the...

Chairperson of the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of Russia, Valentina Matviyenko, addressed a message to the President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, expressing her gratitude for the invitation to attend the opening ceremony of the Ashgabat–2017 Games, and conferment of the title of the Honorary Citizen of the city of Ashgabat. “Accept my heartfelt appreciation of the opportunity to meet with you during the visit to Turkmenistan of the delegation of the Counci...