The strategy on the diversification of the national economy of Turkmenistan is oriented to the establishment of high-productive and innovative industrial enterprises, the development of the communications, transit and transport infrastructure, the increase of the export potential of the country. Turkmenistan builds up constructive and mutually-beneficial relations with international financial structures, regional banks, improving its investment climate and attracting heavy capital investments...

On October 24, 2018, there was a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with Ms. Paula Leal Da Silva, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Portugal in Turkmenistan (with residence in Ankara) who has arrived in Ashgabat to present her credentials.       New Ambassador of Portugal in Turkmenistan has presented the copies of credentials at the beginning of the meeting. Turkmen side has congratulated Ms. Ambassador with appointment to a responsible position and wish...

On October 24, 2018, a quadripartite expert meeting on the «Caspian Sea - Black Sea» international transport corridor project (ITC-CSBS) with the participation of high representatives from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Turkmenistan, as well as the EU Contact Office, began its work in Ashkhabad. Speaking with a welcoming speech, the speakers noted the large economic potential of the participating countries, as well as the role of transport cooperation among the priority areas on the multila...

On October 22 – 24, 2018, at the invitation of the head of the Inter-Parliamentary Turkmen-Romanian Friendship Group, Member of the Chamber of Deputies in the Romanian Parliament Istvan-Janoš Antal, a delegation of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan consisting of the  members of the Inter-Parliamentary Turkmen-Romanian Friendship Group in the Mejlis visited Romania. During the visit, the Turkmen delegation held a meeting with deputies and members of the Inter-Parliamentary Turkmen-Romanian Friendship...

The Oguzkhan University of Engineering Technologies has hosted a conference devoted to youth participation in the further advancement of science in our country. It was co-organized by the Academy of Sciences, the Ministry of Education and the Central Council of the Magtymguly Youth Organization. Speakers at the conference noted that the scientific-educational sphere is regarded as a crucial factor in enhancing the country’s potential and encouraging its modernization. The top-priority objecti...

On October 23, 2018, at UNCTAD’s World Investment Forum, entitled “Investing in Sustainable Development”, UNCTAD, together with the International Olympic Committee, organized a session “Investing in sports for the benefit of achieving the SDGs” at UN Headquarters in Geneva. The session was attended by the Director General of the UN Office at Geneva, Michael Möller, Vice-President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Juan Antonio Samaranch, eminent athletes, private investors, UN agenc...

The 5th 2017 issue of scientific and theoretic magazine Politics and Society of the Archive Fund of the President of Turkmenistan has been published. The pages of annual publishing contain the articles about the most remarkable events of the last year in the life of the state in the aspect of internal large-scale changes and in the context of international relations of Turkmenistan. For example, national elections of the President of Turkmenistan has been held on February 12, 2017. The art...