On November 23, 2018, a round table discussion was held in Ashgabat on the publications of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM) regarding the Ljubljana recommendations on the integration of diverse societies. The event was attended by members of the OSCE HCNM delegation, representatives of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, ministries and relevant institutions, law enforcement agencies and public organizations o...

Brussels to host the meeting of the foreign ministers in European Union – Central Asia format on November 23. It will be key event in the series of talks, sessions and other activities dedicated to the development of new Strategy of the EU for the region uniting five countries – Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Press tour was organized for the journalists representing these countries forestalling ministerial meeting. The journalists have chance to study the str...

On 22nd of November, 2018, in Ashgabat there were high-level meeting of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, who has arrived to Turkmenistan with official visit. During the negotiations the Heads of the two countries discussed the present state and future prospects of Turkmen-Azerbaijan cooperation and exchanged their views on issues, related to the international and regional agendas. Special attention was paid to the q...

Last day of International Conference OGT 2018 was opened by the session dedicated to priority directions and forecasts of development of petrochemical industry as well as to the world trends of market development. Representatives of foreign oil, gas and service companies, big competent organizations, different Government structures, ministries and departments from Russia, USA, Japan, UK, Germany, China, France, UAE, Malaysia and other European, Asian, Middle East and CIS countries as well as nat...

On November 21, 2018, the presentation of the Global Report 2018 of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) “The Power of Choice: Reproductive Rights and the Demographic Approach” was held in the conference hall of the capital hotel “Yildyz”. The event was attended by representatives of the United Nations Development Program in Turkmenistan, UNFPA, the Ministry of Health and the Medical Industry, the State Committee on Statistics, the media, and youth. This year, the Global Report was d...

A groundbreaking ceremony has been held in Charjev etrap, Lebap velayat to formally launch the construction phase for a new 432-MW gas-turbine power plant. The event marked another important step towards implementing the economic strategy of the President of Turkmenistan, whose key aspect is to boost the domestic power sector’s generating capacity and export potential. The large investment project will be implemented in cooperation with Sumitomo Corporation and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power System...

On November 21, 2018, the official visit of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, who arrived in Turkmenistan, continues. During his visit to Turkmenistan, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan went to the complex of monuments and laid a bouquet of flowers at the monument “Baky şöhrat”. Then, President Ilham Aliyev visited the Olympic township and the national museum of Turkmen carpets, which are located in the capital. Also in those places an introductory familiarization was...