The Institute of International Relations of the Foreign Ministry hosted International Conference “Diplomacy of the Silk Road: Triumph of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation” timed to the Day of Diplomatic Personnel of Turkmenistan.  Representative of diplomatic corps of Turkmenistan as well as diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in our country, university lecturers and students took part in the forum.  The speakers highlighted during the plenary session that the Co...

Past week at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan 86 transactions were registered.  For the foreign currency businessmen from the United Arab Emirates bought aviation kerosene manufactured at Turkmenbashi oil refineries complex. For the foreign currency Portland cement, cotton yarn, cotton fibres were also realised. The countries-buyers: Russia, Great Britain, the United Arab Emirates, Switzerland, Turkey and others. The total sum of transactions exce...

The resident of Ashgabat Yusup Ismayilov (up to 52 kg) was awarded a silver medal on the first day of the Open Championship on sports and combat sambo for the prize of the President of the Republic of Belarus. In this weight category, athletes from Russia, Ukraine, Mongolia and the hosts of the tournament also claimed for prizes.  The organizers of the tournament are the Ministry of Sport and Tourism of Belarus, the International Amateur Sambo Federation (FIAS), the Republican State and Publi...

On February 16, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Cyprus in Turkmenistan (with residence in Moscow) Mr. Leonidas S. Markides, who arrived in the Turkmen capital to present his credentials. At the beginning of the meeting, the Ambassador presented copies of his credentials. Then the sides touched upon the current state and prospects of intensifying cooperation between Turkmenista...

Rapidly transforming into a modern megapolis, with every passing day, Ashgabat has proved itself as one of the most beautiful and comfortable for living cities in the region and the world.  In recent years, the whole blocks of beautiful buildings and structures have adorned the dynamically renewed architectural ensemble of the Turkmen capital. In the near future, the main city of the country will be decorated with new buildings, the design and construction of which is entrusted to the long-st...

Turkmenistan prepares to launch the construction of the TAPI gas pipeline on the territory of Afghanistan. The preparations for this important international event were discussed during the enlarged meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan.  The ceremonies of laying the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan electric power transmission lines, and the fiber-optic communication line along this route as well as the ceremony of putting the new railway – Serhetabat (Turkmenistan) – Turgundi (...

Leading branches of national economy received strong impulse to rapid growth in 2017 under the course of large-scale industrialization of national economy successfully realized by Turkmenistan and under bringing of the country among developed country of the world.  These are such major directions as chemical and textile industry, production of building materials. Petrochemical sphere is rapidly developed; its huge potential is laid upon comprehensive processing of hydrocarbons. Strategic meas...