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New Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman is accredited in Turkmenistan
On the 23rd of April 2019, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Sultanate of Oman in Turkmenistan (with residence in Ankara) Qasim Mohamad Salim Al-Salhi presented his credentials to the Chairwoman of the Parliament of Turkmenistan. On behalf of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the head of Parliament congratulated the plenipotentiary representative of the Sultanate of Oman with the appointment to the high diplomatic post and wished him success in str...
Working visit of the Turkmen delegation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
On April 22, 2019, the delegation headed by the State Minister of Turkmenistan – the Chairman of “Turkmengas” State Concern went on a working visit to Saudi Arabia. The Turkmen delegation met with the Minister of Energy, industry and mineral resources of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Faleh. As is known, one of the directions of Turkmenistan’s foreign policy is energy diplomacy. In 2008 and 2013, at the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan, the UN General Assem...
Issues related to Turkmen-Japanese cooperation were discussed at the MFA of Turkmenistan
On April 22, 2019, a meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Turkmenistan Katsumata Takahiko was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the talks, the parties noted with satisfaction the positive dynamics of bilateral relations development, particularly in political, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres. In addition, the parties discussed effective work of Turkmen-Japanese Committee on e...
Days of culture of Saudi Arabia are being held in Turkmenistan
On April 18, 2019, the Days of Culture of Saudi Arabia were solemnly opened in Ashgabat, organized by the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Media of Saudi Arabia. The opening ceremony was attended by the representatives of relevant ministries and departments of the country, creative intellectuals, diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan, as well as media representatives, teachers and university students. During the speech at the...
State visit of the President of the Republic of Korea to Turkmenistan
The state visit of the President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in to Turkmenistan has started on the 16th of April 2019, in the framework of his tour of the Central Asian countries. On April 17, 2019, after the official meeting ceremony and photographing in front of the state flags of Turkmenistan and the Republic of Korea, the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov invited the President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in to the “Oguzhan” Presidential Palace premises wher...
Turkmenistan and France set priorities for mutually beneficial cooperation
On April 15, 2019, the third meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-French Commission for Economic Cooperation was held in the conference hall of the capital Yyldyz Hotel, at which the next tasks of building up the bilateral business partnership were discussed. A representative delegation headed by State Secretary of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France Jean-Baptiste Lemoine arrived in Ashgabat to attend the meeting of the commission. The meeting was attended by leaders and...
Press Release
During the period of April 15-20, 2019, the external policy Agenda of Turkmenistan will be highly occupied. One of the main events of the week will be the state visit of the President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in to Turkmenistan. During the visit, the high-level meetings will be held, as well as the substantial package of documents related to the political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian sphere will be signed. Also this week, a number of events dedicated t...