On 29th of September 2018 Government delegation headed by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov started its working visit to New York City, USA to participate in the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. In the course of the visit it is expected that the President of Turkmenistan will deliver a speech at the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly and attend Turkmen-American business forum.

On September 27, 2018, Independence Day was celebrated with large and colorful celebrations in Turkmenistan. This festive sunny day was greeted with the main square of the Turkmen capital, which became the focus of the main mass celebrations. Today, thousands of Ashgabat citizens, hundreds of guests from all over the country and the world have gathered here. On the central podium were members of the government, deputies of the Mejlis, heads of the ministries, departments, major public organiz...

On September 27, 2018 a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in Dushanbe. The heads of the foreign ministries reviewed more than 15 draft documents aimed at further expanding humanitarian cooperation, improving and developing the legal framework of the Commonwealth. In a narrow format, the heads of delegations exchanged views on topical issues on the international agenda and interaction in the Commonwealth format, and also determine...

People’s Council of Turkmenistan was held On September 25, 2018, the first session of the People’s Council chaired by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was held.The initiative of the President of Turkmenistan to organize the highest representative authority- thePeople’s Council was supported and adopted in October last year at the meeting of the Elders Councilwhich was held in Ahal velayat.  Elected members of the People’s Council, heads of the government authorities, political parties a...

On September 26, 2018, there was a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Head of the delegation of the European Union in Turkmenistan Christian Berger. Within the framework of the talks, issues of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union were discussed. Noting the role of cooperation within the framework of international organizations, the parties considered further steps to expand cooperation in the energy sector. In this context, the sides noted...

On September 25, 2018, there was a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with Paul Russell, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (with residence in Ankara) of Vatican to Turkmenistan, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. In the course of the meeting, speaking about bilateral relations between Turkmenistan and city-state Vatican, the parties positively assessed the existing level of cooperation between the two countries. Having expressed satisfaction over pr...

On September 24, 2018, there was a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Ambassador of the Republic of Finland in Turkmenistan (with residence in Helsinki), Ms. Marja Elina Liivala, who arrived in Ashgabat to present her credentials. At the beginning of the meeting while congratulating the Ambassador on her appointment to a responsible post, Turkmen side expressed its commitment to strengthen bilateral relations and noted the positive experience of cooperation in...