THE 18TH SESSION OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE “TURKMENISTAN-EUROPEAN UNION” TOOK PLACE IN BRUSSELS On the 26th of February 2019, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Minister of Finance and Economy participated in the work of the 18th regular meeting of the Joint Committee “Turkmenistan-European Union” in Brussels. During the session, the sides discussed wide range of issues on bilateral mutually beneficial cooperation in the sphere of trade and economy between Turkmenistan and the Europ...

On the 26th of February 2019, the telephone conversation between the Presidents of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan Republic took place. During the conversation, the Heads of states discussed perspectives of bilateral interaction in international political arena. In addition, issues of widening trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian cooperation between the two countries were considered. Particularly, the sides exchanged opinions on preparation for the Consultative meeting of the Heads of Cent...

NEGOTIATIONS WERE HELD BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF CIVIL AVIATION OF TURKMENISTAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY On the 25th of February 2019, a meeting was held in the building of “Türkmenhowaýollary” Agency of the Ministry of Industry and Communication of Turkmenistan with a delegation headed by the General Director of the General administration of civil aviation of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Republic of Turkey, Bahri Kesici, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. Du...

THE PRESIDENT OF AFGHANISTAN VISITED THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE MFA OF TURKMENISTAN On February 21, 2019, within the framework of his official visit,  the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani visited the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. At the institute, the distinguished guest delivered a lecture to professors, teachers and students of the Institute of International Relations of...

TURKMEN DELEGATION'S VISIT TO SPAIN COMPLETED On February 19-21, 2019, during the working visit, the delegation of Turkmenistan was given the opportunity to familiarize with the activities and structure of the “Torrevieja” desalination plant in Alicante. During the visit, the delegation held meetings at the Ministry of Ecological Transition of Spain, in particular, a meeting was held with the State Secretary of the Ministry and heads of the departments. Further, presentations took place...

NEGOTIATIONS WERE HELD BETWEEN PRESIDENTS GURBANGULY BERDIMUHAMEDOV AND MOHAMMED ASHRAF GHANI On February 21, 2019, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a meeting with President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. The heads of the two countries discussed important international and regional issues, the role and the future of international initiatives of Turkmenistan in achieving peace in Afghanistan, as well as issues of bilateral development in...

THE MEDIA FORUM "THE ROLE OF SPORTS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" HELD IN ASHGABAT On February 19, 2019, a media forum named “The role of sports for sustainable development” was held in the Olympic town of Ashgabat in the premises of “Sport” Hotel. Representatives of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Policy of Turkmenistan, National Institute of Sports and Tourism, National Olympic Committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, foreign journalists accredited in Turkmenistan, the press attachés of d...