On October 25–26, 2018, the 8th meeting of the joint Turkmen-Tajik Intergovernmental Commission on trade-economic and scientific-technical cooperation was held in the capital of the Republic of Tajikistan, Dushanbe. The Turkmen part of this commission was headed by the Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan, and the Tajik part was headed by the Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan. During the meeting, it was emphasized that within the framework of developing and stren...

On October 25, 2018, the meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the delegation from Romania headed by Ms. Maria Magdalena Grigore, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, who arrived in Ashgabat to pay a working visit. During the talks, the sides discussed current situation in bilateral relations regarding trade and economy and prospects for further expanding them. Furthermore, the parties have given specific attention to transport sector. The parties have...

On October 25, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the American delegation which arrived to Ashgabat on a working visit headed by Emilia Puma, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, U.S. Department of State. During the meeting, the parties highly appreciated the friendly relations between Turkmenistan and the United States, reviewed the results of work to expand mutually beneficial cooperation between the two...

On October 25, 2018, the sixth council of Sub-committee on energy under Turkmen-Chinese Intergovernmental Committee on economic cooperation was held in Ashgabat. The heads and representatives of the ministries, agencies and private sector delegates in the field of oil and gas of the two countries have attended the council. The Co-chairman of the Sub-committee from China was Mr. Li Fanzun, the head of National Energy Administration of the People's Republic of China. The heads of delegations...

On October 23-25, 2018, the 3rd meeting of authorized representatives of the Caspian states is held in the capital of Turkmenistan to discuss the draft Protocol on cooperation in the fight against illegal extraction of biological resources (poaching) in the Caspian Sea. Delegations from the Russian Federation, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan take part in the meeting. At the previous meeting held in February 2017, the view w...

On October 24, 2018, there was a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with Ms. Paula Leal Da Silva, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Portugal in Turkmenistan (with residence in Ankara) who has arrived in Ashgabat to present her credentials.       New Ambassador of Portugal in Turkmenistan has presented the copies of credentials at the beginning of the meeting. Turkmen side has congratulated Ms. Ambassador with appointment to a responsible position and wish...

On October 24, 2018, a quadripartite expert meeting on the «Caspian Sea - Black Sea» international transport corridor project (ITC-CSBS) with the participation of high representatives from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Turkmenistan, as well as the EU Contact Office, began its work in Ashkhabad. Speaking with a welcoming speech, the speakers noted the large economic potential of the participating countries, as well as the role of transport cooperation among the priority areas on the multila...