President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who is on a working visit to New York, had meetings with representatives of the “Turkmenistan-USA” Business Council. In particular, the talks were held with the executive director of the “Turkmenistan-USA” Business Council, Eric Stewart. Expressing sincere appreciation for the opportunity of a personal meeting, the businessman congratulated the Turkmen leader on his successful performance at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly. Eric Stewart express...

On October 1, 2018, the solemn ceremony of handing the passports to the persons naturalized in Turkmenistan was held in the conference hall of the State Migration Service.  As is known, during the enlarged session of the Cabinet of Ministers on September 24, the President of Turkmenistan signed the Decree on the naturalization of 735 foreign citizens. The event was attended by representatives of ministries and departments of the country, international organizations, honorary elders, cadets of...

On September 29, 2018, the President of Turkmenistan departed from Ashgabat International Airport to New York. Having made a long flight, the presidential airliner landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport, where the President of Turkmenistan was met by officials. From the air harbor, the Turkmen leader headed to the residence allotted to him during his visit, which was located in the upscale of “Mandarin Oriental” hotel, located in the heart of Manhattan. Here the head of state was gre...

On October 1, 2018, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with a delegation of the Korea-Central Asia Friendship Association headed by the President of the Association, Mrs. Lee Ok Ryon, who arrived in Turkmenistan on a working visit. At the beginning of the meeting, the president of the Association thanked the Turkmen side for the warm welcome and expressed gratitude for the ongoing cooperation. The sides discussed issues of development of bilateral cooperatio...

On October 1, 2018, the Days of Sustainable Development Goals opened at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The event was attended by the heads and officers of international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan, employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, teachers and students of the Institute of International Relations of the MFA of Turkmenistan, Turkmen State University named after Magtymguly, the International U...

High-level meeting on water management in global interests and development of international cooperation in the field of inland seas based on the Sustainable Development Goals dedicated to Aral Sea issues was held under general debates at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Representative of the Government of Turkmenistan and the executive Committee for Saving of Aral Sea took part in the meeting initiated by Turkmen side. Representatives of our country noted in their s...

At the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, as part of the General Debate, high-level meetings were held on the fight against tuberculosis and on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) on September 26 and 27.  Among those attending the meetings were senior officials of specialized healthcare facilities of the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan.  Speakers from our country have highlighted that in Turkmenistan the natio...