Yesterday Respected President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation Alexander Blokhin. During the meeting, the solemn ceremony of presenting the medal “For Courage” to the Head of State was held, which was awarded to his grandfather Berdimuhamet Annayev. As is known, in June of this year, in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin the grandfather of the Turkmen...

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...

On September 24, 2018, the briefing dedicated to Turkmenistan’s priority positions at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The heads and representatives of the embassies and international organizations, accredited in Turkmenistan, representatives of national and foreign media attended the briefing.  In the course of the briefing, the speakers informed participants of President’s program of the visit and our country’s prior...

From  September 29 to October 2, 2018, the Government delegation headed by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will pay a working visit to New York, United States of America to participate in the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly which will be held in the UN Headquarters.   It is expected that, the President will have high-level meetings in accordance with the program of the visit. Moreover, according to the instructions of the Head of State, Turkmen-American business coun...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov offered deep condolences to the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, over the terrorist attack on the military parade in Ahvaz that led to loss of life and injuries. “Turkmenistan resolutely condemns all manifestations of terrorism and extremism, and fully supports global efforts towards countering and eradicating this scourge”, states the letter. In this time of sorrow, on behalf of the people and the Government of Turkmenistan and...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov sent congratulation cable to Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe in regards to his re-election to the post of the Chairman of Liberal and Democratic Party of Japan.  In his message, the Head of the State noted that the results of the elections have demonstrated the support of big personal merits of Shinzo Abe in further progress, improvement of international authority of the country as well as in the wealth of Japanese nation.  Taking the...