In the last days contradictory information started to circulate in the mass media of Iran and other states concerning Turkmen-Iranian relations in the gas sphere.  Some of them allegedly state about “unexpected and inconsistent with bilateral agreement” termination of natural Turkmen gas supplies to Iran as of January 1st 2017.  On the contrary, in other publications it is noted that Iran has signed a five year contract with Turkmenistan on the supply of Turkmen gas. In this regard, the Minis...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov spoke at the Global Conference on Sustainable Transport, which is held in Ashgabat under the United Nations Organization aegis.  In his speech, the president of Turkmenistan expressed his confidence that establishment of integrated balanced and high technology transport infrastructure is urgent need of the time and one of the priority goals of sustainable development. The Head of the State noted that Turkmenistan presented two projects of re...

Development of international cooperation in the field of transport is a key element of the Global Development Agenda. An obvious need for a systematic and purpose oriented partnerships in the field of transport is reflected in a number of resolutions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, in particular, the resolution 70/197 «Towards comprehensive cooperation among all modes of transport for promoting sustainable multimodal transit corridors» of 22 December 2015, which was co-sponsored...

On October 27, 2016 on the occasion the 25th Anniversary of Independence of Turkmenistan and the declaration of 2016 as a “Year of honoring the Heritage and transforming the Motherland”, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Turkey organized the Greeting ceremony and Photo exhibition «The 25th Anniversary of Independence of Turkmenistan» building of Foreign Turks and Related Communities Presidency, Office of Prime Minister of Turkey in Ankara.  During the event, was held international c...

Today, the Parliament of Turkmenistan has ratified the Paris Agreement approved at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP-21) in Paris on 12 December 2015 and signed by Turkmenistan on 23 September 2016 at the UN Headquarters in New York. Turkmenistan being an active supporter of the prevention of negative consequences of climate change, consistently conducts numerous events aimed at reduction of green house emissions into the atmosphere. A good example of it is the National Climate Change Strat...

Today, according to the instruction of President of Turkmenistan, related members of Government of Turkmenistan held a meeting with the delegation of Republic of Belarus headed by Deputy Prime Minister of Republic of Belarus A.N. Kalinin who came to Turkmenistan on a working visit. During this meeting, very wide issues of bilateral cooperation were consulted. Especially, many works being implemented by the companies of Belarus in our country were evaluated. As it’s known, Mining and processin...

On 23 September the delegation of Turkmenistan continued its participation in the events of the high-level week of the 71-st session of the UN General Assembly. One of the highlights of the day was the solemn ceremony of signing by Turkmenistan of the historic Paris Agreement at the United Nations Headquarters. The signing is the first step through which the state expresses its readiness to proceed with the implementation of internal procedures necessary for preparation of agreement ratificati...