On October 20, 2017, the presentation of new book by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov “Turkmenistan – the heart of the Great Silk Road” took place in Mukams Palace of the capital. Members of the Government, representatives of diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in our country as well as public and mass media representatives and youth took part in the event. The name of new work of the Head of the State “Turkmenistan – the heart of the Great Silk Road” chosen by T...

On October 18, 2017, the International Conference "Peace, Stability and International Cooperation in the Caspian Region" was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in cooperation with the State Enterprise for Caspian Sea Issues under the President of Turkmenistan. The event was attended by the representatives of various ministries and departments of Turkmenistan - Foreign Affairs, Defense, Finance a...

During opening ceremony of the golf course, the Head of the State made symbolical strike of the ball with the club signifying the beginning of new life of the complex. Area with natural hilly landscape was selected for Ashgabat golf course where the expressiveness and nobility were given by the landscape architects and ideal lustre by the designers who created indeed wonderful pacifying views with silver mirror-like surface of small ponds among emerald lawns decorated with exotic plants and w...

On October 17, 2017, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan met with the State Secretary-Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation G.B.Karasin who arrived in Turkmenistan on a working visit. At the beginning of the meeting, the parties noted the active pace of development of cooperation in a wide range of areas, the basis of which are close ties between the Presidents of Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation. The parties stressed the role of high-level visits, wh...

On October 15, 2017 in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, by unanimous decision of the 201st meeting of the Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which was held within the framework of the 137th Assembly of the IPU, Turkmenistan was admitted to membership in the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The Mejlis of Turkmenistan will represent Turkmenistan in the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The Inter-Parliamentary Union, headquartered in Geneva, is one of the oldest international organi...

On the occasion of the 26th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s independence, the State Internet Provider, Türkmentelekom, and the City Telephone Network will launch a promotional campaign: from 5 to 31 October subscribers will be offered to connect to unlimited Internet under reduced tariffs. 256 kbps Internet connection will be offered at the rate of 135 manats per month (190 manats previously); 512 kbps connection will be available at a monthly rate of 150 manats (250 manats previously); 2048 kb...

Best practices in countering money laundering through offshore zones were shared at an OSCE-supported seminar for representatives from Turkmenistan’s financial, law enforcement and supervisory bodies, several commercial banks and other relevant agencies, which took place in Ashgabat from 11 to13 October 2017. The three-day event addressed the international legislative provisions, standards and tools available to identify companies registered in territories and jurisdiction with special taxati...