On November 5, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the delegation that arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit led by the UNICEF Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, a Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant Response in Europe, Ms. Afshan Khan. At the beginning of the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the results of joint work on the implementation of the action plan of the state program on cooperation between the Government o...

On November 1, 2018, the opening ceremony of the archaeological exhibition “Margiana - the Kingdom of the Bronze Age in Turkmenistan” took place in the Archeological Museum of Hamburg. The ceremony was attended by about 400 people, among whom were the heads of the department of culture of the city of Hamburg, heads of German museums, heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Hamburg, representatives of German scientific circles, representatives of German public organizations and companies, a...

On November 2, 2018, Astana – the capital of Kazakhstan hosted the Council meetings of the Heads of Governments of CIS. The delegation from Turkmenistan has participated in the meetings and the delegation was headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan. During restricted meetings, participants have exchanged views on cooperation in urgent economic issues of CIS countries. 15 agenda items on various fields have been discussed by the participants. It has been...

On November 1-2, 2018, the 7th meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Afghan Commission for Economic Cooperation was held in Ashgabat. The Afghan side was co-chaired by Mohammad Homayoun Qayumi, acting Minister of Finance of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The agenda of the meeting, which was attended by the heads and leading experts of a number of ministries and departments of both states, included a wide range of issues relating to the priority areas for further partnership. Durin...

On November 1, 2018, the opening ceremony of the World Weightlifting Championship was held in Ashgabat. This event has become a new evidence of the transformation of the Turkmen capital into a recognized international sports center. The venue for the solemn ceremony was the Gaming Sports Complex, which is part of the infrastructure of the capital's Olympic Town. In a solemn atmosphere, the soldiers of the Guard of Honor carried the State Flag of Turkmenistan to the arena. The National Anthem...

Let me extend my congratulation on the 25th anniversary of national currency manat, which became the symbol of economic achievements of Turkmenistan, greeting message of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov says.  The roll-out of manat made favourable conditions for coordinated development of the economy and unified state monetary and credit policy. Banking system as important sphere of national economy turned into one of the most developing fields. At present, the works aimed at the improveme...

Let me extend my congratulations on remarkable event in the history of the sports – the opening of the World Weightlifting Championship in Ashgabat. I am confident that this sport festival will be held on high organizational level and will became the arena for popularization of the principles of peace and friendship and the Olympic movement in general, - the message of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov says.  Physical training and sports, which are very important in our country, help develo...