TURKMEN DELEGATION'S VISIT TO SPAIN COMPLETED On February 19-21, 2019, during the working visit, the delegation of Turkmenistan was given the opportunity to familiarize with the activities and structure of the “Torrevieja” desalination plant in Alicante. During the visit, the delegation held meetings at the Ministry of Ecological Transition of Spain, in particular, a meeting was held with the State Secretary of the Ministry and heads of the departments. Further, presentations took place...

NEGOTIATIONS WERE HELD BETWEEN PRESIDENTS GURBANGULY BERDIMUHAMEDOV AND MOHAMMED ASHRAF GHANI On February 21, 2019, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a meeting with President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. The heads of the two countries discussed important international and regional issues, the role and the future of international initiatives of Turkmenistan in achieving peace in Afghanistan, as well as issues of bilateral development in...

THE MEDIA FORUM "THE ROLE OF SPORTS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" HELD IN ASHGABAT On February 19, 2019, a media forum named “The role of sports for sustainable development” was held in the Olympic town of Ashgabat in the premises of “Sport” Hotel. Representatives of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Policy of Turkmenistan, National Institute of Sports and Tourism, National Olympic Committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, foreign journalists accredited in Turkmenistan, the press attachés of d...

AN EVENT DEDICATED TO THE DAY OF DIPLOMATIC WORKERS OF TURKMENISTAN WAS HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WORLD ECONOMY AND DIPLOMACY OF UZBEKISTAN On February 15, 2019, a lecture was given by the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Uzbekistan at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy of Uzbekistan (UWED) on the priority directions of the foreign policy activities of Turkmenistan at the present stage. The event was held at the initiative of the Embassy and was timed to the Day of Dip...

MEETING OF THE NATIONAL LEADING AND COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF THE PARTNERSHIP FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR 2016-2020 On the 15th of February 2019, a meeting of the National Leading and Coordinating Committee of the Partnership Framework Development (PFD) Program between Turkmenistan and the UN for 2016-2020 was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The representatives of the relevant ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, Permanent UN Resident C...

THE HISTORIC ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN WAS DISCUSSED IN THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE MFA OF TURKMENISTAN On the 14th of February of 2019, the conference was held dedicated to the outcomes of the historical address of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov made today, that is on the 14th of February in participation of the social-political organizations and workers of the cultural sphere. The leading staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of...

THE TURKMEN-GERMAN BUSINESS FORUM WAS HELD IN GERMANY On February 13, 2019, Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Co-Chairman of the Turkmen-German working group on trade and economy participated in the Turkmen-German business forum. Executive Director of the Eastern Committee of German Economy Michael Harms and representatives of relevant state and private organizations of Germany made speeches during the business forum. The parti...