NEGOTIATIONS AT THE MFA OF TURKMENISTAN WITH THE DELEGATION OF THE STATE OF KUWAIT On June 4, 2018 in Ashgabat, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan had a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Kuwait in Turkmenistan Majdi Ahmad Al-Dhafiri who arrived in Turkmenistan on a working visit. During the talks, the sides discussed issues of bilateral cooperation in the political, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres. The importance of...

AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF ARGENTINA PRESENTED COPIES OF HIS CREDENTIALS TO THE MFA OF TURKMENISTAN On June 4, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Argentine Republic to Turkmenistan (with residence in Moscow) Mr. Ricardo Ernesto Lagorio, who arrived in Ashgabat to present his credentials. At the beginning of the meeting, congratulating the Ambassador on his appointment...

WORLD BICYCLE DAY CELEBRATED IN TURKMENISTAN On June 3, 2018 for the first time in many countries World Bicycle Day was celebrated. It was established by the Resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations on the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Early in the morning, many thousands of residents of the capital on bicycles gathered in a picturesque corner of the Turkmen capital - near the roundabout at the intersection of Kopetdag Avenue and Dju...

TURKMEN-SWEDISH POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS WERE HELD IN STOCKHOLM On May 30-31, 2018, the delegation of Turkmenistan visited the Kingdom of Sweden on a working visit. On 30 May, the delegation met with the Director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Mr. Dan Smith. During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the establishment of bilateral cooperation between the institute and relevant organizations of Turkmenistan. On May 31, the third round of bilateral poli...

PERSPECTIVES OF COOPERATION BETWEEN TURKMENISTAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF GAMBIA HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED On May 31, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the delegation of the Republic of the Gambia, headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambian Affairs Abroad of the Republic of the Gambia, Usain Darbo. As the Turkmen side noted, the development of relations with the countries of the African continent is a priority direc...

THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION DISCUSSED ISSUES OF STRENGTHENING COOPERATION On May 30, 2018, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov held a meeting with the Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Martin Chungong. During the meeting the parties discussed the main fields of activity of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, as well as ways of cooperation and interaction within the framework of this organization. As the Turkmen side noted,...

TURKMENISTAN AND PORTUGAL DISCUSSED THE ISSUES OF FURTHER EXPANSION OF COOPERATION On May 31, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the Special Envoy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Portugal to the Republic of Turkey (with residence in Ankara), Mrs. Paula Leal da Silva, who arrived to the Turkmen capital on a working visit. During the talks, the parties discussed issues of further in...