EXPERTS OF THE CASPIAN STATES DISCUSSED THE DRAFT AGREEMENT ON TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION On April 26-27, 2018 in Ashgabat, a regular meeting of authorized representatives of the Caspian states was held, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance and Economics and the State Enterprise for Caspian Sea Affairs under the President of Turkmenistan. Now in its fourth year, the meeting of experts from Turkmenistan, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran and Kazakhstan was held t...

THE VIII MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL AHALTEKE HORSE BREEDING ASSOCIATION WAS HELD IN ASHGABAT On April 26, 2018 in Ashgabat, under the chairmanship of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the VIII session of the International Ahalteke Horse Breeding Association was held. The forum was attended by the members of the government, foreign and domestic members of the International Ahalteke Horse Breeding Association, employees of the horse breeding industry of the country, representatives of t...

OSCE SEMINAR IN TURKMENISTAN PROMOTES BEST PRACTICES IN COMBATING MONEY LAUNDERING, TERRORISM FINANCING AND CORRUPTION Indicators of money laundering, terrorism financing and corruption and best practices for interagency co-operation were discussed at an OSCE-organized seminar that concluded on 25 April 2018 in Ashgabat. The two-day event brought together some 35 officials representing the State Service of Turkmenistan on Countering Economic Crimes, the Ministry of Finance and Economy, fin...

THE NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF TURKMENISTAN STARTED ITS WORK IN TASHKENT On April 23, 2018, the National Exhibition of Turkmenistan started its work in Tashkent, devoted to the state visit of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to Uzbekistan. The main objective of the exhibition, organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan in conjunction with the National Exhibition Company "Uzexpocentre", is the expansion of mutually beneficial trade and economic cooperation. The large-s...

SECOND DAY OF THE STATE VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN TO THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN On 24th of April, 2018 in the morning the motorcade of the President of Turkmenistan proceeded to the International Airport of Islam Karimov, from where the Turkmen leader flew to Urgench, the administrative center of the Khorezm region. At the airport of Urgench, decorated with the national flags of the two countries, the Turkmen leader was warmly received by the President of Uzbekistan. In Turkme...

STATE VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN TO THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN On April 23, 2018, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov left for a two-day state visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan. At the international airport of Ashgabat, the head of state was seen off by the officials. Having completed the flight to Tashkent, the presidential airliner landed at the Islam Karimov International Airport decorated with the National Flags of the two countries. In honor of the arriva...

11TH INTERNATIONAL DUET COMPETITION "SONGS THAT UNITE US" WAS HELD IN MINSK On April 20, 2018 the XI International duet competition "Songs that unite us" had been held in the Palace of Culture of the Minsk Tractor Plant. Vocal duets from 12 countries (the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the People's Republic of China, Republic of Latvia, Republic of Lithuania, Poland, the Russian Federation, Romania, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Ukrai...