PRESS CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT THE EMBASSY OF TURKMENISTAN IN ANKARA On January 19, 2018, a press conference was held in the building of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Turkey dedicated to the year "Turkmenistan is the heart of the Great Silk Road" and Turkmenistan's achievements in transport diplomacy. The press conference was attended by representatives of the media of the Republic of Turkey, the friendship society “Turkmenistan-Turkey” as well as the lecturers and professor...

DELEGATION OF MEJLIS OF TURKMENISTAN PARTICIPATED IN THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY UNION OF THE OIC (PUIC) IN TEHRAN On January 15, 2018, the 13th Conference of the Parliamentary Union of the OIC Member states began its work in the capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran. Delegation from Turkmenistan headed by the Chairman of the Mejlis A.Nurberdiyeva arrived in Tehran to attend the conference. In the afternoon, the meeting of the delegation of Turkmenistan with the speaker o...

TURKMENISTAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS - 25 YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP AND MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL PARTNERSHIP On January 19, 2018, the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in Turkmenistan held a briefing, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Belarus. The event was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan and the leading Turkmen media, as well as diplomats accredited in Turkmenistan. Mi...

MEETING WITH THE PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA IN THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN On January 19, 2018 in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan the Minister of Foreign Affairs R. Meredov had a meeting with the delegation of the Parliament of the Republic of Korea headed by the President of the parliamentary friendship group Korea-Turkmenistan Park Dae Chul. In the course of the meeting, the sides, noting the dynamics of successfu...

NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN AND INDIA On January 16, 2018, as part of his short-term visit to India, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov met in New Delhi with the Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India Sushma Swaraj. Thanking the External Affairs Minister of India for organizing this meeting in a short time, R. Meredov briefly described the ongoing diversified activi...

THE NEXT ROUND OF POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN TURKMENISTAN AND PAKISTAN TOOK PLACE IN ISLAMABAD On 14-16 January 2018, a representative delegation led by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov paid a two-day visit to Islamabad. On the morning of Monday, political consultations between Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan at the level of the ministers of foreign affairs were held at the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan....

MEETING WITH THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE STATE OF PALESTINE On January 16, 2018, at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with a delegation of the State of Palestine headed by the Deputy Foreign Minister Mazen Shamia, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit.  The sides discussed the current state of relations and outlined directions for their further expansion. The political and diplomatic interaction between Turkmenistan and the State of...