On November 28, 2018, the International Conference of Ministers of Transport of the States-Parties to the Agreement on Transit and Transport Cooperation (Lapis Lazuli) continued its work in the format of plenary sessions in the National tourist zone “Avaza”. During the speeches at the meeting, participants touched on the role of international cooperation in the development of transport and transit corridors, multimodal transport and their prospects in the transport corridor of Lapis-Lazuli an...

On December 6, 2018, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has gone to Sankt-Petersburg, the Russian Federation, on a working visit. During the visit President of Turkmenistan plans to participate and make a speech at the informal Summit of  the Heads of member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States.

On December 6, 2018, at the “Yyldyz” Hotel of the capital there was held the opening ceremony of an international conference at the ministerial level on the theme: “Importance of the Great Silk Road: Present and Future Development”, organized by UNESCO in cooperation with the Government of Turkmenistan. At the opening ceremony of the conference, the Minister of Culture of Turkmenistan A. Shamyradov made an opening speech. Then he gave the floor to the Deputy Chairwoman of the Cabinet of Minis...

On November 28, 2018, the International Conference of Ministers of Transport of the States Parties to the Agreement on Transit and Transport Cooperation (Lapis Lazuli) began its work in the Avaza National Tourist Zone in the city of Turkmenbashi. At the beginning of the conference, a congratulatory message from the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, addressed to the participants of the International Conference of Ministers of Transport of the States Parties to the Agreement...

On November 21, 2018, in accordance with the Presidential Resolution, Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan has arrived on a working visit to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan with the aim to attend the event related to starting the construction of the mosque for 500 persons in Akina township, Andhoy region, Faryab province of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.   At the same time, on the day of the beginning of the construction of the Akina mosque,...

On 14 November 2018, the Russian media “Novosti” that refers to the result of the 80th session of the Council of the Commanders of the frontier troops of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) held in Tokmok city, Kyrgyz Republic, spread distorted information about the deterioration of the situation on the Turkmen-Afghan border.    In this connection, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan officially states that this information is not true and regards it a...

On November 11, 2018 Embassy of Turkmenistan to the Islamic Republic of Iran held an official reception dedicated to the 27th anniversary of the Independence of Turkmenistan in the “Parsian Esteghlal” international hotel, Tehran. Minister of Roads and Urban Developement of I.R.Iran, Deputy ministers of Foreign Affairs and Oil, Governor of Golestan Province, Members of Parlament and many other high-ranking officials, heads and members of diplomatic missions and international organizations accr...