On May 4, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the Director of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Tehran, Ms. Esther Kuisch Laroche, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit to participate in the inauguration of the new International Seaport. During the talks, the sides exchanged views on perspective areas of partnership, identifying among them the scientific, educational and cultural sphere, cooperation in the preservation of historical and architectu...

Avaza National tourist zone hosted IX meeting of the Ministers of Transport and Communication of the Economic Cooperation Organization countries. The forum, which agenda included wide range of subjects of development of regional and interregional transport communication and activation of international cooperation in strategic and important sector, gathered more than 70 participants from the ECO countries like Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Turke...

При участии Президента Гурбангулы Бердымухамедова на туркменском берегу Каспия был торжественно введён в строй новый Международный морской порт. Этот масштабный инфраструктурный проект без преувеличения имеет стратегическое значение для всех стран региона Центральной Азии и Каспийского бассейна, поскольку его реализация выводит наши государства на новый виток взаимоотношений, способствуя их активной интеграции в международную систему экономических связей, повышению роли Туркменистана как важн...

On May 2, 2018 in the Avaza Congress Center (Turkmenbashi city) the International Forum "The Great Silk Road - towards the New Frontiers of Development" was held. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov delivered a welcoming speech. Opening the meeting, President of Turkmenistan expressed profound gratitude to all participants for accepting the invitation to attend the International Forum “The Great Silk Road - Towards the New Frontiers of Development” and the opening of the Turkm...

Президент Гурбангулы Бердымухамедов принял министра дорог и городского строительства Исламской Республики Иран Аббаса Ахмада Ахунди. Гость передал слова приветствия главе Туркменистана от Президента ИРИ Хасана Рухани.  Аббас Ахмад Ахунди поздравил Президента Гурбангулы Бердымухамедова с открытием в городе Туркменбаши нового Международного морского порта. Как подчёркивалось, в Иране придают большое значение укреплению добрососедских отношений с динамично развивающимся Туркменистаном, обладающи...

A HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON THE UN GLOBAL COUNTER-TERRORISM STRATEGY IN CENTRAL ASIA WAS HELD IN ASHGABAT On April 30, 2018, in Ashgabat, the High-Level Meeting "Towards a Comprehensive Implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Central Asia" was held, and the third phase of a joint project supporting the Joint Action Plan for Central Asia (SAP) was launched. The event was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the United Nations Regional Center for...

In recent days, distorted information about allegedly illegal activities of Turkmenistan's border services with respect to the Iranian vessel has spread in the media of Iran and other countries. The Turkmen side states that on March 21, 2018, the border services of Turkmenistan suppressed an attempt to smuggle a large consignment of narcotic drugs by a group of citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran that violated the state border of Turkmenistan on the motorway boat in Turkmenistan's territori...