On May 4, 2019, celebrations were held in the village of Edelbay in the Blagodarnensky District of the Stavropol region of the Russian Federation on the occasion of the 295th anniversary of the birth of the great Turkmen poet and thinker Makhtumkuli Fragi. This event was organized by the Turkmen diaspora of the city of Stavropol, Ipatovsky, Turkmensky, Arzgirsky, Neftekumsky, Blagodarnensky districts of the Stavropol region and Astrakhan region. The consul of Turkmenistan in the Russian Feder...

On 3 May 2019, the seminar on USA security policy for South and Central Asia with participation of experts from the Strategic Research Centre of Near East and South Asia that was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan has come to an end.  The representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of National Security and the State Border Control Service of Turkmenistan took part in the seminar. During the seminar, various issues p...

On 2 May 2019, the successive round of Turkmen-American political consultations was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.  The American delegation was headed by Mark Moody, Director of the Central Asian Affairs Office of the US Department of State Bureau for South and Central Asian Affairs.  During the political consultations, the parties noted the significance of collaboration in the framework of international platforms, including the regional cooperation f...

On 1 May 2019, an official ceremony of presenting congratulatory letter of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov addressed to new Emperor of Japan Naruhito was held at the Embassy of Japan in Turkmenistan. In accordance with the instructions of the President of Turkmenistan, the letter was presented by the Chairman of the Turkmen-Japanese group of inter-parliamentary friendship of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, Deputy hyakim of the Akhal province Serdar Berdimuhamedov to Ambassador...

On the 1 May 2019, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov sent a congratulatory letter to the newly elected President of Ukraine Vladimir Aleksandrovich Zelenskiy on his election to the high state post.

On the 19 April 2019, a trilateral meeting on energy cooperation between Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Turkey was held in Istanbul. At the meeting, Turkmenistan was represented by Shahym Abdrahmanov, Chairman of the State Corporation “Turkmengeologiya,” Azerbaijan was represented by the Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov, while Turkey was represented by the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Donmez. During the meeting, the issues related to the current state and perspectives of...

On the 19 April 2019, a meeting was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the delegation of the CIS Executive Committee, headed by the First Deputy Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee – Executive Secretary V.A.Guminskiy, who has arrived to Turkmenistan on a working visit. In the beginning of the meeting, the guest expressed gratitude to the Turkmen side for hospitality and noted that the CIS Executive Committee highly appraises the responsible approach of Turkmenist...