On August 9, 2019, the President of Turkmenistan signed a Decree on the establishment of the Institute of the Caspian Sea. According to the decree, the State Enterprise for the Caspian Sea under the President of Turkmenistan was abolished and the Institute of the Caspian Sea was determined as its successor. The Institute was established in order to promote cooperation in the Caspian Sea region, analyze the work carried out on various aspects, to conduct the marine scientific research, to p...

On the 9th of August 2019, a meeting was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the representative delegation of the Swiss Confederation headed by the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland in Turkmenistan (with the residence in Baku) Ms.Muriel Peneveyre who has arrived to Turkmenistan on a working visit.     After the exchange of greetings, the parties noted the active development of bilateral relations between Turkmenistan and the S...

Response of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammdyarov to the question of the editorial board of “Foreign Policy and Diplomacy of Turkmenistan” magazine regarding the First Caspian Economic Forum  -  Dear Minister, how do you evaluate the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan on hosting the First Caspian Economic Forum, voiced during the Summit of the Heads of Caspian Littoral States in Aktau?   First of all, I would like to take this opportunity t...

On the 5th of August 2019, a seminar has started in the capital of Turkmenistan for the teachers of the secondary schools, higher institutions and the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan on human trafficking issues organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).  The representatives of the Parliament (Mejlis), Ombudsperson, Academy of Sciences, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Turkmenistan, Youth Organi...

Response of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov to the question of the editorial board of “Foreign Policy and Diplomacy of Turkmenistan” magazine regarding the First Caspian Economic Forum  Question:  How do you evaluate the role of the First Caspian Economic Forum in promoting the Caspian Agenda, strengthening the multilateral format of cooperation in the Caspian?  Answer: The solution to the issue of economic development of the Caspian region on region...

30 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. Businessmen from Afghanistan and Kazakhstan purchased base oil produced at the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries. Businessmen from Afghanistan also purchased urea (“Turkmenhimiya” State Agency). In addition, businessmen from Russia, USA, China, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan purchased colorless flat glass and cotton yarn to the total amount of more than 3.923million US dollars...

Oil and gas industry is a leading branch of national economy, which has an important role in implementation of the programmes of industrialization of the country on innovative base, expansion of its export capabilities. Number of major infrastructural projects aimed at diversification of national fuel and energy complex, strengthening of its positions in the world energy markets are to be implemented in the next several years. Multidimensional potential of oil and gas sphere of Turkmenistan will...