On April 2, 2018, Turkmen-Iraqi political consultations were held in the city of Baghdad on the level of the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the two countries. The delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan arrived on a working visit to the Republic of Iraq to participate in the consultations. At the beginning of the meeting, the parties made an analysis of the implementation of the agreements reached at the first meeting of the political consultations held on July 2...

В столице состоялся внеочередной, VIII съезд Демократической партии Туркменистана, на котором были обсуждены ключевые задачи, стоящие перед одной из ведущих политических организаций страны.  В форуме, наряду с делегатами, также приняли участие члены правительства, депутаты Меджлиса, представители министерств и отраслевых ведомств, научных учреждений, крупных общественных организаций и творческих объединений, средств массовой информации.  Собравшиеся с большим воодушевлением заслушали приве...

On March 30, 2018, at the invitation of the Korean side, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, paid an official visit to Seoul, Republic of Korea. During the visit, negotiations were held with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Ms. Kang Kyung-hwa. The sides considered the state of relations between two countries, noting the high dynamics of their development. The sides also discussed prospects for fur...

New leaders of National Parliament were elected at the first session of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan of new convocation with the participation of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.  According to the provisions of the Constitution of Turkmenistan, the candidate for this high government post is elected by secret balloting. The members of Counting Committee of the Mejlis chaired by deputy S. Seyilov were elected for this.  The parliamentarians nominated deputy of No. 7 polling station “Gunesh...

The Centre of Non-governmental Organizations held the first session of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan of the sixth convocation with the participation of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. During the session, new leaders of National Parliament were elected and priority objectives of the deputy corps of the country were outlined.  Deputies of the fifth and sixth convocations, Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers, heads of the ministries and departments, representatives of political parties...

On March 27, 2018, the international high-level conference on Afghanistan "Peace process, security cooperation and regional connectivity" was held in Tashkent, the capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The Presidents of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, the Foreign Ministers of Russia, Turkey, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, the State Minister for External Affairs of India, the Deputy Foreign Ministers of Turkmenistan, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States, the Special Repr...

President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani arrived in Turkmenistan on the official visit.  The Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran was met by the officials at Ashgabat International Airport decorated with the State Flags of both countries. The Guard of Honour was lined up along the carpet running from the ramp. According to good tradition, boys and girls wearing national dress met Iranian Leader with bread and salt and presented the flowers.  From the airport, the President...