“Good Governance and Economic Connectivity - best practices within the OSCE region” was the topic of the OSCE Regional Ministerial Conference organized by the OSCE and the Government of Turkmenistan that ended in Ashgabat on 31 May 2018. The two-day conference brought together some 120 participants, including high-level officials and decision-makers from five Central Asian countries and Afghanistan and 21 OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation. Representatives of internationa...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has sent a congratulatory address to school leavers, teachers and education professionals of Turkmenistan on the occasion of Farewell Bell celebrations.  The ceremony for school leavers to bid farewell to their school years and their beloved teachers is a festivity in honor of knowledge, which is of great significance in our country’s cultural life. It is very symbolic that the Farewell Bell ceremony coincides with Ashgabat City Day, and this adds special c...

I would like to congratulate you on the opening of the International Gas Congress, which is now in its ninth year, in independent neutral Turkmenistan and wish you good health and success, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said in his Welcome Address to the forum participants.  As one of the world’s leading countries with the biggest hydrocarbon reserves, Turkmenistan seeks to put its abundant natural resources to work for the benefit of its people and other nations. In this context, the In...

On May 22, 2018, Turkmen-Russian interdepartmental consultations on international information security were held in Ashgabat with the participation of representatives of relevant ministries and departments of Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation. The Russian delegation was headed by Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation O.V.Hramov. During the consultations, noting the high dynamics of the political interstate dialogue, the heads of delegations noted the urgency...

During a special meeting of the Government held in the Olympic Village in Ashgabat, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov gave instructions on the preparations for the important sports events to be held in the country - the “Amul-Hazar 2018” international motor rally, the 2018 Weightlifting World Championship and the events on occasion of the World Bicycle Day that will be celebrated for the first time on June 3.  In particular, the President of Turkmenistan instructed the relevant officials to...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov organized a special meeting of the Government to discuss the preparations for the important sports events to be held in the country - the “Amul-Hazar 2018” international motor rally, the 2018 Weightlifting World Championship and the events scheduled for June 3 that the United Nations Organization declared as the World Bicycle Day on the initiative of Turkmenistan.  During the meeting that brought together the representatives of the international organizatio...

Saturday working day of the President of Turkmenistan was forestalled by cycling ride – early in the morning, the Head of the State made cycling ride from the Kopetdag foothills to the centre of the capital.  During the ride, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov looked around the amenities of the capital’s outskirts, condition of manmade green zones which are supplemented every year with new trees.  The Head of the State arrived to the place where the Path of Health running along the mounta...