On December 31, 2020, the winners of the creative contest “My Homeland – Permanently Neutral Turkmenistan” organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan jointly with the editorial office of the “Nesil” newspaper on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan and dedicated to the International Neutrality Day were announced in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.   The ceremony that was organized on the threshold of the New Year wa...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev had a telephone conversation on December 30. Warmly welcoming each other, the heads of the two states exchanged congratulations on the upcoming New Year, wishing health, happiness, great achievements in all endeavors and joint work for the benefit of the Turkmen and Uzbek peoples. The leaders of the friendly countries focused on favorable prospects for further building up coop...

On the 30th of December 2020, an online meeting of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with the Dean of the diplomatic corps in Turkmenistan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation Aleksandr Blokhin was held.  The meeting was also attended by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov. During the meeting, the head of state congratulated A.Blokhin and in his person the diplomati...

Last week, 68 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan. In foreign currency, entrepreneurs from Scotland and Afghanistan bought hydrotreated diesel fuel and gasoline (respectively) produced at the Turkmenbashi Refinery Complex. Businessmen from Russia, the UAE, Turkey, Hong Kong, and Afghanistan made deals for purchasing technical grade sulfur (Turkmengaz State Concern). Deals in foreign currency also included clear sheet glass and cott...

On December 23, 2020, the presentation of the book of the President of Turkmenistan “Traditions of Turkmen Statehood” in French was held in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan. The presentation was attended by editors-in-chief of press, rectors and faculty members of the institutions of higher education of Turkmenistan, as well as the scientists and representatives of the mass media.  In addition, the event was attended by the scientist of the National Center for Scientific R...

In order to implement the plans envisaged in the Concept for the Development of the Electric Power Industry of Turkmenistan for 2013-2020 to increase the export of Turkmen electricity, as well as to continue cooperation between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in the electric power industry, the President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution, authorizing to sign contracts for the supply of electricity from Turkmenistan to the Islamic Repub...

The fourth issue of the quarterly, scientific and practical magazine "Foreign Policy and Diplomacy of Turkmenistan", prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan has been published. The magazine opens the text of the video message of the President of Turkmenistan to the participants of the International Forum on Northern Economic Cooperation, held in Seoul on October 30. The heading "International political activity of the President of Turkmenistan" provides brief informatio...