On the 7th of April 2019, the World Health Day was successfully celebrated in Turkmenistan. Numerous sport and physical culture activities including different competitions and contests were held in the country. Being a state that has turned into one of the centers of world level sport events, Turkmenistan is preparing to host yet another grand sports event.  Thus, according to the resolution of the Executive Committee of the International Sambo Federation (FIAS), the World Sambo Championship...

Upon instructions of the President of Turkmenistan, on April 4-6, 2019, a delegation led by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov was in Moscow to participate in the regular meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of Independent States. During the visit to Moscow, the delegation of Turkmenistan held a number of official and work meetings. During the official meeting with V.Chuichenko, Dep...

On the 4th of April 2019, a briefing dedicated to the signing of bilateral documents with specialized agencies of the UN was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, in the participation of the representatives of national and foreign mass media and press attachés of the embassies and international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan. The representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan Elena Panova...

Being an active member of international relations, Turkmenistan systematically refines the base of international-legal documents.  Joining the main international-legal documents of the United Nations, including the sphere of human rights, Turkmenistan takes practical steps on the implementation of the clauses of these documents.  In this direction, the cooperation with authoritative international organizations, primarily the United Nations and its structural agencies is the priority course of ex...

On May 15-16, Ashgabat will host the Forum of CIS Creative and Scientific Intelligentsia In accordance with the Action Plan on the implementation of the Concept of Turkmenistan’s Presidency over the CIS in 2019, with the aim to develop cooperation between the states, members of the CIS in the scientific, educational, cultural and humanitarian spheres, in the sphere of arts and creativity, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed the Resolution, authorizing the Ministry of Cu...

On the 4th of April 2019, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the delegation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for Central Asia headed by the UNHCHR Regional Representative Richard Komendа, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. During the meeting, the parties discussed further steps and opportunities of perfecting the working mechanisms in the sphere of cooperation of Turkmenistan with the UN structures on human...

On the 4th of April 2019 near the “Howdan-Bajgiran” region, a festive event took place in the framework of celebrating the International Day of Novruz organized jointly with the Islamic Republic of Iran.     From the Turkmen side, the heads and representatives of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan and the Administration of Ahal region participated in the event.  From the Iranian side, the Vice-President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handicraft and Tourism Organization of the Islamic Rep...