On the 13th of July 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi was received by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. During the constructive talk, the high level of bilateral ties in political, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres was confirmed. The importance of cooperation of Turkmenistan and China in the framework of regional and international formats was underlined.  The bilateral issues were considered, as well as the...

24 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. Businessmen from Turkey and Afghanistan among others purchased aviation kerosene produced at the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries, liquefied gas (“Türkmengaz” State Concern) and polyethylene. UAE businessmen purchased gas-concrete blocks. Moreover, businessmen from UAE and Kyrgyzstan purchased cotton yarn to the total amount of more than USD 3.898 million. UAE businessmen c...

On the 12th of July 2021, the official two-day visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi to Turkmenistan has started. In the framework of the visit, bilateral meetings with the leadership pf the country are planned, as well as the successive round of the political consultations between the MFA of two countries. Thus, on the 12th of July, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of For...

Summing up the results of the first six months of 2021during the enlarged meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov emphasized that the GDP growth rate exceeded 6.1 percent. The President of Turkmenistan noted that large-scale construction of industrial and social facilities had continued in the country. In particular, according to the Turkmen leader, about 2.500 large objects amounted to over 37 billion US dollars are currently being built in th...

In recent days, a number of Russian media outlets have been spreading unproven and plainly biased reports about the situation on the Turkmen-Afghan border. In particular, RBC TV channel spread untrue information about the alleged deployment of Turkmenistan's military equipment and artillery to the border with Afghanistan, which means nothing but false information in the pursuit of cheap sensation. In this regard, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan declares that thanks to the b...

The President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received a letter from the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov. The letter expresses gratitude to the Turkmen side Turkmen side for organizing at a high level the recent official visit of the Head of Kyrgyzstan to Ashgabat. The message notes: ‘’All the events held in the framework of the visit, especially bilateral meetings were held in the constructive and trustworthy atmosphere, thus becoming one of the historical stages...

On the 8th of July 2021, the Turkmen-Moroccan political consultations in the format of a videoconference were held. The Turkmen delegation was headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, while the Moroccan side was led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates of the Kingdom of Morocco Nasser Bourita. During the consultations, the parties discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation in political-diplomatic, t...