A solemn opening ceremony of the railway section with a length of 10 kilometers built in the Akina settlement of the Islamic Republic of Aghanistan in assistance of the Government of Turkmenistan, as well as the foundation laying ceremony of the new railway branch Akina-Andhoy, which length is 35 km, took place on the 25th of July 2019.  The heads of transport and industrial agencies of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, hakims, honored elders, representatives of the mass media and local population p...

On the 6th of July 2019, a meeting was held in Ashgabat between the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the Commission Ms. Federica Mogherini and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov. During the meeting, the parties discussed the intensification of the multilateral cooperation between the European Union and Turkmenistan.  The achievements gained in the bilateral political dialogue, economic and regiona...

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Herewith Embassy of Turkmenistan in Japan would like to invite you to the meeting with the Tourism companies of Turkmenistan. Around 25 tourism companies of Turkmenistan now planning to come to Japan to introduce themselves to  Japanese tourism industry. It will be very good opportunity to know more about Turkmenistan tourism. They will share their information on packages, their possibilities and what they can propose to Japanese tourists. There is no restriction on...

Outcomes of the country’s development in January – May indicate that national economy keeps stable growth rates. Adopted social programmes are successfully implemented. The growth of the GDP is kept on high level of 6.2 percent. The volume of retail trade for the period under review has grown by 19.1 percent comparing with the same period of 2018, export of national production increased by 14 percent and import of goods has been reduced by 20 percent. The revenue of the State Budget of the...

On May 23, 2019, the 13th Session of Turkmen-Japanese and Japanese-Turkmen Committees on Economic Cooperation was held chaired by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov from the Turkmen side and the Vice-president of “Itochu Corporation” Yoichi Kobayashi from the Japanese side. A respectable delegation of Japan consisting of more than 80 members, including the representatives of the Government of Japan, major Japanese companies,...

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Mr. Taro Kono   First of all, I express great pleasure that I can set foot on land of Central Asia for the first time after taking the office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Today I take part in the 7th Session of the Foreign Ministers in the framework of the dialog “Central Asia + Japan” in Dushanbe and looking forward to discussions with the issues of the future cooperation at this platform. Since the moment the Central Asian states obtained in...

On the 18th of May 2019, a meeting between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Taro Kono who have arrived to Tajikistan to participate to the High-Level Conference “International and regional cooperation on countering terrorism and its financing through illicit drug trafficking and organized crime” was held. During the negotiations, the sides noted with satisfaction the positive dynamics of development of Turkmen-Japanese relatio...