On the 6th of January 2021, a press-conference of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Head of the Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Natalia Gherman was held in Ashgabat. The representatives of the local mass media and the journalists accredited in Turkmenistan participated to the event, including the foreign press that took part in the press-conference through videoconferencing. Among the participants, the representatives of the mass media of Azerba...

The Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan hosted a videoconference meeting with Counselor to the Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (USIDFC), Caleb McCarry. The meeting brought together the heads and leading specialists of the financial and economic department, as well as the State Bank for Foreign Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the US Embassy in Turkmenistan. The meeting participants discussed...

Last week, 19 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan. In foreign currency, businessmen from the UAE, Switzerland and Afghanistan purchased hydrotreated diesel fuel and aviation kerosene produced at the Turkmenbashi Refinery Complex. Cotton yarn was also sold in foreign currency to traders from Turkey and Azerbaijan. The sum total of the deals exceeded US $33,693,000. In local currency, entrepreneurs from the UAE, Scotland, Pakistan...

As known, on the 12th of December 2020, the International Conference entitled “Policy of neutrality and its importance in provision of universal peace, security and sustainable development" dedicated to the 25th anniversary of permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan took place in Ashgabat.  The President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov participated to the work of the Forum. The video statements of the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres, Secretary General of the Organizat...

The President has summed up the outcomes of the expiring year, which was held under slogan “Turkmenistan – Home of Neutrality”. Despite the complicated situation in the world, Turkmenistan has managed to achieve stable development of national economy in 2020. Numerous social and production facilities have been built and put into operation. Thousands of happy families have celebrated house-warming parties. Number of international projects, which are to turn the country into new important link of...

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...