PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN GURBANGULY BERDIMUHAMEDOV ADDRESSES NEW YEAR CONGRATULATION TO TURKMEN PEOPLE

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...

THE FINAL ASHGABAT DOCUMENT WAS DISTRIBUTED AS A DOCUMENT OF THE 75TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND UN SECURITY COUNCIL

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...

Financial experts from the US are invited to mutually beneficial cooperation

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...

Meeting with World Bank Representatives

On January 7, the Ministry of Finance and Economy hosted a video-conference meeting with representatives of the World Bank, also joined by officials of the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry.

As part of the World Bank’s Financing Program, the meeting participants discussed issues concerning the implementation of long-term concessional lending projects facilitated by our country’s investment-favored climate that offers ample scope for promoting fruitful cooperation with foreign financial...

Institute of Chemistry: Self-Financing and Innovation

All laboratories and departments of the Institute of Chemistry, the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan have begun to operate on a self-supporting basis since the start of the new year. It is the first scientific research institution whose expenditures will not be financed from the State Budget, but wholly from own resources.

It took the Institute several years to make the transition to a financially self-sufficient organizational scheme, and in accordance with the Presidential Resolution it...

Working Meeting with EBRD Representative

On January 8, a working meeting was held with the Representative of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Turkmenistan at the Ministry of Finance and Economy.

The meeting focused on issues of boosting cooperation between Turkmenistan and the EBRD, including in the field of lending facilities and investments, where positive experience has been gained.

A special topic for discussion was prospects of the European Bank’s participation in large-scale infrastructure proj...

Geography of Transactions: from Uzbekistan and Afghanistan to Scotland and the USA

27 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

In foreign currency, businessmen from Hong Kong, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan bought aviation and illuminating kerosene, and gasoline produced at the Turkmenbashi Refinery Complex.

Deals in foreign currency made by traders from Russia, the USA, China, the OAE, Turkey, and Azerbaijan also included cotton yarn, licorice rhizomes and roots. The sum total of the transactions was over US...

HEAD OF THE REGIONAL CENTRE FOR PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY FOR CENTRAL ASIA HELD A PRESS-CONFERENCE

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...

A Briefing by Head of the OSCE Center

On January 8, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a briefing by Head of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat Natalya Drozd with the participation of representatives of the diplomatic corps and the mass media, faculty members of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

The Head of the OSCE Center highly commended the political, economic and humanitarian aspects of neutrality, which are the main pillars of our country’s foreign policy. They seek to...

THE REPRESENTATIVES OF TURKMENISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN HAVE DISCUSSED KEY ASPECTS OF COOPERATION

On January 8, 2021 the competent delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov arrived in Kabul, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan for a working visit.

During the visit, Turkmen delegation had constructive talks with high-level officials of the Afghan government. In particular, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Repu...