I extend to you my cordial congratulations as the UN General Assembly declares 3 June as World Bicycle Day based on our country’s proposal , states the address by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to compatriots. As you know, in Turkmenistan we currently focus on development of physical education and sports. Extensive works are carried out to improve public health; increase life expectancy; create conditions for physical training and practicing sports; raise our country’s international prof...

On April 5-6, 2018, an interim ministerial conference of the Non-Aligned Movement on the topic "Promotion of international peace and security for the sake of sustainable development" was held in Baku. On April 3-4, 2018, in order to prepare for the ministerial conference of the Non-Aligned Movement, a senior officials meeting had been held. The ministerial conference was attended by representatives of about 120 states and a number of international organizations that are members of the Non-Ali...

On March 27, 2018, the international high-level conference on Afghanistan "Peace process, security cooperation and regional connectivity" was held in Tashkent, the capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The Presidents of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, the Foreign Ministers of Russia, Turkey, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, the State Minister for External Affairs of India, the Deputy Foreign Ministers of Turkmenistan, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United States, the Special Repr...

On March 28, 2018, in order to promote the country's achievements in transport and energy diplomacy, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Kyrgyz Republic together with the Kyrgyz State University of Construction, Transport and Architecture named after N.Isanov held a round table "Turkmenistan is the heart of the Great Silk Road". Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, heads and representatives of diplomatic missions working in Bishkek, experts, faculty members...

On March 26, 2018, the Observer Mission of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which monitored the election campaign and elections of the Mejlis deputies, held press conferences. The events were attended by representatives of national and foreign media, as well as members of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda in Turkmenistan. Speaking to the audience, the Heads of Missions, expressing gratitude to the country's leadership and the C...

On March 26, 2018 a briefing of the Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Turkmenistan G. Muradov, on the results of the elections of the deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, members of the people’s councils and local councils was held in the conference hall of the Central Election Commission of Turkmenistan. The briefing was attended by international observers, foreign journalists accredited in the country, as well as representatives of local media. The Chairman of the Central...

On March 23, 2018, in Geneva, Switzerland, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), at its 37th session, unanimously adopted the Resolution "Promoting human rights through sport and the Olympie ideal", which reflects the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on encouraging valuable contribution of Olympic refugee teams in strengthening peace and human rights. In particular, the document notes that the participation of refugee teams in large-scale sports games, includ...