On October 31, 2018, the Congress of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) was held in the capital Hotel Sport, which was attended by the representatives of IWF, heads of various ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, and representatives of foreign and local mass media. During the congress, Dr. Tamas Ayan, President of the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF), and the Minister of Sport and Youth Policy of Turkmenistan Dayanch Gulgeldiev addressed the participants with...

On October 30, 2018, the 23rd Session of Coordinating Committee on Hydrometeorology and Pollution Monitoring of the Caspian Sea (CASPCOM) started its work in Ashgabat. The organizers of the event are the National Committee on Hydrometeorology under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.    The delegations from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Russian Federation, the UN Environment’s Europe Office representatives, the empl...

On October 29, 2018, the opening ceremony of the Days of Culture of the Republic of Croatia in Turkmenistan was held in Ashgabat and within their framework there was a photo exhibition dedicated to the intangible cultural heritage of a friendly state. The official opening ceremony of the Days of Culture and Photo Exhibition was held at the State Museum of Fine Arts, where representatives of the creative intelligentsia, the media and student youth gathered. The participants of the celebrati...

From October 22 to October 26, 2018, a delegation of Turkmenistan composed of representatives of a number of ministries and departments of our country participated in the World Investment Forum (WIF-2018) in Geneva organized by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The World Investment Forum is the leading global platform for investment and development, which is held every two years. On the first day of the Forum entitled “Investing in Sustainable Development”, Turkmenistan...

The dance festival “Sustainable Development Goals: on the occasion of 1000 days of the Global Agenda 2030” took place in the Cultural and Business Centre of the Oil and Gas Complex of Turkmenistan in Ashgabat. The cultural event was organized by the by the Music Society of Turkmenistan and the United Nations with the support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  The representatives of the diplomatic corps, accredited in Turkmenistan, the specialists of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the...

Turkmenistan approved and nationalized the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which are consistently implemented by the country to achieve the 2030 Agenda. The next step in the implementation of the SDGs is the participation of teachers of higher educational institutions of Turkmenistan in international events in the context of ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education for all.  In this regard it is noted the participation of the delegation of Turkmenistan in the V Congress of Teacher...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan published another edition of quarterly, scientific-practical magazine “Foreign policy and diplomacy of Turkmenistan”. The magazine introduces the statements of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly and at the session of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan. Then it proceeds with the information on high level meetings with President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and President...