On February 19-21, 2019, during the working visit, the delegation of Turkmenistan was given the opportunity to familiarize with the activities and structure of the “Torrevieja” desalination plant in Alicante. During the visit, the delegation held meetings at the Ministry of Ecological Transition of Spain, in particular, a meeting was held with the State Secretary of the Ministry and heads of the departments. Further, presentations took place during which the “Toray”, “Torishima”,  “Arflu”,...

On February 21, 2019, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a meeting with President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. The heads of the two countries discussed important international and regional issues, the role and the future of international initiatives of Turkmenistan in achieving peace in Afghanistan, as well as issues of bilateral development in the political-diplomatic, trade and economic sphere, in transport and communications, energy and...

On February 20, 2019, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani arrives in Ashgabat on an official visit. During the visit, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani will have a meeting on February 21, during which the leaders of the two countries will discuss the further development of Turkmen-Afghan relations in the political, trade-economic, transport, energy and cultural-human...

On February 19, 2019, a media forum named “The role of sports for sustainable development” was held in the Olympic town of Ashgabat in the premises of “Sport” Hotel. Representatives of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Policy of Turkmenistan, National Institute of Sports and Tourism, National Olympic Committee, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, foreign journalists accredited in Turkmenistan, the press attachés of diplomatic missions and international organizations working in our country, as well as...

On February 17, 2019 at the Tashkent Open championship of the Confederation of Central Asian fencing among juniors and cadets Turkmen athlete Jumanazar Dovletnazarov won the gold medal. The open championship of the Confederation of Central Asia fencing among juniors and cadets is the first international competition held by the new regional structure. 150 athletes, including representatives of national teams of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan com...

On February 15, 2019, a lecture was given by the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Uzbekistan at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy of Uzbekistan (UWED) on the priority directions of the foreign policy activities of Turkmenistan at the present stage. The event was held at the initiative of the Embassy and was timed to the Day of Diplomatic Workers of Turkmenistan. The event was attended by the leadership of the university represented by the vice-rectors for the educatio...

From 14 to 17 February 2019, Turkmen crews of racers took part in the first stage of the world Cup on snow and ice races "Russia-Northern forest – 2019", which was held in the Russian Federation. Our compatriots Mukhammetmyrat and Shamyrat Gurbanovs won the second place, and third place was taken by Merdan and Shohrat Toylievs. 29 crews of teams from 15 countries participated in the international rally-raid competitions. Our racers competed with teams from Argentina, Russia, Finland, Czech...