In the last days contradictory information started to circulate in the mass media of Iran and other states concerning Turkmen-Iranian relations in the gas sphere.  Some of them allegedly state about “unexpected and inconsistent with bilateral agreement” termination of natural Turkmen gas supplies to Iran as of January 1st 2017.  On the contrary, in other publications it is noted that Iran has signed a five year contract with Turkmenistan on the supply of Turkmen gas. In this regard, the Minis...

On February 12, 2017 there will be voting on the election of Turkmenistan’ President in the Embassy of Turkmenistan (Astana, Otyrar Str., 8/1), the Consular Section of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Almaty (Furmanov Str., 137) and the Consulate of Turkmenistan in Aktau (Shygys-1 micro district, build. 285). The voting will be held from 07.00 till 19.00 according to the local time. All the citizens of Turkmenistan who reached 18 years on the day of voting are invited to participate in the v...

Development of international cooperation in the field of transport is a key element of the Global Development Agenda. An obvious need for a systematic and purpose oriented partnerships in the field of transport is reflected in a number of resolutions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, in particular, the resolution 70/197 «Towards comprehensive cooperation among all modes of transport for promoting sustainable multimodal transit corridors» of 22 December 2015, which was co-sponsored...

Today, the Parliament of Turkmenistan has ratified the Paris Agreement approved at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP-21) in Paris on 12 December 2015 and signed by Turkmenistan on 23 September 2016 at the UN Headquarters in New York. Turkmenistan being an active supporter of the prevention of negative consequences of climate change, consistently conducts numerous events aimed at reduction of green house emissions into the atmosphere. A good example of it is the National Climate Change Str...

Today the Parliament (Mejlis) of Turkmenistan has ratified the International Convention on Harmonization of Frontier Control of Goods and the Intergovernmental Agreement on “Dry ports”. As known, in Turkmenistan under the leadership of the country’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov the national programs aimed at comprehensive modernization of material and technical basis of transport sphere, expansion of existing and creation of new transport and communication networks have been developed...

Сегодня по поручению Президента Туркменистана состоялась встреча уполномоченных членов Правительства Туркменистана с делегацией Республики Беларусь, возглавляемой заместителем Премьер-министра этой страны А.Н.Калининым, находящейся в Туркменистане с рабочим визитом. В ходе переговоров был обсужден широкий круг вопросов двустороннего сотрудничества. Особое внимание уделялось состоянию отдельных проектов, реализуемых в Туркменистане белорусскими компаниями. Как известно, наиболее крупным...

On 23 September the delegation of Turkmenistan continued its participation in the events of the high-level week of the 71-st session of the UN General Assembly. One of the highlights of the day was the solemn ceremony of signing by Turkmenistan of the historic Paris Agreement at the United Nations Headquarters. The signing is the first step through which the state expresses its readiness to proceed with the implementation of internal procedures necessary for preparation of agreement ratifi...