In Astrakhan, the Russian rally championship “Gold of Kagan-2019” and the championship of Astrakhan Region-2019 ended, in which drivers from Turkmenistan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Finland and Ukraine took part. A total of about 500 people and more than 240 trucks, motorcycles and off-road vehicles participated in the race. Participants of the “Gold of Kagan-2019” rally-raid over three days traveled more than 700 kilometers along the Astrakhan steppes. Of these, over 500 kilometers were san...

On April 29, 2019, a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Tunisian Republic in Turkmenistan (with residence in Moscow) Mohammed Ali Sheehi was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the sides noted with satisfaction the intensive development of the dialogue between the two countries, in particular in the political, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian fields. In this regard, the need was noted for the exchange of d...

On the 29th of April 2019, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the delegation headed by the Vice-Chairman of the High Council on Environmental Protection, President of the Federation for Horse Breeding and Horseraces of the Kingdom of Bahrain Sheikh Faisal bin Rashid bin Isa Al-Halifa, who has arrived to Ashgabat on a working visit.  During the meeting, the delegation of Bahrain expressed gratitude to the Turkmen side for the opportunity to participate i...

On April 29, 2019, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan held a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to Turkmenistan Mamuka Murgikneli. During the talks, the sides discussed issues of further development of bilateral cooperation in the fields of transport, energy and education. Stressing particular attention to the prospects for creating the Lazuli project, which runs along the route Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey, the Georgian...

As part of the annual “Health and Happiness” month in the country, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan traditionally organized a number of sporting tournaments in April with the participation of teams of diplomatic missions and international organizations in Ashgabat. In table tennis competitions held on April 6-7 at the sports complex of the National Institute of Sports and Tourism of Turkmenistan, the representative of the Embassy of the Russian Federation won the first place, a...

On April 28, 2019, Turkmenistan widely celebrated the Holiday of Turkmen Horse. In the framework of the celebrations in Ashgabat at the International Akhal-Teke Equestrian Sport Complex, a series of festive events on the occasion of the National Holiday of the Turkmen Horse were organized. The guests from many countries arrived to our country to participate to the celebrations on the occasion of the Turkmen Horse Holiday, including a delegation headed by the President of the Republic of Tatar...

On April 27, 2019, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation, Rustam Minnikhanov, arrived in Turkmenistan on a working visit. During the visit, a bilateral meeting is planned between the President of Turkmenistan and the President of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation, during which it is planned to discuss the development of mutually beneficial relations in various fields. The President of the Republic of Tatarstan will also attend the holiday ev...