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...

First sessions of medical, technical, coach and executive committees of 2018 World Weightlifting Championship, which opening ceremony to take place on November 1, were held in the Sport Hotel of the capital Olympic village. Representatives of International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and hosts of the tournament discussed the readiness of all support services and facilities to high-level conduct of the competitions, which would last until November 10, 2018. One of the objectives of the abov...

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...

The World belt Wrestling Championship in men and women classic and free style in Kazan was very successful for our national Team. Around 200 sportsmen from 38 countries took part in the tournament. Turkmen wrestlers won 14 medals where four gold, six silver and 4 bronze. Arslan Ybrayimgulieyv in the weight category above 100 kg and Plavan Gurbangeldiyev in the weight category up to 75 kg were the winners of the champion title in men’s competitions. Both sportsmen are the students of the State...

On October 23, 2018, at UNCTAD’s World Investment Forum, entitled “Investing in Sustainable Development”, UNCTAD, together with the International Olympic Committee, organized a session “Investing in sports for the benefit of achieving the SDGs” at UN Headquarters in Geneva. The session was attended by the Director General of the UN Office at Geneva, Michael Möller, Vice-President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Juan Antonio Samaranch, eminent athletes, private investors, UN agenc...

On October 24, 2018, a quadripartite expert meeting on the «Caspian Sea - Black Sea» international transport corridor project (ITC-CSBS) with the participation of high representatives from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Turkmenistan, as well as the EU Contact Office, began its work in Ashkhabad. Speaking with a welcoming speech, the speakers noted the large economic potential of the participating countries, as well as the role of transport cooperation among the priority areas on the multila...

On October 23-25, 2018, the 3rd meeting of authorized representatives of the Caspian states is held in the capital of Turkmenistan to discuss the draft Protocol on cooperation in the fight against illegal extraction of biological resources (poaching) in the Caspian Sea. Delegations from the Russian Federation, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan take part in the meeting. At the previous meeting held in February 2017, the view w...