Ruhyet Palace hosted the award ceremony of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with high award of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation – the Order Duslyk, which was commended to Turkmen leader by the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.  The Chairperson of the Mejlis, deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, members of the Government delegation of the Republic of Tatarstan and mass media representatives took part in the ceremonial event. Opening the...

The 500-day horse relay that started on 5 May 2016 at the walls of Nisa State Historical and Cultural Reserve has finished. Back then not only thousands of our compatriots that gathered at the ancient monument, but also representatives of the Olympic Council of Asia and mass media witnessed the festivities to celebrate the beginning of this grand relay. And early in the morning today, 500 days later, the horsemen arrived at the festively decorated Ahalteke Equestrian Complex at the foothills...

Ceremonial award of Turkmen Leader with the highest award of Moldova – the Order of the Republic took place after the meeting of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with President of the Republic of Moldova Igor Dodon.  Presenting the award Igor Dodon Said:  Esteemed Mr President! Let me express the gratitude on behalf of the people and the Government of Moldova for that large-scale work that you do for consolidation of our bilateral relations. The people of Moldova is grat...

The Joint Statement of Turkmenistan and Brazil "On Encouraging the Valuable Contribution of the Olympic Teams of Refugees to the Promotion of Peace and Human Rights" adopted on September 15, 2017, at the 36th session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) in Geneva, Switzerland, on the initiative of the Government of Turkmenistan was supported by many foreign governmental and international experts in the field of human rights. For example, on its online information portals, the US diplomatic...

On September 15, 2017, in Geneva, Switzerland, the UN Human Rights Council (UN HRC) adopted the Joint Statement of Turkmenistan and Brazil "On encouraging valuable contribution of Olympic refugee teams in strengthening peace and human rights", initiated by the Government of Turkmenistan. According to this document, UN HRC member states welcome the participation of refugees and refugee teams in major international multi-sport events, as pioneered in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and, most recentl...

Turkmenistan prepares to take part in the 72nd session of UN General Assembly. This has been reported at the Government session by the Vice-Premier, head of the MFA of Turkmenistan, R.Meredov. The head of the MFA has noted that one of focal areas of the country’s foreign policy strategy is expanding the cooperation with international organizations including the UN. According to the Vice-Premier, at the upcoming session, Turkmenistan will take a stand for global peace, security and stabilit...

Within the framework of the jubilee, thirtieth Moscow International Book Fair, the awarding ceremony of the winners of the International Contest of the CIS Member States "The Art of the Book" had been held. And all four books submitted by Turkmenistan were awarded the highest awards. This year, 87 editions in 10 nominations contested for the diplomas of the contest "The Art of the Book".  Turkmen publishers have more than once won the winners' diplomas and prizes in several nominations. But n...