In connection with the posted content on the official website of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), the following is noted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Company’s message has tendentious and biased nature, is considered by us as an attempt to mislead all of us, regarding to the debt repayment obligations of the Company to the Turkmen side. In particular, the statements about the alleged violations of the contract from  State Concern «Turkmengaz», related to the...

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...

December 26, 2016 The Central Election Commission held a meeting and candidates were registered for the Presidential elections of Turkmenistan to be held on February 12, 2017, nominated by initiative citizens groups: Head Department of Economy and Development of Akhal province Serdar Begmuhammedovich Dzhelilov; Director General of the production association "Garabogazsulfat" State Concern "Turkmenchemistry" Suleymannepes Oraznepesovich Nurnepesov; deputy of Dashoguz  province municipality of Tur...

In accordance with Articles №44, №45 of the Electoral Code of Turkmenistan, December 17, 2016 Chairman of Committee of the Agrarian Party of Mary province of Turkmenistan Durdygylych Orazov nominated by the Agrarian Party of Turkmenistan, Presidential elections of Turkmenistan which will held on 12 February 2017. Conference on the nomination of the candidate held in the hall of Public Organizations Turkmenistan mejlises center. During the meeting participated members of the Agrarian Party of...

In accordance with Articles №44, №45 of the Electoral Code of Turkmenistan, December 15, 2016 chairman of the Joint-Stock Commercial Bank "Rysgal", the deputy of the Mejlis Bekmurat Sahatmuradovich Atalyev nominated by Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs candidate for the Presidential elections of Turkmenistan to be held February 12, 2017. On the nomination of the candidate, the Conference was held in the conference hall of Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan.

In accordance with article №46 of the Electoral Code of Turkmenistan, the Central Election Commission registered initiative groups of six citizens nominating candidates for the Presidential elections of Turkmenistan to be held February 12, 2017 and December 14, 2016, they began collecting signatures.

In accordance with Articles №44, №45 of the Electoral Code of Turkmenistan, December 14, 2016 at the conference of the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Myalikgulyevich nominated as a candidate for the Presidential elections of Turkmenistan to be held February 12, 2017. Events for the nomination of the candidate held in the hall of the mejlises center of the public organizations of Turkmenistan.   In accordance with the Electoral code of Turkmenistan the rig...