On February 23, 2018, a briefing was held in the premises of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Seoul on the main aspects of Turkmenistan's foreign policy and prospects for cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Korea. Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, heads of the Secretariat of the Cooperation Forum "Central Asia-Korea", the Association of Friendship between the Republic of Korea and Central Asian countries, representatives of higher educ...

On February 23, 2018, commissioning of the Serhetabat–Torghundi railway took place as one of the events dedicated to the ground-breaking ceremony of the new section of the TAPI pipeline and laying of electric power and fiber-optic lines along the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan route. The celebration was attended by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan S...

On February 22, 2018, in the city of Mary, the 25th meeting of the Steering Committee for the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Gas Pipeline Project was held with the participation of high-level leaders and representatives of the sectoral ministries and departments of the participating countries of the project, as well as the Asian Development Bank. The agenda included key issues for the further practical implementation of this ambitious project. In particular, it was decided to divide...

On February 23, 2018, the construction of the Afghan section of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline had been started in the Serkhetabad district of Mary province, and the laying of power transmission lines and fiber-optic communication lines on the route Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) was launched. Together with this, the Serhetabat-Turgundi railway was put into operation. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of the Islamic Republ...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri. Expressing gratitude for the opportunity of a personal meeting and the cordial welcome on the Turkmen land, the guest conveyed the warm greetings and congratulations on occasion of the solemn ceremonies of launching ambitious projects of the regional importance from UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan to the President of Turkmenistan. The UAE...

On February 17, 2018, the international conference "Diplomacy of the Great Silk Road: the triumph of peace, friendship and cooperation" was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. It was dedicated to the Day of the Diplomatic Worker of Turkmenistan. Deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, representatives of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, the National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights under the President of Turkmenist...

On February 8, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, there was a meeting with the head of the delegation of the European Union in Turkmenistan (with residence in Ankara), Mr. Christian Berger, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. During the talks, an exchange of views took place on the successes achieved and prospects for further enhancing cooperation between Turkmenistan and the EU. The sides discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral mutually beneficial coopera...