On March 25, 2019, political consultations were held in Israel between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the State of Israel. On the Israeli side, the consultations were headed by Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Alexander Ben Zvi. During the talks, the sides expressed satisfaction with the state of bilateral Turkmen-Israeli relations and noted the consistency in holding political consultations, which are an effective mechanism for stre...

On March 25, 2019, Turkmen-Estonian political consultations were held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The delegation of the Republic of Estonia, which arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit, was headed by Mr. Lembit Uibo, the General Director of the Political Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia. At the beginning of the meeting, the sides exchanged greetings and discussed the current state of the Turkmen-Estonian relations. In addition,...

An important agricultural campaign – cotton-sowing campaign started in the country. Cotton growers in Ahal, Balkan, Lebap and Mary Velayats launched the campaign on March 23, cotton growers in Dashoguz Velayat – on March 27.  This year, it is planned to harvest 1.050 million tons of ‘white cotton’ from 550.000 hectares, including 207.000 tons in Ahal Velayat, 5.000 tons in Balkan Velayat, 230.000 tons in Dashoguz Velayat, 295.000 tons in Lebap Velayat, 313.000 tons in Mary Velayat.  For th...

22 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.  Businessmen from Germany and Turkey purchased polypropylene and oil coke produced at the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries. Businessmen from the UAE purchased high-density polyethylene produced at the polymer production plant in Kiyanly.  Businessmen from Russia, the UAE and Uzbekistan purchased sheet glass, Portland cement and cotton yarn to the amount of more than 15.465 mil...

At the World Summer Games of the Special Olympiad in 2019, which took place in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), our athletes won seven medals - three gold, two silver, and two bronze medals. The national team of our country was represented by 15 athletes who participated in competitions in tennis, table tennis, athletics, badminton, gymnastics, swimming, and judo. Enebay Semenderov and Myahri Myratnazarov, who successfully performed in rhythmic gymnastics, have risen to the highest step o...

Turkmen sambo wrestlers won three silver and nine bronze medals at the Harlampiyev Memorial World Cup, which started in Luzhniki Sport Complex in Moscow on March 22. The success of our compatriots is very pleasant on the threshold of the Sambo World Championship, which is to be held in Ashgabat in 2020. This decision was taken at the session of the Executive Committee of International Sambo Federation (FIAS) on the day before. Winner of V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Charymyrat Anna...

Asian Wrestling Junior Championship, where our sportsmen Doveltmyrad Orazgylyjov (up to 86 kg) and Azat Gajiyev (up to 92 kg) won silver medals, has finished these days in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia. Turkmenistan national team went to the Asian Tournament under the coaching of Russian specialists Ramazan Irbaykhanov who trains our athletes for 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. During the competitions, Turkmen wrestlers have taken over the opponents from Kazakhstan, Mongolia and India.