AlHijjah 1, 1432, Oct 28, 2011, SPA -- During a visit to the Saudi Embassy in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan's Deputy Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs Rasheed Meridor conveyed condolence of President Goran Ogli Breed of Turkmenistan to the Custodian (...)
Turkmenistan's parliament has set a presidential election for Feb. 12, state media reported on Friday, after last month's promise by the gas-rich nation's strongman leader to let the opposition take part in the polls, Reuters reported.
Kurbanguly (...)
Explosions killed 15 people at a military depot outside Turkmenistan's capital last week, a special government commission said on Sunday, breaking days of official silence after opposition reports of up to 200 dead, according to Reuters.
The (...)
Awwal 17, 1432 H / April 21, 2011, SPA -- President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow of Turkmenistan received here yesterday Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi who is currently visiting Turkmenistan.
During the meeting, (...)
Awwal 27, 1432 H/March 2, 2011, SPA -- Energy-hungry China is set to sign an agreement with the Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan later this year to boost its future annual natural gas purchases by 20 billion cubic meters, state newspaper Neutral (...)
The delegation of Saudi Cultural Days currently in progress in Turkmenistan arrived in Mari City on Friday.
The delegation is headed by the Deputy of the Ministry of Culture and Information for Foreign Information and Acting Deputy of the Ministry (...)
The Saudi ambassador to Turkmenistan Turki bin Khalid bin Hashr has paid an inspection visit to the Saudi Cultural Days in the Turkmenistan's capital of Ashgabat during which he was briefed on the contents of the facility.
The ambassador, who made (...)
Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz Khojah visited today the equestrian field in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.
During the visit, he watched a horse parade and was briefed on the field.
At the end of the visit, the minister graced a (...)
Minister of Culture and Information of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr. Abdulaziz Mohieddin Khoja left here today after he opened yesterday's functions of Saudi Cultural Days organized by the Ministry of Culture and Information that to scheduled to (...)
A number of diplomats accredited to the Republic of Turkmenistan today paid tribute to the Saudi Cultural Days in Turkmenistan, noting the fineness of the Saudi folkloric dance and exhibitions held on the fringes of the event.
In a statement to the (...)
Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohieddin Khoja met here today Turkmenistan's Minister of Culture, TV and Radio Gulmyrat Myradow.
During the meeting, Myradow welcomed Dr. Khoja who will open the Saudi Cultural Days in (...)
Saudi Ambassador to Turkmenistan Turki bin Khaled bin Hasher has said that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been achieving great accomplishments in political, economic, cultural, educational, developmental and intellectual fields on Islamic bases (...)
Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Abdulaziz bin Mohieddin Khoja arrived here today to open the Saudi Cultural Days.
At Ashgabat International Airport, Dr. Khoja was received by Turkmenistan's Minister of Culture, TV and Radio Gulmyrat (...)
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso is urging energy-rich Turkmenistan to forge ahead with efforts to supply natural gas to Europe, according to AP.
Barroso was on a trip Saturday to the authoritarian Central Asian nation to try to (...)
Minister of Culture and Information of the Republic of Turkmenistan Myradov Gulmyrat received here the day before yesterday (Wednesday), the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture and Information for International Cultural Relations, Dr. (...)
Hijjah 11, 1431, Nov 17, 2010, SPA -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister of Energy Mohammed Bin Dhaen al-Hamli arrived in Ashgabat Tuesday evening at the head of a state delegation to participate in the 15thTurkmenistan International Oil & Gas (...)
Saudi Ambassador to Turkmenistan Turki bin Khaled bin Hasher has congratulated the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Ibn Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince, the Second Deputy Premier, and the Saudi people on the 80 anniversary of the (...)
Saudi Ambassador to Turkmenistan, Turki bin Khalid bin Hashr received here today, Special Advisor to the Secretary General of OIC, Ambassador Bakari Drami, who is currently on a visit to Ashk Abad to participate in an international (...)
Saudi Ambassador to Turkmenistan Turki bin Khalid bin Hashr met separately and respectively here today with Turkmenistan's Minister of Education, Gulshan Mamedova,
Deputy premier for economic and financial affairs, Tugmadev Gafurov and Deputy (...)
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow of Turkmenistan received here toddy Saudi ambassador to Turkmenistan Khaled Al-Hashr, who presented to him his credentials.
Speaking on the occasion, the Saudi ambassador reiterated the keenness of the Kingdom on (...)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Turkmenistan on Friday to focus more on its human rights obligations as he embarked on his first tour of former Soviet Central Asia, according to Reuters.
A vast Muslim region run by authoritarian leaders, (...)
Turkmenistan agreed Tuesday to resume natural gas supplies to Russia.
Russia will buy 30 billion cubic meters of gas annually from Turkmenistan, with supplies to resume by January 10, under the agreement signed by representatives of gas (...)
The Chinese President Hu Jintao flew into Ashgabat, capital of Turkmenistan, Sunday for a working visit to the central Asian state.
In Ashgabat, the Chinese President will meet his Turkmenistan"s counterpart Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov to (...)
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is urging energy-rich Turkmenistan to join a proposed natural gas group similar to OPEC.
Chavez told Turkmen President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov Monday that the group wouldn't be «strong enough» without the (...)
Turkmenistan's President has said his energy-rich country wants to export natural gas to Britain as part of its strategy to find new markets, state
media reported Tuesday.
The remarks provide a further boost to European hopes of
tapping into the (...)