President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty – the upper chamber of the Turkmen parliament Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov addressed congratulations to President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping on his re-election as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
All problems in the region should be solved by peaceful means, on the principles of good neighborliness, mutual respect and equality, the President of Turkmenistan said during a briefing following talks with the head of Uzbekistan held in Ashgabat on Friday.
The heads of US companies plan to visit Turkmenistan to discuss cooperation in the field of trade and investment by the end of this year. Eric Stewart, Executive Director of the Turkmenistan–USA Business Council, told Trend about this.
Thanks to the common political will, in recent years it has been possible to create a completely new atmosphere of Uzbek-Turkmen relations and give cooperation a strategic character, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said at a media briefing after the conclusion of negotiations with his Turkmen counterpart Serdar Berdimuhamedov.
Presidents Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a Declaration on deepening strategic partnership. Also, following the results of the talks, bilateral documents were signed at the level of governments and departments.
The Presidents of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan held talks in an expanded format with the participation of government delegations.
The official meeting ceremony for the head of Uzbekistan was held at the Oguzhan Palace Complex, after which Presidents Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks in a narrow format.
Domestic designers discussed cultural cooperation in the development of economic and social projects with their foreign colleagues at the Forum of the Ashgabat Dialogue of International Designers, organized by the capital Administration and the National Commission for UNESCO at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan, TDH reports.
Turkmenistan's Ambassador to the Russian Federation Batyr Niyazaliyev discussed the dynamics of bilateral Turkmen-Russian contacts with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Andrey Rudenko, the official website of the Turkmen diplomatic mission reports.
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov dismissed the mayors of the Baharden district of the Ahal region, Dortguly Hojayev and the Ruhubelent district of the Dashoguz region, Dovletmyrat Gujykov.
The Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov proposed to create a Press Pool at the country's MFA with the participation of journalists of domestic media. This became known during a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, TDH reports.
The State Customs Service of Turkmenistan discussed prospects of cooperation with representatives of the Border Management Program in Central Asia (BOMCA 10), the official website of the service reports.
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in Ashgabat on Thursday evening for an official visit. At the international airport of the Turkmen capital, the distinguished guest was met by Deputy Prime Minister Batyr Atdaev and other officials.
Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan will extend the ban on sturgeon fishing and maintain export quotas for black caviar, Press TV international channel reports.
The Russian Railways Holding company plans to organize the transportation of certain cargoes, in particular coal coke and metallurgical products, to the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and some other states through the territory of Turkmenistan and Iran, TASS reports.
