Fitch Affirms Turkmenistan's B+ Credit Rating with Stable Outlook
The American rating agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed the long-term issuer default rating (IDR) of Turkmenistan in foreign currency at the level of "B+" with a "Stable" outlook.
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The 30th anniversary of Turkmen-Austrian diplomatic relations was marked in Vienna
A round table on the topic “Dialogue-a Guarantee of Peace” was held at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, organized by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Austria.
Elections 2022: two candidates for the presidency of Turkmenistan nominated by initiative groups
Initiative groups of citizens in the Balkan and Lebap regions put forward their candidates for the presidency of Turkmenistan. As part of the election campaign that started in Turkmenistan on February 14, the names of two more contenders for the highest state post became known on Friday.
Turkmenistan has significantly increased the supply of products to the EU
Turkmenistan increased the supply of products to the EU in 2021 by 63%.
Turkmenistan almost doubled supplies of oil and oil products to Georgia
The value of exports of oil and oil products from Turkmenistan to Georgia in 2021 amounted to $191.8 million, which is 186.2% more than in 2020, writes the website of the oil and gas complex of Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan is developing a new concept of foreign policy
Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov, during a government meeting with the participation of members of the State Security Council, said that at present the activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, embassies and consulates of Turkmenistan are based on the Concept of Foreign Policy for 2017-2023.
Representatives of law enforcement agencies of Turkmenistan will be insured
The measures implemented in Turkmenistan to develop insurance activities, providing citizens and legal entities with high-quality insurance services, improving the relevant legal acts - all this was stated in the report of Deputy Prime Minister Serdar Berdimuhamedov at an extended meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on Friday.
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov awarded for his contribution to the diplomacy of Turkmenistan
By the decision of the Mejlis Milli Gengesh, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was awarded the distinction “Türkmenistanyň ussat diplomaty” for his huge contribution to increasing the authority of Turkmenistan in the international arena.
USAID Supports Turkmenistan’s Meteorologists to Strengthen the Country’s Climate Resilience
This week, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Governance Support Program, in partnership with the Hydrometeorology Service of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan and international experts, organized the second seminar on advanced automated meteorological measuring and information systems for weather forecasters in Ashgabat and Lebap.
The President of Turkmenistan assessed the progress of construction of the Ashgabat-Turkmenabat autobahn
On Thursday, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov got acquainted with the state of affairs at new buildings in Ashgabat by flying around in a helicopter and visited a new site for laying the Ashgabat-Turkmenabat autobahn.
Turkmenistan and the UN verified the priorities of interaction
Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met on Thursday with the heads of the United Nations agencies accredited in Turkmenistan - the UN Resident Coordinator Dmitry Shlapachenko, the representative of the UN Development Program Narine Sahakyan, acting. head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Philip Saprykin.
UNDP supports cooperation of the Ombudsperson`s Office with the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions
The Office of Ombudsperson with the support of the UNDP in Turkmenistan actively participated in the series of online regional workshops on Accreditation by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) in the framework of the newly launched Accreditation Program of Asian Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF).
Negotiations were held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the OSCE representative and the OTS Secretary General
The head of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, discussed preparations for the presidential elections in the country during a face-to-face meeting in Ashgabat with Chargé d'Affaires of the Ashgabat Center of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Mr. R. Castberg, as well as in an online format with the General Secretary of the Organization of Turkic States, Mr. B. Amreev.
Lavrov and Meredov discussed preparations for the 6th Caspian Summit
On Thursday, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov discussed by phone with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov key issues of Turkmen-Russian cooperation.
CEC registers initiative groups to nominate candidates for presidential elections
The initiative groups of citizens to nominate candidates for the presidency of Turkmenistan were registered by the CEC.
