On October 25, 2019, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov arrived on a working visit to the capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan in order to participate in the XVIII Summit of the Heads of States and Governments of the Non-Aligned Movement member countries. From the Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the President of Turkmenistan proceeded to the Baku Congress Center, which became the venue for the Summit. Azerbaijan holds this Forum as the country hosting the chairmanship o...

On October 24, 2019, the delegation of Turkmenistan took part in the opening ceremony of the IV International Scientific-practical Conference of the Caspian littoral states on the topic “Actual Issues of Modern Medicine”, which is being held in Astrakhan from October 24-26, 2019. In the morning, an introductory exhibition of the achievements of the medical industry of Turkmenistan and the cultural heritage of the Turkmen people was organized.

On October 23, 2019, in Tokyo, as part of a working visit of the government delegation of Turkmenistan headed by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to Japan, a ceremony of signing bilateral documents was held, reinforcing the desire of the parties to intensify multi-format interaction. Among them: General agreement between the State Committee for Water Resources of Turkmenistan and the company Itochu Corporation (Japan) on the sale of earth moving equipment; General agreement between the age...

On October 23, 2019, at the Akasaka Palace, a meeting was held between President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Welcoming the distinguished guest, the Head of the Japanese Government thanked the Head of Turkmenistan for accepting the invitation to visit Tokyo and taking part in the celebrations of the accession to the throne of Emperor Naruhito, as well as for the attention paid to issues of interstate relations. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also thanked Presid...

On October 23, 2019, the delegation of Turkmenistan to the OSCE made a statement at the Practical Seminar on Sharing Good Practices on Statelessness among OSCE participating States. The event was organized by OSCE and UNHCR. In the statement, it was noted that on September 20, 2019, the President of Turkmenistan signed the Decree on the granting Turkmen citizenship to 863 people. On September 26, 2019, the solemn ceremony of giving the passports to the people who were granted Turkmen citizens...

On October 23, 2019, in the morning in Tokyo, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with the leaders of major Japanese companies. The meeting was held in the format of a working breakfast at the Chinzanso Tokyo Hotel. The meeting was attended by the leaders of such well-known corporations as ITOCHU, Sojitz, Mitsubishi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, etc., as well as representatives of the Turkmen side represented by some members of the government, heads of some ministries and de...

On October 22-23, 2019, the third Silk Road Forum was held in Tbilisi, in which the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Chairman of “Turkmendemiryollary” Agency of the Ministry of Industry and Communication of Turkmenistan also participated. Tbilisi Silk Road Forum brought together more than 2,000 participants from 60 countries, including political leaders, experts and representatives of international organizations and business circles. The forum discussed a wide spectrum of issues re...