“I congratulate you on the widely celebrated World Bicycle Day! I believe that the celebrations dedicated to this holiday will multiply the pride in our independent neutral state in our hearts and inspire to new successes”, said President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in his congratulatory address. “At present, continuing the Turkmen people’s centuries-old traditions, we are creating all the opportunities for our citizens to practice sports. Along with national sports, we develop sports that are...

On June 3, 2020, in Ashgabat, on the occasion of World Cycle Day, the opening of the Bicycle monument and a mass bike ride took place with the participation of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The ceremony was attended by members of the government, heads of diplomatic missions and representative offices of international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan, heads of the ministries and departments of the country, representatives of national and foreign media, as well as...

In his address to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), David Lappartient informed on the decision of the UCI Steering Committee to award the Turkmen leader for his immense contribution to the development of world cycling. “On behalf of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), I express my sincere gratitude for your invaluable contribution to the development of sports and the Olympic movement in Turkmenistan. “I am pleased to inform you...

On June 2, 2020, a meeting was held between the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov and the Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation A.Karimov. At the meeting organized by video conference, the Turkmen delegation was represented by the heads of the Türkmenhimiýa and Türkmennebit State Concerns, the heads of the Türkmendeňizderýaýollary and Türkmenawtoulaglary...

On June 2, 2020, a meeting on the modernization of the Energy Charter Treaty was held in a video conference format. The multilateral negotiations were attended by delegations of the Energy Charter Secretariat, the European Union, Austria, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Belgium, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Georgia, Spain, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Turkey, Finland, France, Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, and Japan. A representat...

On June 2, 2020, a two-day discussion in the format of a video conference on recommendations related to the transformation of the print media of Turkmenistan began its work at the Yildiz Hotel. The presentation was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and OSCE Center in Ashgabat as part of the project “Supporting the implementation of media reforms and improving media laws”. The event is attended by leaders and representatives of the OSCE, representatives of several mi...

On June 2, 2020, the Ombudsman of Turkmenistan met with experts on human rights from the countries of the Asia-Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions. The session, organized in the form of a video conference, was held in the framework of cooperation between UNDP and the Office of the Ombudsman of Turkmenistan. The meeting was attended by Y. Gurbannazarova, Ombudsman of Turkmenistan, N. Natsvishvili, acting UNDP Resident Representative in our country, R. Komenda, OHCHR Regional Re...