The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the meeting with French delegation, which arrived in Turkmen capital chaired by Director of Continental Europe Countries Department of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic Florence Mangin for bilateral political consultations.

Ceremony of construction launch of Ashgabat – Turkmenabat highway was held. As it was informed at the session of the Cabinet of Ministers on January 11, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed the Resolution, having authorised Türkmen Awtoban CJSV, the member of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, to make project design and construction of Ashgabat – Turkmenabat highway and its facilities.

The President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution, having approved the Programme of Reduction of seismic risk in seismic zones of Turkmenistan and the Action Plan of its implementation for provision of safe social and living, economic and ecological conditions for the population in seismic dangerous zones of the country, detection and calculation of level of seismic danger as well as for reduction of impact of possible earthquakes.

The President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution, having assigned Turkmenbashy Refinery Complex to finance the payment of remaining part of the contract between the State Concern Türkmennebit and ProBusiness S.R.L. (Italy) on procurement of 2,424 tons of different drilling pipe, which are necessary for drilling and overhaul works at oil and gas deposits.

By the Order of the President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Chairman of the State Concern Türkmennebit Dovletdurdy Hajiyev was reprimanded for unsatisfactory performance and deficiencies admitted in his work.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held digital video conference session of the Cabinet of Ministers where reports on works in different branches of the economy of the country have been presented.

Vice-premier E. Orazgeldiyev presented the proposals prepared by the State Commissions of the velayats and Ashgabat to the Head of the State for review at the session of the Government on January 23.

The State Concern Türkmengaz prepares to participate in International Conference and Exhibition Petrotech 2019 in New Delhi on February 12.

Regular issues of scientific and practical magazine Foreign Policy and Diplomacy of Turkmenistan published by the Foreign Ministry in Turkmen, Russian and English languages is dedicated to the review of important events of foreign activity of our country in the fourth quarter of the last year.

Meeting with the Energy Charter Secretary General Urban Rusnak who has come to Ashgabat on working visit was held in the Foreign Ministry on January 22.