“We are grateful to Turkmenistan for the wonderful organization of the work of the CIS Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs”, said Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, addressing the mass media representatives.

Turkmen capital hosted the session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which was a final stage of preparation to the Council of the Heads of the CIS states on October 11.

CIS Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs started its meeting in a narrow format. The heads of diplomatic agencies exchanged views on the important aspects of international relations and interaction within the CIS.

CIS Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs holds session in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in Ashgabat.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to Turkmenistan Vyacheslav Beskosty who presented his credentials to the Head of the State.

In the letter addressed to President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Chairman of the Executive Committee – CIS Executive Secretary, Sergey Lebedev expressed gratitude for the traditional hospitality and the high level of organization of the XXIX session of the CIS Council for Health Cooperation, held in Ashgabat within the framework of Turkmenistan’s presidency of the CIS in 2019.

Let me extend my congratulations on the start of work of International tourism exhibition and Conference “Tourism and travel”, which are held in Turkmen coast of Caspian Sea, - the message of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to participants of big review in Avaza says.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received credentials from newly-appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to Turkmenistan Najibullah Alikhil.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanuly Berdimuhamedov had a telephone conversation with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.

The President of Turkmenistan signed the Resolution, authorizing the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs to hold the Asian Futsal Championship jointly with the Football Federation of Turkmenistan and the Asian Football Confederation. The Championship will be held at the Martial Arts Sports Complex and the Competitive Sports Complex in the Olympic Village on February 24 – March 10, 2020. In accordance with the document, the committee in charge for the organization of the Championship and its membership are approved.