At the international transport forum held at the Avaza Congress Center, a ceremony of awarding certificates and awards was held, marking the new port of Turkmenbashi by experts from various organizations. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was awarded special awards as the initiator of the project of the International Sea Port of Turkmenbashi. With these awards, the International Silk Road Chamber of Commerce (SRCIC) and the Confederation of Chambers of Commerce of the Asia-P...

On May 3, 2018, in the Avaza National Tourism Zone, the IX meeting of the Ministers of Transport and Communications of the member countries of the Economic Cooperation Organization was held. High-ranking representatives of the Economic Cooperation Organization, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the International Road Transport Union (IRU) and a number of other international organizations attended the meeting which was held in the congress cente...

On April 30, 2018, the 8th meeting of the Turkmen-German working group on trade and economic cooperation was held in the building of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy of Germany. The Turkmen delegation, headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Ch.Gylydzhov, arrived in Germany to take part in its work. The meeting was attended by the representatives of the ministries and departments, as well as business associations and business circles of the two st...

On May 2, 2018 in the Avaza Congress Center (Turkmenbashi city) the International Forum "The Great Silk Road - towards the New Frontiers of Development" was held. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov delivered a welcoming speech. Opening the meeting, President of Turkmenistan expressed profound gratitude to all participants for accepting the invitation to attend the International Forum “The Great Silk Road - Towards the New Frontiers of Development” and the opening of the Turkm...

“Good Governance and Economic Connectivity - best practices within the OSCE region” was the topic of the OSCE Regional Ministerial Conference organized by the OSCE and the Government of Turkmenistan that ended in Ashgabat on 31 May 2018. The two-day conference brought together some 120 participants, including high-level officials and decision-makers from five Central Asian countries and Afghanistan and 21 OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation. Representatives of internationa...

On April 30, 2018, in Ashgabat, the High-Level Meeting "Towards a Comprehensive Implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Central Asia" was held, and the third phase of a joint project supporting the Joint Action Plan for Central Asia (SAP) was launched. The event was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA), with the participation of the UN Under-Secretary-General...

On April 30, 2018 in Ashgabat, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov had a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan Aibek Omokeev, who arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the High-level Meeting on "Towards a comprehensive implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Central Asia". During the meeting, noting the stable nature of bilateral relations, the sides discussed issues of bilateral and regional cooperation. Among the pr...