THE CIS, UN, ODIHR, SCO, ISD OBSERVERS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE UPCOMING MARCH ELECTIONS

Turkmenistan continues to actively prepare for the Mejlis deputies’, the Khalk Maslakhaty and Gengeshy members’ elections, upcoming on March 25. Nowadays the registration and nomination of candidates are proceeding. All electoral districts hold meetings of committees of the Democratic Party, the Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs and the Agrarian Party, as well as groups of citizens, in the course of which the best candidates are nominated for the National Parliament, local...

THE ROUND TABLE MEETING ON THE WORK PLAN OF UNRCCA FOR 2018 WAS HELD AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN

On February 13, 2018, a meeting was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in the format of a round table devoted to acquaintance with the activities of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) for 2018. The round table was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in cooperation with UNRCCA. The round table was attended by the heads of diplomatic missions of foreign countries and representatives of internati...

THE DELEGATION OF TURKMENISTAN TO THE OSCE MADE A STATEMENT ON THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION “STRENGTHENING THE LINKS BETWEEN ALL MODES OF TRANSPORT IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT”

On February 19, 2018, the official representatives of Turkmenistan made a statement on the occasion of the adoption of the UNGA resolution “Strengthening the links between all modes of transport in order to achieve the goals of sustainable development” at the regular meeting of the OSCE Committee on Economic and Environmental Affairs. In the statement, it was noted that on December 20, 2017, at the seventy second session of the UN General Assembly in New York, on the initiative of...

ON FEBRUARY 17-18, 2018, SPORTS COMPETITIONS WERE HELD IN HONOR OF THE DAY OF THE DIPLOMATIC WORKER OF TURKMENISTAN

On February 17-18, 2018, as part of the celebrations of the Day of the Diplomatic Worker of Turkmenistan and with the participation of sports teams of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, diplomatic missions and representatives of international organizations working in Ashgabat, sports competitions were held in the following sports: 1. Basketball 3х3 - in the sports complex of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan; 2.Running...

A BRIEFING DEDICATED TO THE ADOPTION OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION ON STRENGTHENING THE LINKS BETWEEN ALL MODES OF TRANSPORT HELD IN YEREVAN

On February 15, 2018 in the Press conference hall of the “Noyan Tapan” Information Center the Embassy of Turkmenistan to the Republie of Armenia held a briefing dedicated to the adoption of the UN General Assembly Resolution initiated by Turkmenistan “Strengthening the links between all modes of transport to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals”. The heads of diplomatie missions and international organizations, diplomats accredited in Armenia, representatives of t...

A CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO THE DAY OF THE DIPLOMATIC WORKER OF TURKMENISTAN

On February 17, 2018, the international conference "Diplomacy of the Great Silk Road: the triumph of peace, friendship and cooperation" was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. It was dedicated to the Day of the Diplomatic Worker of Turkmenistan. Deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, representatives of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, the National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights under the President of...

EMBASSY OF TURKMENISTAN IN UZBEKISTAN HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE

On February 21, 2018, in the building of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Uzbekistan, a press conference was held dedicated to the results of Turkmenistan's foreign policy activities for 2017, as well as planned international events to be held in Turkmenistan in 2018. Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, officers of diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in Uzbekistan, representatives of state information s...

THE SIDE-EVENT ON “INTERMODAL CONNECTIVITY AND THE ROLE OF HISTORICAL TRANSPORT ROUTES: THE GREAT SILK ROAD” WAS HELD WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE 80TH SESSION OF THE UNECE ITC

On February 20, 2018 at the UN office in Geneva, Switzerland, within the framework of the 80th session of the UNECE Inland Transport Committee (ITC), the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the United Nations Office organized the side-event entitled “Intermodal Connectivity and the role of historical transport routes: the Great Silk Road”, dedicated to the announcement of 2018 as a year of “Turkmenistan - Heart of the Great Silk Road” and implementation of the General As...

A REGULAR MEETING OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE TAPI GAS PIPELINE PROJECT WAS HELD IN MARY

On February 22, 2018, in the city of Mary, the 25th meeting of the Steering Committee for the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Gas Pipeline Project was held with the participation of high-level leaders and representatives of the sectoral ministries and departments of the participating countries of the project, as well as the Asian Development Bank. The agenda included key issues for the further practical implementation of this ambitious project. In particular, it was decided to divide...

THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE AFGHAN SECTION OF THE TAPI GAS PIPELINE STARTED

On February 23, 2018, the construction of the Afghan section of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline had been started in the Serkhetabad district of Mary province, and the laying of power transmission lines and fiber-optic communication lines on the route Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) was launched. Together with this, the Serhetabat-Turgundi railway was put into operation. President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of the Islamic Republ...