INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR "CASPIAN SEA - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT" IS HELD IN TURKMENISTAN

On March 5, 2018, the international seminar "Caspian Sea - Sustainable Development and Management", organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State Enterprise for Caspian Sea Issues under the President of Turkmenistan jointly with the International Ocean Institute (IOI), began its work in the Avaza national tourism zone. Specialists of various ministries and departments of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan, as well as international experts-scientific c...

ROUND TABLE ON "TURKMENISTAN IS THE HEART OF THE GREAT SILK ROAD" HELD IN BAKU

On March 7, 2018, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Baku jointly with the Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry organized a roundtable on "Turkmenistan is the heart of the Great Silk Road". The event took place in the university building. The round table was attended by academics, the faculty of the university, as well as Turkmen students and students studying at this university from China, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. At the beginning of the event it was reported that...

MEETING IN THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN WITH THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE CIS

On March 6, 2018, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan met with the First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee - the Executive Secretary of the CIS V.Guminsky, who arrived in the Turkmen capital at the head of the mission of CIS observers to monitor the election campaign of the upcoming parliamentary elections. The main topic of discussions was preparations for the forthcoming elections in Turkmenistan on March 25, 2018 of the deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan. Noting th...

A MEETING WITH THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION WAS HELD AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

On March 6, 2018, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the delegation of the Russian Federation led by the Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Alexander Gruzdev who arrived in Ashgabat to attend the fifth meeting of the High-Level Group on Trade and Investment Support within the framework of the Intergovernmental Turkmen -Russian Commission on Economic Cooperation. During the meeting, the parties discussed the results of the...

TURKMENISTAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN DISCUSSED A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES OF COOPERATION

On March 7, 2018, the fifth meeting of the joint Turkmen-Tatarstan Working Group on Trade-Economic, Scientific-Technical and Cultural Cooperation was held in Ashgabat. Heads and representatives of leading ministries, industry departments and enterprises of Turkmenistan and the Republic of Tatarstan took part in it. The meeting was chaired from Turkmen side by the Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan B. Bazarov, from the Tatarstan side by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of...

TURKMENISTAN AND THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH DISCUSSED FURTHER PROSPECTS FOR COOPERATION

n March 9, 2018, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov met with the State Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Mr. Shahriyar Alam, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. At the beginning of the meeting, analyzing the current state of relations between Turkmenistan and the People's Republic of Bangladesh, the sides expressed the need for their activation. In this context, the sides noted the role of high-level visits, as well as t...

THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTED THE JOINT STATEMENT ON HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTION IN CENTRAL ASIA

On March 9, 2018, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) adopted the Joint Statement on the promotion and protection of human rights in Central Asia within the framework of the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This document underscores the Central Asian countries' commitment to further efforts to fulfill their obligations in the field of protecting human rights and fundamental freedoms and promoting international cooperation in accordance with the purposes and pri...

THE NEXT ROUND OF TURKMEN-TURKISH POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS WAS HELD IN ASHGABAT

On March 9, 2017, political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Republic of Turkey were held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The delegation of the Turkish side was headed by the Deputy Foreign Minister, Ambassador Umid Yardim, who arrived in Turkmenistan on a working visit. During the talks, the sides discussed topical issues of interstate cooperation, underscoring their mutual interest in the further development of the establish...

HEAD OF STATE TO MAKE OFFICIAL VISITS TO KUWAIT AND UAE

As reported at the Government session on 9 March, preparations are underway for the scheduled upcoming official visits to the State of Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates by the President of Turkmenistan. In this regard, it was noted that one of the key vectors of the country’s foreign policy course is expanding cooperation with the countries of Middle East. The head of state was pleased to mention the constructive nature of relations with Kuwait and the UAE, and stressed the tremendous...

OSCE SUPPORTS DISCUSSION ON SOLAR ENERGY ROAD MAP IN TURKMENISTAN

The development of a road map on solar energy in Turkmenistan was the focus of an OSCE-supported discussion in Ashgabat on 17 April 2018 for officials from the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the Institute of Solar Energy of the Academy of Science of Turkmenistan, the State Committee for Environment Protection and Land Resources, professors from the Mary Turkmen State Energy Institute and representatives of other relevant institutions and nature protection public organiz...