THE IX MEETING OF THE MINISTERS OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ECO MEMBER STATES WAS HELD IN AVAZA

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...

THE EMBASSY OF TURKMENISTAN IN SEOUL HELD A PRESENTATION ON "TURKMENISTAN IS THE HEART OF THE GREAT SILK ROAD"

On May 4, 2018, at the Korean University of Foreign Languages, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Korea organized a presentation on "Turkmenistan is the heart of the Great Silk Road". The event, whose main goal is the popularization of the spiritual heritage of the Turkmen people, was attended by graduate students and teachers of the CIS chair of this higher educational institution. The video presentation demonstrated by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Seoul, acquainte...

MEETING AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE UNESCO CLUSTER OFFICE

On May 4, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the Director of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Tehran, Ms. Esther Kuisch Laroche, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit to participate in the inauguration of the new International Seaport. During the talks, the sides exchanged views on perspective areas of partnership, identifying among them the scientific, educational and cultural sphere, cooperation in the preservation of historical and architectu...

A MINI-FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT WAS HELD IN KYRGYZSTAN FOR THE CUP "TURKMENISTAN - THE HEART OF THE GREAT SILK ROAD"

On May 5, 2018 the Embassy Turkmenistan in the Kyrgyz Republic organized a mini-football tournament for the cup "Turkmenistan - the heart of the Great Silk Road", devoted to the announcement in Turkmenistan the month of social and cultural events "Health and Happiness". This tournament was attended by the football teams of the Embassies of Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan in the Kyrgyz Republic and the Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University. This c...

TURKMENISTAN - REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN: COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF NATIONAL HERITAGE

On May 5, 2018 Tashkent hosted the XVI festival of cultural traditions and national dishes, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan together with diplomatic missions accredited in Uzbekistan. The event was aimed at spiritual unity of peoples and intensification of international humanitarian dialogue. The opening ceremony was attended by the representatives of diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in Uzbekistan, as well as cultural fi...

TURKMENISTAN AND INDONESIA DISCUSSED FURTHER EXPANSION OF COOPERATION

On May 7, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to Turkmenistan (with the residence in Tehran) Mr. Octavino Alimudin. At the beginning of the meeting, the sides expressed the need for further consolidation of efforts in developing cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Indonesia and exchanged views on the current state and prospects for expanding bilateral co...

A ROUND TABLE WAS HELD IN BUCHAREST ON THE THEME OF CREATING A MODERN MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

On May 7, 2018, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Romania together with the Diplomatic Institute under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania organized a round table on "Creating a modern multimodal transport infrastructure - the key to success in the revival of the Great Silk Road". The State Secretary of the Ministry of Transport of Romania, Maria Magdalena Grigore, took part as the main guest of the event. Representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Parliament, the Minis...

NEXT ISSUE OF THE MAGAZINE "FOREIGN POLICY AND DIPLOMACY OF TURKMENISTAN" HAS BEEN PUBLISHED

The first issue of the quarterly, scientific-practical magazine "Foreign Policy and Diplomacy of Turkmenistan" prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan has been published this month. The magazine is opened by an article dedicated to one of the main events of 2018 - solemn ceremonies on the occasion of the start of the construction on February 23, 2018 in the Serhetabat district of the Mary province and in the Afghan city of Herat, the Afghan section of the Turkmen...

THE DELEGATION OF TURKMENISTAN PARTICIPATED IN THE 30TH SESSION OF THE THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW GROUP

Within the framework of the 30th session of the Working Group of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), held in May 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland, the delegation of Turkmenistan, headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V. S. Khadzhiev, took part on May 7, 2018 at the 3rd review of Turkmenistan. In the course of the above-mentioned event, the Turkmen side made a presentation on the main directions of Turkmenistan's policy to implement the commitments undertaken in the...

MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA TO DISCUSS PROSPECTS FOR FURTHER COOPERATION

On May 8, 2018, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Moldova in Turkmenistan (with residence in Kiev) Mr. Ruslan Bolbochan. During the negotiations, the parties discussed the current state and prospects for the development of cooperation. The participants of the meeting noted the need for intensification of the political dialogue, diplomatic interaction within the framework of internation...