THE EMBASSY OF TURKMENISTAN IN GEORGIA HELD A TRACK CYCLING COMPETITION DEDICATED TO THE WORLD BICYCLE DAY

On June 1, 2018, in Tbilisi Olympic Sports Center the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Georgia with the assistance of Georgian National bicycle federation held the track cycling competition, dedicated to the World Bicycle Day. Diplomats, accredited in Georgia, representatives of Georgian National bicycle federation, athletes and coaches of Georgia took participation in this event, which was covered by the local media. Speakers stressed the international significance of the World Bicycle Day, est...

WORLD BICYCLE DAY CELEBRATED IN TURKMENISTAN

On June 3, 2018 for the first time in many countries World Bicycle Day was celebrated. It was established by the Resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations on the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Early in the morning, many thousands of residents of the capital on bicycles gathered in a picturesque corner of the Turkmen capital - near the roundabout at the intersection of Kopetdag Avenue and Djulga Street, from where a magnificent panoramic v...

AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF ARGENTINA PRESENTED COPIES OF HIS CREDENTIALS TO THE MFA OF TURKMENISTAN

On June 4, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Argentine Republic to Turkmenistan (with residence in Moscow) Mr. Ricardo Ernesto Lagorio, who arrived in Ashgabat to present his credentials. At the beginning of the meeting, congratulating the Ambassador on his appointment to the responsible post, the Turkmen side noted the need to develop a fruitful dialogue with Argentina. Touching upon th...

NEGOTIATIONS AT THE MFA OF TURKMENISTAN WITH THE DELEGATION OF THE STATE OF KUWAIT

On June 4, 2018 in Ashgabat, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan had a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Kuwait in Turkmenistan Majdi Ahmad Al-Dhafiri who arrived in Turkmenistan on a working visit. During the talks, the sides discussed issues of bilateral cooperation in the political, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres. The importance of the top-level talks was emphasized in the context of identifying key cooperation vecto...

POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN TURKMENISTAN AND POLAND WERE HELD IN ASHGABAT

On June 4, 2018 in Ashgabat, political consultations took place at the level of deputy foreign ministers of Turkmenistan and Poland. The Polish side was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Papierz. The sides discussed the current state and prospects for the development of the Turkmen-Polish relations, as well as issues of mutual interest. Stressing the high level of political and diplomatic cooperation between Turkmenistan and Poland, the sides exchanged views on the organization of hig...

UNDP AND STATE BANK FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN HOLD FIRST EVER EVENT ON FINANCING OF AGENDA 2030

PRESS-RELEASE 20 June 2018, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan In conjunction with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) nationalization process in Turkmenistan, the United Nations Development Programme and the State Bank for Economic Affairs (TFEB) are working to improve the access of Turkmenistan to international financing and to improve its capacity to deliver and manage such financing streams effectively. As part of the joint initiative, on June 20, 2018, UNDP and TFEB held International Fina...

TURKMENISTAN INITIATES THE CREATION OF A REGIONAL UN STRUCTURE ON WATER ISSUES

On June 20, 2018, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov left for a working visit to the Republic of Tajikistan in order to participate in the High-Level International Conference on the UN Decade of Action "Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028". After an hour and a half flight, the presidential airliner landed at the International airport of the capital of Tajikistan, where the national flags of the two countries were raised on flagpoles. President Gurbanguly Be...

REPORT OF THE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN TURKMENISTAN - OMBUDSMAN ON THE RESULTS OF THE WORK DONE AND THE SITUATION IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN 2017

ANNOUNCEMENT Being an active participant in the United Nations, neutral Turkmenistan, in the years of its independence, has joined all major international conventions, treaties and agreements on human rights. As is known, the Law of Turkmenistan "On the Ombudsman" was adopted in November 2016. On March 20, 2017, at the 19th session of the 5th convocation of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, with the secret ballot of deputies in Turkmenistan, the Authorized representative for human righ...

TURKMEN-BELGIAN POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS HELD IN BRUSSELS

Within the framework of the visit of the Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in Brussels, on 20 June 2018, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Belgium hosted a meeting in the format of inter-MFA political consultations at the level of deputy foreign ministers. The Belgian side was headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Axel Kenes. During the talks, the parties discussed the current state and prospects for further str...

DIALOGUE ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES “EUROPEAN UNION-TURKMENISTAN” WAS HELD IN BRUSSELS

On June 21, 2018 in Brussels, the next tenth round of the Dialogue on Human Rights "European Union - Turkmenistan" was held. The delegation of the European Union was headed by B. Yaroshevich, Head of the Central Asian Countries Administration of the European External Action Service (EEAS). The Turkmen delegation led by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan V. Khadjiev also included the Ombudsman of Turkmenistan as well as the representatives of the Ministries of Adalat (Justic...