CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO THE ELECTION OF TURKMENISTAN TO MEMBERSHIP IN THREE COMMITTEES OF ECOSOC

On the 11th of May 2019, a Conference named “Turkmenistan – UN: New frontiers of strategic cooperation” was held in the Center of Public Organizations of Turkmenistan which is dedicated to the election of Turkmenistan to membership in three bodies of ECOSOC. As is known, on the 7th of May of current year during the work of Organizational session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, our country was elected to its three important bodies: Executive Board of the Wo...

EVENTS TO BE HELD IN THE FRAMEWORK OF TURKMENISTAN’S CHAIRMANSHIP IN THE CIS

During the period of May 15-16, 2019, XIV Forum of Creative and Scientific Intelligentsia of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the meeting of the Intergovernmental Coordination Council on Seed Production in the CIS will be held in Ashgabat in the framework of Turkmenistan’s chairmanship in the CIS. To attend these events, the Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee – Executive Secretary Sergey Lebedev will arrive to Turkmenistan.   The exhibition of the achie...

MEETING OF THE HEADS OF EXTERNAL POLICY AGENCIES OF TURKMENISTAN AND IRAN IN ASHGABAT

On the 13th of May 2019, a meeting was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif, who has arrived to Ashgabat on a working visit. During the talks, the parties discussed a number of current issues and reiterated adherence to the development of mutually beneficial Turkmen-Iranian relations in political, trade-economic and humanitarian spheres. The parties thoroughly disc...

CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO THE FIRST CASPIAN ECONOMIC FORUM HELD IN YEREVAN

On May 13, 2019, Embassy of Turkmenistan jointly with the Yerevan State University organized and held the conference titled “Caspian Sea - Sea of ​​Opportunities” at the Yerevan State University. This initiative was dedicated to the First Caspian Economic Forum, which will be held on 12th of August 2019 in “Avaza” National Tourist Zone. The conference has gathered heads and diplomats of diplomatic missions and international organizations, accredited in Armenia, heads o...

MEETING WITH THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CIS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE – EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

On May 13, 2019, a meeting was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee – Executive Secretary S.N. Lebedev who has arrived to Turkmen capital to attend XIV Forum of Creative and Scientific Intelligentsia of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the meeting of the Intergovernmental Coordination Council on Seed Production in the CIS to be held in Ashgabat on May 15-16 of current year. During the meeting, the parties disc...

INTERNATIONAL WATER CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN THE UNESCO HEADQUARTERS

On May 13-14, 2019, an International Water Conference was held in the UNESCO headquarters in Paris which was attended by a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Chairman of the State Committee of Water Management A.Yazmyradov. The aim of the Conference consisted of the discussions of inter-sectorial approach to water resources management, exchange of leading experience in the sphere of attainment of water resources by avoiding any harm to nature, rational use of water resources and their p...

MEETING WITH THE DELEGATION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION COUNCIL ON SEED PRODUCTION IN THE CIS IN ASHGABAT

On May 14, 2019, a meeting was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Deputy Chairman of the Intergovernmental Coordination Council on Seed Production in the CIS I.Kuzmin, who has arrived to Ashagabat to participate in the session of the Council. The guest noted the high level of preparations carried out by Turkmenistan to the upcoming session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Council on Seed Production in the CIS and expressed hope that this event will make a va...

A BRIEFING DEVOTED TO THE FIRST CASPIAN ECONOMIC FORUM WAS HELD IN ASTRAKHAN

On May 14, 2019, the Consulate of Turkmenistan in the Russian Federation (Astrakhan) together with diplomats from Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Iran held a briefing in the Caspian Institute of Sea and River Transport of Russia in the city of Astrakhan, on the First Caspian Economic Forum (SCEF) which is scheduled to be held on August 12, 2019 in the National Tourist Zone “Avaza". The briefing was attended by the heads of the ministries of international and foreign economic rel...

XIV FORUM OF CREATIVE AND SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENTSIA OF CIS MEMBER-STATES STARTED IN ASHGABAT

On May 15, 2019, the XIV Forum of Creative and Scientific Intelligentsia of the CIS started its work in Ashgabat, where more than 200 delegates from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Russia came to the capital of Turkmenistan to participate in it.  This year the theme of the Forum is "Common humanitarian space of the Commonwealth: dialogue in the field of culture, science and education". During the plenary sessions...

CELEBRATIONS ON THE OCCASION OF THE AWARD OF THE "STARS OF THE COMMONWEALTH"

On May 15, 2019, within the framework of the XIV Forum of Creative and Scientific Intelligentsia of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the ceremony of presenting the main humanitarian prize of the CIS - "Stars of the Commonwealth" was held. For achievements in the field of art, science and education, eleven scientists and cultural figures became its laureates. The Commonwealth Prize was presented to the representative of Turkmenistan - the people's artist of the country, op...