THE MEETING OF CIS INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION COUNCIL ON SEED ISSUES OPENED IN ASHGABAT

On May 15, 2019, a meeting of the CIS Intergovernmental Coordination Council on seed issues opened in the conference hall of the Archabil Hotel in Ashgabat. The opening session was addressed by the Minister of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan M. Bayramdurdyev, Chairman of the Council, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus V.V. Grakun, member of the Council, Deputy Chairman of the Council, President of the “Semena” Association, P...

MEETING WITH THE MINISTER OF CULTURE OF UZBEKISTAN AT THE MFA OF TURKMENISTAN

On the 15th of May 2019, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Sayfullayev, who has arrived to Ashgabat to participate in the work of the XIV Forum of Creative and Scientific Intelligentsia of the CIS.   During the meeting, the parties noted with satisfaction the high level of cooperation between the two brotherly countries in different areas, particularly the issues of developing the...

EXHIBITION AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE OF AGRICULTURAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF TURKMENISTAN IS TAKING PLACE IN ASHGABAT

On the 16th of May 2019, the opening ceremony of the Exhibition on agricultural achievements of Turkmenistan and International Scientific Conference “Achievements attained and further contemporary missions of the seed production industry of Turkmenistan” took place in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan.   In the beginning of the Exhibition, the congratulatory message of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov addressed to the participants of...

TURKMENISTAN AND VIETNAM AIM TO DEVELOP MULTILATERAL COOPERATION

On the 16th of May 2019, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the delegation of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam headed by the Deputy Head of International Department of the Central Committee of the Communistic Party of Vietnam Nguyen Tuan Phong, who has arrived to the Turkmen capital on a working visit. During the meeting, the parties noted the adherence to the development of multilateral relations between the two countries.  In this regard, the si...

DELEGATION OF TURKMENISTAN PARTICIPATED AT THE WORLD HYDROPOWER CONGRESS

During the period of May 14-16, 2019, the World Hydropower Congress was held in Paris, where the implementation process of the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals were discussed under the slogan: “The Power of water is in the strong and interconnected World.”     The official representatives of 70 countries, representatives of reputable international organizations, business circles, scientists and experts participated in the Congress. ...

TURKMENISTAN PARTICIPATES AT THE GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

During the period of 13-18 May, 2019, the Sixth Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction on “the Achievements in attaining sustainability: on the way to stable and inclusive communities” is taking place in Geneva.     Turkmenistan is represented at this Forum by the delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Defense of Turkmenistan, Head of the Main Department on Civil Defense and Rescue Works of the Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan.     T...

THE DELEGATION OF TURKMENISTAN TOOK PART IN THE ASTANA ECONOMIC FORUM

On May 16-17, 2019, the next XII Astana Economic Forum (hereinafter - AEF) was held in Nur-Sultan city, which was attended by delegates from 74 countries of the world. Nobel prize winner in Economics and the chief economist at the World Bank Paul Romer, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde, the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank of Russia Herman Gref, President of Arm...

DELEGATION OF TURKMENISTAN PARTICIPATED TO THE HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE ON COUNTERING TERRORISM

On May 16-17, 2019, the High-Level Conference “International and regional cooperation on countering terrorism and its financing through illicit drug trafficking and organized crime” was held in Dushanbe.  At the conference, Turkmenistan was represented by the delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.    The Conference was organized by the government of the Republic of Tajikistan jointly with the UN, OSCE and other reputable international...

MEETING OF THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL WORKING GROUP ON THE PREPARATION OF THE WORKING PLAN OF TURKMENISTAN IN THE FRAMEWORK OF ELECTION TO THE STRUCTURES OF THE UN

On the 17th of May 2019, the first meeting of newly established Interdepartmental Working Group on the preparation of the Working Plan of Turkmenistan in the framework of the Executive Board of the World Food Programme for the period of 2020-2022, Commission on Narcotic Drugs for the period of 2020-2023 and Commission on Population and Development for the period of 2020-2024 was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.  Turkmenistan has been elected to these structures on Ma...

COOPERATION PROSPECTS OF JAPAN WITH CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Mr. Taro Kono   First of all, I express great pleasure that I can set foot on land of Central Asia for the first time after taking the office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Today I take part in the 7th Session of the Foreign Ministers in the framework of the dialog “Central Asia + Japan” in Dushanbe and looking forward to discussions with the issues of the future cooperation at this platform. Since the moment the Central Asian s...