OFFICIAL VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN TO THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC HAS STARTED

On the 6th of November 2019, the official visit of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the Italian Republic has started.  The same day, the business forum in participation of the representatives of the state and private sectors of Turkmenistan and Italy took place in the «Rosa Grand Milano» hotel of Milan. During the event, the participants of the forum discussed the opportunities of developing cooperation in the area of energy, gas-and-oil producing in...

HIGH LEVEL TURKMEN-ITALIAN TALKS WERE HELD IN ROME

On the 6th of November 2019, the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov arrived to the Italian Republic on an official visit. In the Leonardo da Vinci di Fiumicino International Airport, the Turkmen leader was received by the high-ranking representatives of Italy and the members of the governmental delegation of Turkmenistan.      From the airport, the motorcade of the President of Turkmenistan headed to the hotel “Rome Cavalieri” where the residen...

DELEGATION OF TURKMENISTAN PARTICIPATED TO THE SESSION OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS COUNCIL OF ECO

On November 8-9, 2019, the 24th session of the Foreign Ministers Council of the Economic Cooperation Organization took place in the Turkish city of Antalya.  Turkmenistan was represented at this event by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hajiyev.  During the session, the participants discussed the current level of cooperation, the work done to implement the ECO Prospects until 2025, as well as made proposals on further strengthening of external economic policy...

PARTICIPATION OF THE DELEGATION OF TURKMENISTAN IN THE 40TH SESSION OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF UNESCO

The official opening of the 40th Session of the General Conference of UNESCO took place on November 12, 2019 in Paris, in which the Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Minister of Education A. Atabaeva took part. The General Conference opened with a speech by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay. On the first day of the General Conference, general debates were organized with the participation of 16 heads of states and governments on ecology a...

MEETING OF THE WORKING COMMITTEE OF THE AGREEMENT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT AND TRANSIT CORRIDORS IS TAKING PLACE IN ASHGABAT

On November 13, 2019, the second meeting of the Working Committee of the Agreement on the Establishment of an International Transport and Transit Corridors between the Governments of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Sultanate of Oman, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan (Ashgabat Agreement) has started in the Ministry of Industry and Communications of Turkmenistan.    To attend the work of the current meeting, the leading specialists of the respective ministries and agencie...

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CIS PARTICIPATING STATES DISCUSSED THE ANTITERRORIST COOPERATION

On November 14, 2019, the consultations on “Cooperation between the CIS participating states in the field of combatting terrorism: overall challenges and threats” were held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.    The authorized representatives of the Republic of Armenia, Republic of Belarus, Kyrgyz Republic, Russian Federation, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as the CIS Executive Committee participated to the meet...

EVENT ON THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

On November 20, 2019, a high-level event on the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The event was attended by UNICEF Representative in Turkmenistan Christine Weigand, Minister of Healthcare and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan N. Amannepesov, Minister of Education of Turkmenistan M. Geldyniyazov, UNICEF specialists, young SDG ambassadors, representatives of other international organizations and diplomatic m...

PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN WILL PAY A WORKING VISIT TO THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

On November 28-29, 2019, the working visit of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the Republic of Uzbekistan will take place.   Within the framework of the visit, the bilateral meeting of the President of Turkmenistan with the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev is planned to take place. The leaders of the two nations will consider the opportunities of expanding the Turkmen-Uzbek ties on the whole range of cooperation.  

ASHGABAT HOSTS SPORTING EVENTS DEDICATED TO INTERNATIONAL NEUTRALITY DAY

On November 30, 2019, Ashgabat hosted sports competitions in chess and badminton between diplomats of diplomatic missions and representative offices of international organizations accredited in the country and employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, dedicated to the International Day of Neutrality. According to the results of the chess tournament held at the Ashgabat specialized chess school, representatives of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Turkmenistan won 1s...

SIGNING OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN IFAS AND WORLD BANK AT THE FOREIGN MINISTRY OF TURKMENISTAN

Today, on December 3, 2019, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with Ms. Liliya Burunchuk, Regional Director for Central Asia of the World Bank, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. During a constructive conversation, the parties, expressing gratitude for an active position in fulfilling common goals in various areas of bilateral cooperation, discussed pressing issues of multilateral cooperation. As is known, Turkmenistan presides over the Internati...