On September 4, 2018, the 9th annual meeting of the Federation of Carrier and Forwarder Associations (FCFA) of the countries participating in the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Program took place in Ashgabat. Delegations of sectoral ministries and specialized departments of the People’s Republic of China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Mongolia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan, as well as representatives of the Asian Development...

On July 23, 2018, a meeting was held in Ashgabat in the course of which the participants discussed the actual tasks of the new Institute of the State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan, formed in accordance with the Decree of the Head of State on the basis of the merger of the Turkmen National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights under the President of Turkmenistan and the Institute of State and Law under the President Turkmenistan. As the speakers emphasized, in recent years, at the initi...

On July 21, 2018, a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Foreign Minister B.Myatiev took part in a meeting of the heads of the foreign ministries of Central Asian countries in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyz Republic. During the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues related to the development of comprehensive cooperation in the region, interaction within the framework of international organizations, as well as an exchange of views on topical issues of the global agenda. The Min...

On July 18, 2018, at the UNDP headquarters in New York, the Permanent mission of Turkmenistan, in collaboration with the Permanent missions of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, organized a presentation on the theme: "Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India Gas Pipeline: New Energy Great Silk Road for Access to reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all ". A photo exhibition for the TAPI project was organized for the participants of the event. The Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy...

On July 19, 2018, within the framework of the ongoing visit of the Turkmen delegation to New York at UN Headquarters, Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan S. Berdimuhamedov had a meeting with the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. A. Guterres noted close and constructive cooperation of Turkmenistan with the UN in different directions. He stressed the role of Turkmenistan in security issues, refugees, migration, and Turkmenistan’s support of the Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy...

On July 18, 2018 in the afternoon, Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan S. Berdimuhamedov made a presentation at the general debate of the Ministerial segment of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. In his speech, he noted the effective integration of SDGs and associated tasks into national development strategies of Turkmenistan, taking into account local peculiarities and priorities. He also took part in the event entitled "Improving Sustainability by Achieving th...

On July 18, 2018 a seminar aimed at raising awareness and strengthening the capacity of the consular services of the countries of Central Asia and Afghanistan in the field of planning and responding to emergencies started its work in Ashgabat in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The seminar was organized by the Office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Turkmenistan in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Represe...