On December 6-7, 2018 in Ashgabat, the Government of Turkmenistan in cooperation with UNESCO is organizing an International Conference on «Importance of the Great Silk Road: Present and Future Development». The conference is expected to be attended by high-level representatives. The conference will be held in the form of the sessions, the purpose of which are to strengthen intercultural dialogue, peace and cooperation in order to achieve the UN Agenda 2030, uncover geo-economic potential, pro...

On November 29, 2018 there was a briefing in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with participation of the representatives of national and foreign mass media and representatives of the Embassies and international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan, which was dedicated to the international initiatives of Turkmenistan in the field of transport and transit corridors. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Motor transport of Turkmenistan, Mr. Umberto De Pretto, Secretary Ge...

On November 27, 2018, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the delegation headed by Mr. Umberto de Pretto, Secretary General of the International Road Transport Union (IRU), who arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the International Conference of transport ministers of the States Parties to the Agreement on Transit and Transport Cooperation (Lapis Lazuli). During the meeting, the sides discussed significant events in building up cooperation of Turkme...

On November 28, 2018, the International Conference of Ministers of Transport of the States-Parties to the Agreement on Transit and Transport Cooperation (Lapis Lazuli) continued its work in the format of plenary sessions in the National tourist zone “Avaza”. During the speeches at the meeting, participants touched on the role of international cooperation in the development of transport and transit corridors, multimodal transport and their prospects in the transport corridor of Lapis-Lazuli an...

On November 26-27, 2018, the 13th meeting of the senior officials of the countries participating in the “Japan + Central Asia” dialogue was held in Tokyo. During the meeting, issues of mutually beneficial bilateral and regional cooperation between the countries of Central Asia and Japan were considered. In particular, an exchange of views took place on interaction in such areas as tourism, transport and logistics, agriculture and water management, trade and economics, regional cooperation and...

On November 26-27, 2018, the 3rd preparatory meeting of the international exhibition “EXPO 2020” took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A delegation of the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan participated in the conference, as well as held bilateral meeting with the Minister of State for International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates, General Commissioner of the “EXPO 2020” International Exhibition Rim Al Hashimi. During the meeting, the parties agre...

On November 28, 2018, the International Conference of Ministers of Transport of the States Parties to the Agreement on Transit and Transport Cooperation (Lapis Lazuli) began its work in the Avaza National Tourist Zone in the city of Turkmenbashi. At the beginning of the conference, a congratulatory message from the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, addressed to the participants of the International Conference of Ministers of Transport of the States Parties to the Agreement...