On December 20, 2017, at the 74th meeting of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, the resolution "Strengthening the links between all modes of transport to achieve the Sustainable Development goals" submitted by Turkmenistan was unanimously adopted. The co-authors of the resolution were 74 states. The resolution also reaffirmed the commitment to enhancing the role of sustainable transport and mobility in creating jobs, promoting mobility and improving the efficiency of log...

On December 19, 2017 in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan the meeting of the National Steering and Coordinating Committee (NRCC) of the Partnership for Development Framework Program for 2016-2020 was held. Heads and representatives of the United Nations Permanent Mission, the United Nations Development Program, UNICEF, WHO, UNFPA, accredited in Turkmenistan, as well as deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, representatives of the ministries and departments, as w...

The UN House in Ashgabat has hosted a presentation on the UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children 2017: Children in a Digital World Report. Among those in attendance were UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan Ms. Elena Panova, UNICEF Representative Shaheen Nilofer, Turkmen parliamentarians, specialists from some ministries and agencies, delegates from local public organizations, students, and media representatives. The major aim of the event is to raise public awareness about children in...

On December 11, 2017 in Ashgabat, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan had a meeting with the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) O. Algaerova. In the light of the importance of the priority areas of Turkmenistan's cooperation with the UN Economic Commission for Europe, issues related to the development of cooperation in various directions were discussed. Other issues related to the identif...

On December 11, 2017, the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for the Countries of Central Asia organized a meeting of the Central Asian foreign ministers dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Center and the International Day of Neutrality. Ministers and deputy ministers of Turkmenistan, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan took part in the meeting. Addressing the o...

On December 11, 2017, a meeting with the Director of the Political Department of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Scott Seward Smith was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the parties drew attention to the importance of regional cooperation and the adoption of practical steps to implement vital projects on the territory of Afghanistan in the field of energy, transport and communications. Methods of multilateral cooperation...

In the conference hall of the State Migration Service, it was held a solemn ceremony of handing passports to persons being admitted to the citizenship of Turkmenistan according to the Ukase of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. This event demonstrated the continued commitment of our country to standards of international law, being another example of the viable solution of the migration policy issues. Persons being admitted to citizenship of Turkmenistan, in their speeches expressed words of...