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...

On December 11, 2017, the International Conference "The UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia: 10 Years of Cooperation with Central Asia for Peace and Prosperity of the Region" was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Center. Heads of diplomatic missions of foreign countries and representatives of international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan, officers of the diplomatic service of...

On December 11, 2017, the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan hosted a conference on "Policy of Neutrality and Preventive Diplomacy in International Relations: Experience of Turkmenistan and its Importance" and an exhibition dedicated to the celebration of the International Day of Neutrality. The conference was attended by the deputies of the Mejlis, heads of ministries and departments, diplomats of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmen...

On December 9, 2017, a delegation of Turkmenistan led by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov made a working visit to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. In the first half of the day, the delegation of Turkmenistan was received by the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. The Turkmen Foreign Minister conveyed warm greetings and respect to the President and people of Afghan...

The Turkmen national rite of singing and dancing, Kushtdepdi, has been inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Humanity. This has been communicated at the session of the Government of Turkmenistan by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The decision was adopted unanimously at the 12th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage that took place on 7 December 2017 in Jeju (Republic of Korea)....

The delegation of Turkmenistan attended the 24th meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council, which was held on December 7-8 in Vienna, Austria. Heads of the ministries of foreign affairs from 57 states of the OSCE region and delegations from 11 Partners for Co-operation took part in the Ministerial Council meeting, which was chaired by OSCE Chairman-in-Office S.Kurz, Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria. Security issues in OSCE participating States, pre...