Regular 24th session of the Mejlis of the fifth convocation where number of laws and legal and regulatory acts have been adopted took place on the 4th of November, 2017. The deputies reviewed the draft Laws of Turkmenistan on Legal Protection of the Inventions and on Legal Protection of Industrial Samples, draft Laws on Amendments and Addendums of the Civil Code of Turkmenistan, on Amendments and Addendums of the Family Code of Turkmenistan, on Amendments and Addendums of the Law of Turkmenis...

The 39th session of the General conference of the UNESCO started in the headquarters of the organization in Paris. On October 30, 2017 at 202-nd session of the Executive Council of the organization, in accordance with the decision No. 202 EX/27 Part III, Turkmenistan was elected Vice-President of the General conference of the United Nations educational, scientific and cultural organization (UNESCO). This was the recognition of the success of active multi-vector foreign policy of President...

On November 2, 2017, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov arrived with a two-day official visit to the Republic of Tajikistan. The Turkmen leader was greeted at the Dushanbe International Airport by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan Kohir Rasulzoda and other officials. From the International Airport of Dushanbe, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov went to the Governmental residence reserved for him during the visit. Then the motorcade of the Turkmen leader procee...

On November 2, 2017, the Panel discussion on the upcoming 7th Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA VII) was held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva. Heads and representatives of Permanent missions of those countries participating in RECCA programs and projects and a number of international organizations, such as the International Trade Center and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe took part in the meeting. The meeting was moderated by Ms. Suraya Dali...

On October 31, 2017, a seminar was held in Ashgabat with the participation of representatives of the Interdepartmental Commission for Ensuring the Implementation of Turkmenistan's International Obligations in the Field of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law. During the forum, foreign experts, in particular regional representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, UNDP, briefed participants on the final recommendations of relevant UN committees i...

On 26 October 2017, H. E. Darío Ernesto Chirú Ochoa, Ambassador of Panama to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Mission to the European Union signed the 2015 International Energy Charter at the Secretariat in the presence of the Secretary General Urban Rusnák and the counselor of the Embassy of Turkmenistan to the Kingdom of Belgium, representing the country holding the Energy Charter Chairmanship. The International Energy Charter is an expression of long-term political...

Congratulation messages from the United Nations Secretary General and the President of the Swiss Confederation were received by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on occasion of the 26th anniversary of the Independence of Turkmenistan.  I hope for active participation and contribution of Turkmenistan in formation of more solid structure of the United Nations for the development of our joint efforts in provision of peace, global development and human rights, - the cable of...