The OSCE Centre organized a series of lectures on codes of conduct and ethical standards in law enforcement from 14 to 19 October 2019 in Ashgabat. The Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Border Institute of the State Border Service of Turkmenistan each hosted a programme of lectures. The series of three events brought together more than 250 students from five institutions of higher education. The s...

On October 17, 2019, in the city of Buenos Aires, political consultations were held between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Argentine Republic. The Turkmen delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister V.S. Khadzhiev. The delegation of Argentina was led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cult of the Argentine Republic Gustavo Rudolfo Zlauvinen. Having exchanged greetings, the parties noted the friendly character inherent in Turkmen-Argentine relations....

On October 17, 2019, the delegation of Turkmenistan to the OSCE made a statement at the meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on the outcome of the Summit of Heads of States of CIS countries. In the statement, it was noted that during the Summit, the participants exchanged views on cooperation on the CIS space and highly appreciated the ongoing joint activities aimed at the achieving higher levels of multilateral collaboration. The delegation of Turkmenistan to the OSCE had informed the Co...

On October 15, 2019, the VII Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States was held in the capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Baku. The high-level event was attended by delegations headed by President of Turkey R.T. Erdogan, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan S. Mirziyoyev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic S. Jeenbekov, the Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban, the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. Nazarbayev and the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Mi...

On October 16, 2019, in Minsk, under the chairmanship of Turkmenistan, a meeting of the Council of Permanent Plenipotentiaries of the Member States of the Commonwealth under its statutory and other bodies was held. During the meeting, the results of the recent Summit of the Heads of States of the Commonwealth of Independent States in Ashgabat and the tasks of the CIS Executive Committee on the implementation of the adopted documents were discussed. As was emphasized, the main outcome docum...

On October 16, 2019, the presentation of the annual UNICEF Report on the situation of children in the world, which was presented under the slogan “Children, food and nutrition: full development in a changing world,” was held at the Archabil metropolitan hotel. The event was attended by Kristin Weigand, UNICEF Representative in Turkmenistan, N.Amannepesov, Minister of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan, UNICEF specialists, representatives of the ministries, departments and the private...

On October 12, 2019, in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, with the participation of the representatives of national and foreign media, as well as heads and representatives of diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan, a briefing was held on the meetings of the Council of Foreign Ministers and the Council of Heads of States of the CIS held in Ashgabat on 10 and 11 October, 2019. Besides the Head of the external policy agency o...