On February 12, 2020, a side-event dedicated to the “National Strategy of Turkmenistan for the Prevention of Violent Extremism and Countering Terrorism for 2020-2024” was held in the margins of Joint Regional High-level Conference on terrorism convened by the OSCE, UNOCT and Switzerland, in cooperation with the Albanian OSCE Chairmanship in Vienna, Austria. The event was organized by Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to International Organizations in Vienna jointly with OSCE and UNRCCA. Mr. V...

On February 11, 2020, the Turkmen-Romanian consultations on consular affairs were held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.  To participate in the session, a representative delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania headed by Director-General of the Consular Affairs Department Muntean Valentin-Ciprian arrived to Ashgabat. During the meeting, the parties discussed a number of issues related to the enhancement of the process of providing the consular services includ...

On February 10, 2020, the Joint Turkmen-Afghan Workshop on Ensuring Security of Regional Infrastructures in the framework of the “Istanbul Process” on cooperation on Afghanistan has started in Mary. The representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, Defense and Energy, as well as the specialists of oil and gas sectors of Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and the authorized representatives of the “Istanbul Process” states-participants are participat...

On February 8, 2020, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the European Union in Turkmenistan Diego Ruiz Alonso. At the beginning of the meeting, congratulating the Ambassador on his appointment to a responsible post, the Turkmen side expressed its readiness to assist and support the activities of the EU Delegation. During the meeting, issues of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Uni...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov made a climbing along the Path of Health, which runs across picturesque foothills of Kopetdag Mountains, having demonstrated another examples of commitment to the principles of health life style, regular sport and physical training exercises. Comprehensive care of prosperity of the nation, steadfast improvement of life level, upbringing of youth with wide world outlook are in the rank of important government objectives in Turkmenistan. In this regard, measu...

35 transactions were concluded at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. Businessmen from Afghanistan, Turkey among others purchased gasoline, ultimate and calcined petroleum coke, produced at the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries as well as high-density polyethylene produced by the "Türkmengaz” State Concern. Moreover, businessmen from the UAE purchased cotton yarn to the total amount of 11.371 million US dollars. Businessmen from the UK, the UAE...

On February 6, 2020, the second meeting of the experts of Caspian states on the discussion of the project of the «Agreement between the governments of the Caspian states on cooperation in the field of scientific research on the Caspian Sea» has started in the MFA of Turkmenistan. The representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan, Institute of the Caspian Sea, as well as the experts of relevant ministries and departments of the Republic of Azerbaijan...