On 12 September 2024, a briefing was held in Ashgabat on “Goals, objectives, achievements and prospects of CARICC as a regional mechanism for countering drug threat”. The briefing, organized by the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre (CARICC) jointly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, brought together representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of Turkmenistan, heads and experts of diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited...

On September 11, 2024, a meeting was held between the National Leader of Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the Acting Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Afghanistan Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund. Having thanked the National Leader of the Turkmen people for the hospitality, the Acting Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Afghanistan emphasized the importance of the ongoing historical events in further strengthening cooperation between Afghanis...

On 11 September 2024, a number of events related to the practical implementation of large-scale energy, transport and infrastructure international projects implemented with the participation of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan took place on the Turkmen-Afghan border. The National Leader of Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov participated in the events personally. In the morning, the National Leader of Turkmen people arrived at the border checkpoint “Islim-C...

On September 10, 2024, the Turkmenistan Investment Forum (TIF 2024) started in Ashgabat. During two days of the significant forum organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance and Economy, as well as the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan, the issues of implementation of investment projects in the country and further development of international cooperation in this sphere will be discussed. The forum is attended by international experts, representatives a...

On 6 September 2024, the Resolution “United Nations Games” initiated by Turkmenistan and India under agenda item 11 “Sport for peace and development: Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideals” was considered and adopted during the 107th plenary meeting of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. While presenting the resolution, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN Aksoltan Ataeva noted that the resolution is aimed at establishing a solid platf...

On 4 September 2024, the Arkadag city has received three awards at the World Smart City Expo 2024 held in Goyang, Republic of Korea. The high awards were presented to national and foreign cities, as well as to companies that have achievements in various industries. It is noteworthy that the smart city Arkadag became the first participant of the event to receive an award. The following awards were presented to the Turkmen side: “Smart City Excellence Award”, which was awarded only to Arkada...

On 4 September 2024, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov met with Matilda Bogner, Regional Representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for Central Asia (OHCHR). During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on further strengthening of cooperation between Turkmenistan and OHCHR. In this context, it was highlighted that Turkmenistan carries out multifaceted partnership with relevant international organizations with the ai...