On the 10th of August 2019, a representative delegation of the Republic of Bulgaria headed by the Prime Minister Boyko Borissov arrived to Turkmenbashi city.  On the 11th of August, B.Borissov participated to the opening ceremony of the International Caspian Exhibition of Innovative Technologies and “Turkmen Sahra-2019” Exposition where he got acquainted with the novelties of the modern automobile industry.       During the visit, a bilateral meeting of the Prime Minister of Bulgaria with...

On the 11th of August 2019, the opening ceremony of the Caspian Exhibition of Innovative Technologies and “Turkmen Sahra-2019” Exposition was held in the framework of the First Caspian Economic Forum. The high-level guests of the Caspian littoral and other states, representatives of the international organizations, foreign companies and international press participated to the event.   The exposition pavilion unfolded in the premises of the International Seaport of Turkmenbashi city.  The p...

Response of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov to the question of the editorial board of “Foreign Policy and Diplomacy of Turkmenistan” magazine regarding the First Caspian Economic Forum    Question:  How do you evaluate the role of the First Caspian Economic Forum in promoting the Caspian Agenda, strengthening the multilateral format of cooperation in the Caspian?  Answer: The solution to the issue of economic development of the Caspian region on r...

Response of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammdyarov to the question of the editorial board of “Foreign Policy and Diplomacy of Turkmenistan” magazine regarding the First Caspian Economic Forum  -  Dear Minister, how do you evaluate the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan on hosting the First Caspian Economic Forum, voiced during the Summit of the Heads of Caspian Littoral States in Aktau?   First of all, I would like to take this opportunity t...

On the 1st of August 2019, the international round table entitled “The importance of international relations for the development of renewable energy” was held in the capital of Turkmenistan.  The representatives of a number of ministries and agencies of Turkmenistan, including the Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Agriculture and Nature Protection took part in the work of the round table.  Also the specialists of the International Renew...

On the 29th of July 2019, succeeding political consultations between the external policy agencies of Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates took place in the city of Abu Dhabi.  The Turkmen delegation was headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs B.G.Matiyev.  The delegation of the UAE was led by the Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Political Affairs Khalifa Shaheen Khalifa Almarar.     During the talks, the parties discussed current issues of...

Strengthening rule of law -compliant criminal justice responses to terrorism was the aim of a two-day seminar for over 30 Turkmen practitioners from relevant government agencies and the bar association which concluded on 25 July 2019 in Ashgabat. Organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat jointly with the Action against Terrorism Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, the seminar focused on good practices detailed in the Global Counterterrorism Forum’s (GCTF) Rabat Memorandum. These...