On October 25, 2018, the meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the delegation from Romania headed by Ms. Maria Magdalena Grigore, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, who arrived in Ashgabat to pay a working visit. During the talks, the sides discussed current situation in bilateral relations regarding trade and economy and prospects for further expanding them. Furthermore, the parties have given specific attention to transport sector. The parties have...

On October 23-25, 2018, the 3rd meeting of authorized representatives of the Caspian states is held in the capital of Turkmenistan to discuss the draft Protocol on cooperation in the fight against illegal extraction of biological resources (poaching) in the Caspian Sea. Delegations from the Russian Federation, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan take part in the meeting. At the previous meeting held in February 2017, the view w...

On October 22 – 24, 2018, at the invitation of the head of the Inter-Parliamentary Turkmen-Romanian Friendship Group, Member of the Chamber of Deputies in the Romanian Parliament Istvan-Janoš Antal, a delegation of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan consisting of the  members of the Inter-Parliamentary Turkmen-Romanian Friendship Group in the Mejlis visited Romania. During the visit, the Turkmen delegation held a meeting with deputies and members of the Inter-Parliamentary Turkmen-Romanian Friendship...

On October 24, 2018, a quadripartite expert meeting on the «Caspian Sea - Black Sea» international transport corridor project (ITC-CSBS) with the participation of high representatives from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Turkmenistan, as well as the EU Contact Office, began its work in Ashkhabad. Speaking with a welcoming speech, the speakers noted the large economic potential of the participating countries, as well as the role of transport cooperation among the priority areas on the multila...

On October 23, 2018, at UNCTAD’s World Investment Forum, entitled “Investing in Sustainable Development”, UNCTAD, together with the International Olympic Committee, organized a session “Investing in sports for the benefit of achieving the SDGs” at UN Headquarters in Geneva. The session was attended by the Director General of the UN Office at Geneva, Michael Möller, Vice-President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Juan Antonio Samaranch, eminent athletes, private investors, UN agenc...

On 17 and 18 October 2018, the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat and the OSCE Transnational Threats Department organized a risk-assessment and crisis management exercise aimed at strengthening protection and preparedness against terrorist attacks to critical energy infrastructure.  The exercise was held as part of the OSCE’s efforts to advance the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2341 (2017) on the protection of critical infrastructure from terrorist attacks, and is the eighth national...

On October 17, 2018, at the opening ceremony of the gas chemical complex in Kiyanly, certificates were handed over confirming the efficiency, innovation and environmental safety of the new production. The company will annually process 5 billion cubic meters of natural gas, from which 386 thousand tons of high-density polyethylene and 81 thousand tons of polypropylene will be produced. Special attention at this enterprise, which operates on the basis of innovative technologies, is paid to the...