From October 22 to October 26, 2018, a delegation of Turkmenistan composed of representatives of a number of ministries and departments of our country participated in the World Investment Forum (VIF-2018) in Geneva organized by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The World Investment Forum is the leading global platform for investment and development, which is held every two years. On the first day of the Forum entitled “Investing in Sustainable Development”, Turkmenistan...

On October 27, 2018, the meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the German delegation, which arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit under the leadership of the head of the Inter-Parliamentary Group for Central Asia of the Bundestag (Parliament) of the Federal Republic of Germany Manfred Grund. At the beginning of the meeting, the parties, noting the progress in the successful development of Turkmen-German cooperation, expressed their commitment to intensify i...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan published another edition of quarterly, scientific-practical magazine “Foreign policy and diplomacy of Turkmenistan”. The magazine introduces the statements of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly and at the session of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan. Then it proceeds with the information on high level meetings with President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and President...

On October 25, 2018, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Romania and Diplomatic Institute under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania jointly organized an event related to presentation of books «Turkmenistan is on the way to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals», «Turkmenistan – the Heart of the Great Silk Road» and «Medicinal plants of Turkmenistan» written by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The representatives of Diplomatic Institute, public organizations of Roma...

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...