A joint meeting of the 53rd Council of Heads of Communication Administrations of the Regional Commonwealth in the Field of Communications (RCC) and the 24th meeting of the Coordination Council of the CIS member states on informatization attached to the RCC began its work on October 9, 2018 in Ashgabat, at the "Archabil” Hotel. Turkmenistan aims to strengthen cooperation with the RCC member countries for the purpose of mutually beneficial partnership in the field of improving the work of infor...

On October 9, 2018, a seminar for young diplomats of Turkmenistan was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Welcoming remarks at the beginning of the seminar were made by the pro-rector of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Jumamyrat Gurbangeldiyev, as well as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Austria to Turkmenistan Gerard Sayler. Leading lecturer at the seminar was Markus Kornprobst, professor a...

On October 8, 2018, a solemn ceremony for laying the foundations of modern villages in the territories of Kopetdag and Ovadendepe districts of Gokdepe province and Bakherden fine carpet producing enterprise building was organized. Province and district mayors, respected elders, the representatives of public organizations, media and local citizens attended these ceremonies. Upon the instruction of the Chairman of the Mejlis (parliament), Serdar Berdimuhamedov as the head of delegation comprise...

On October 5, 2018, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the implementation of initiatives of the President of Turkmenistan, announced at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, rectors of a number of higher educational institutions of the country, political scientists, leaders and representatives of embassies and international organizations accredited in Tu...

On October 4, 2018, the grand opening of the 55th meeting of the General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) took place in the Turkmen capital. From the Turkmen side, the opening ceremony was attended by members of the government, heads of the State Committee of Turkmenistan on television, radio broadcasting and cinematography, domestic media, specialized faculties of universities, and journalists from leading foreign news agencies accredited in our country. In the welcom...

On October 1 – 5, 2018, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Migration Service of Turkmenistan S.B. Imamberdiev took part at the 69th session of the Executive Committee of the Program of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, held in Geneva, Switzerland. The UNHCR Executive Committee (Executive Committee) meets annually in Geneva to review and approve the agency’s programs and budget, advice on international protection issues and discuss a number of...

On October 3, 2018, in the capital Hotel Sport, a briefing was held on the topic of sports policy of Turkmenistan and the holding of the World Weightlifting Championship in October 28 - November 10, 2018 in our country. The briefing was attended by the representatives of the National Olympic Committee, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Sport and Youth Policy of Turkmenistan, students, professors and teachers of the Turkmen National Institute of Sports and Tourism, foreign jo...