On 16 November 2017 the presentation of the UNFPA Global report "State of World Population in 2017" took place in Ashgabat. Representatives of the Mejlis, the Turkmen National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights under the President of Turkmenistan, the National Institute of Education, the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry, the public organizations, specialists from several ministries and departments, teachers and students of the institutes of higher education and mass media members att...

On November 16, 2017, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan a meeting was held with the European Union Special Envoy for Afghanistan Roland Kobia, who arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the VII Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA VII). Participants of the meeting exchanged views on topical issues of the regional agenda, which included issues of the current security situation in Afghanistan and mechanisms for regional cooperation of the countries of C...

On November 15, 2017, the ministerial meeting of the 7th Conference of Regional Economic Cooperation for Afghanistan (RECCA VII) was held in Ashgabat, aimed at further consolidating the common efforts to develop mutually agreed approaches to resolving pressing issues of the Afghan problem, promote the peaceful revival and development of Afghanistan and, in general, promotion of economic integration on a regional and interregional scale. Representatives of thirty-six foreign states representin...

On November 14, 2017, within the framework of the 7th Conference of Regional Economic Cooperation for Afghanistan (RECCA VII), a business forum was held in Ashgabat, during which representatives of state organizations and business structures from a number of countries of the region, authoritative international organizations, and the media met. The Forum was aimed at intensifying cooperation, consolidating efforts in implementing promising investment projects implemented with the participation...

On November 14, 2017 a two-day 7th Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA VII) began its work in the capital hotel Yyldyz. The plenary session and three sessions of the working groups were held on the first day of the conference. The first day of the forum was attended by the representatives and experts of the countries participating in the RECCA VII and a number of international organizations, including specialized UN structures, media representatives. The plenary...

The sixth meeting of the regional organizations of Central Asia involved in the sustainable development and water resources management in Central Asia with the participation of the representatives of the Executive Committee of IFAS in the countries organized by the Regional Environmental Center of Central Asia and the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea with the assistance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan was held on November 13-14, 2017 in the...

On November 13, 2017, a meeting with the delegation of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), headed by the Secretary-General, Mr. Mukhisa Kituyi was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the Turkmen side stressed that cooperation with the UN and its specialized agencies remains an important direction for the country's foreign policy. It was noted the importance of Turkmenistan's cooperation with UNCTAD in the light of the explo...