On April 18 and 19, 2023, the delegation of Turkmenistan took part in the 70th session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, dedicated to digital and green transformation. In his speech, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan noted the large-scale and long-term activities of Turkmenistan in these areas, emphasizing the country's readiness to expand international partnership in the field of digitalization and green technologies. At the same time, the conference part...

On April 17-18, 2023 the OSCE 23rd Alliance against Trafficking in Persons Conference was held in Vienna, in which representatives of participating States, international organizations, and civil society from the OSCE area discussed how national leadership can help to end Human Trafficking. The representatives of the Turkmenistan from General Prosecutor's Office and the State Migration Service also actively took part in this conference. The Conference provided an in-depth look at the nature an...

On April 17, 2023, the Turkmen delegation visiting Geneva held meetings with the heads of a number of international organizations. At the meeting with the Deputy Secretary General of the UN, Director General of the UN Geneva Office T.Valovaya, a wide range of issues related to the strategic partnership of Turkmenistan with the United Nations was discussed. Among them, an important place was given to consideration of problems of security, observance of the non-proliferation regime, and to the...

On April 17, 2023, the visit of the Turkmen delegation headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov to Geneva began to participate in a number of major international events and hold meetings in international organizations. On the same day, the delegation of Turkmenistan took part in the ministerial meeting for the countries participating in the United Nations Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA). In its speech at the above forum, the delegation of T...

On April 18, 2023, representatives of the Institute of Seismology and Atmosphere Physics of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan met with their counterparts from the Provisional Technical Secretariat of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO). During the meeting, the Turkmen side shared the experience gained in Turkmenistan in the field of seismology, ongoing works and established cooperation with international partners. The importance...

The play «Fragi» was staged at the Batken Regional Music and Drama Theater named after Appaz Zhainakov of the Ministry of culture, information, sports and youth policy of the Kyrgyz Republic. In recent days, the theater hosted the premiere of a performance about the life and work of the great Turkmen poet and thinker Magtymguly Fragi. The theatrical performance caused a special resonance among connoisseurs of the culture of the East and classical oriental poetry. The production of the play...

On April 5, 2023, during the Organizational Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), elections were held for the subsidiary bodies of the Council. During the elections, ECOSOC members unanimously elected Turkmenistan as a member of the UNICEF Executive Board for the period 2024-2026. Earlier Turkmenistan was elected and served as a member of the UNICEF Executive Board in 2018-2020. Today, Turkmenistan is a member of 13 commissions, committees and councils of the...