On December 25, 2017, the Turkmen State Institute of Transport and Communications hosted a conference on the role of the resolution "Strengthening the links between all modes of transport to achieve sustainable development goals" adopted at the UN General Assembly on December 20, 2017. Representatives of the Mejlis and diplomatic corps of our country, various ministries and agencies, as well as teachers and students of the Turkmen State Institute of Transport and Communications, the Turkmen S...

On December 20, 2017, at the 74th meeting of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, the resolution "Strengthening the links between all modes of transport to achieve the Sustainable Development goals" submitted by Turkmenistan was unanimously adopted. The co-authors of the resolution were 74 states. The resolution also reaffirmed the commitment to enhancing the role of sustainable transport and mobility in creating jobs, promoting mobility and improving the efficiency of log...

Effective mechanisms for responding to natural disasters and emergencies were the focus of a seminar organized by the OSCE for members of the State Commission for Emergency Situations of Turkmenistan and representatives of other relevant bodies held in Ashgabat on 14 and 15 December 2017. The two-day event focused on preventative and preparatory measures within disaster response procedures and aimed to facilitate the exchange of best practices in ensuring community safety in the event of an e...

On December 11, 2017 in Ashgabat, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan had a meeting with the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) O. Algaerova. In the light of the importance of the priority areas of Turkmenistan's cooperation with the UN Economic Commission for Europe, issues related to the development of cooperation in various directions were discussed. Other issues related to the identif...

On December 4, 2017, a Turkmen-Austrian business forum was held in the capital hotel "Archabil", for participation in which a representative delegation of the Austrian Republic arrived in Ashgabat. From the Austrian side the business forum was attended by representatives of several government agencies and organizations, and 24 companies specialized in the field of trade, health, agriculture, transport and logistics, energy, engineering, engineering technology, construction, tourism and others...

On December 4, 2017, political consultations between the representatives of the foreign policy departments of Turkmenistan and the Republic of Austria have been held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The delegation of guests was led by the head of the Department of Eastern and Southern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia of the Ministry for European Affairs, Integration and Foreign Affairs of Austria Katarina Vizier. During the political consultations, issues of bilatera...

Official representatives of Turkmenistan during held regular meeting of the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on 30th November, 2017 made a statement on the occasion of the International Day of Neutrality. The statement noted that on 2nd February, 2017 during the 71st session of the UN General Assembly, a Resolution proclaiming December 12 as the International Day of Neutrality was adopted, which is celebrated for the first time this year....