On April 28, 2023, bilateral meeting was held between Mr. Babamurat Yagshimov, Deputy Head of the State Border Service of Turkmenistan and Ms. Helga Schmid, the Secretary General of the OSCE. During the meeting, the parties satisfactorily assessed the mutual cooperation between our country and the OSCE and expressed interest in further intensifying mutually fruitful relations in relevant fields. Mr. B.Yagshimov, the head of the Turkmen delegation explained Turkmenistan's initiatives on the...

On April 27 and 28, 2023, the "Forum of the Secretary-General and Central Asian Border Commanders" was held in Vienna with the support of the OSCE. Mr. Babamurat Yagshimov, Deputy head of the State Border Service of Turkmenistan lead the Turkmen delegation in the forum. The main topics of the meeting was thematic developments related to Central Asian border security and management, including risks and challenges arising from Afghanistan, their impact on Central Asian and other countries, ways to...

On April 26, 2023, a meeting was held in the building of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova and the head of the Turkmen-Austrian Society Neda Berger. During the meeting, the parties emphasized the high level of interaction between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Austria. Particular attention was paid to the fruitful and effective cooperation established in the field of culture. In this context, the importance...

On April 20, 2023, at the Sandor Presidential Palace in Budapest, the official ceremony of presenting credentials of H. Amannazarov to the President of Hungary Katalin Novak was held, as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to Hungary (with residence in Vienna).   In the framework of the ceremony, the Ambassador conveyed warm greetings and best wishes to the President of Hungary Katalin Novak on behalf of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, as well...

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...