AN AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME SIGNED AT THE MFA OF TURKMENISTAN

On January 29, 2018, the signing of the "Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the United Nations Development Program about UN premises" was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The ceremony was attended by the heads and staff of the UNDP office and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Turkmenistan, as well as the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

The Turkmen side stressed that one of the main directions of foreign policy of Neutral Tur...

THE ACADEMY OF CIVIL SERVICE HOSTED A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE JOINT PROJECT OF THE ACADEMY AND UNDP

On January 25, 2018, the Academy of Civil Service under the President of Turkmenistan hosted a meeting of the Council for the Management of the Joint Project of the Academy and the United Nations Development Program. At the meeting, the results of the project's implementation in 2017 were considered, and priority areas for cooperation with UNDP in 2018 were identified.

As is known, the project, designed for 2017-2019, is aimed at rendering assistance in such areas as working out the plans for...

A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR SAVING THE ARAL SEA (IFAS) IN ASHGABAT

On January 30, 2018, a regular meeting of the Board of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) took place at the Yildiz hotel in Ashgabat. The meeting was attended by the members of the Executive Board of IFAS - the deputies of the Prime Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan, members of the Executive Committee, representatives of the Foreign Ministry of the founding members of IFAS.

The following issues w...

«RAI TRE» NAMED TURKMENISTAN THE BEST DESTINATION FOR TOURISM IN 2018.

After considering the results of the conducted audience survey, the Italian TV channel “Rai Tre” named the best travel destinations for 2018. The news agency “ОRIENT.tm” informs that Turkmenistan became the leader of the survey in the nomination "History".

It is reported that the views of tourists who visited different parts of the world were studied after numerous television programs on tourism and travel, shot by the channel on the most popular destinations.

Remarkably, there are many hi...

THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTED A RESOLUTION "STRENGTHENING THE LINKS BETWEEN ALL MODES OF TRANSPORT IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT"

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...

CONFERENCE ON THE ROLE OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION "STRENGTHENING THE LINKAGES BETWEEN ALL MODES OF TRANSPORT TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS"

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...

OSCE ORGANIZES SEMINAR ON RELIEF MECHANISMS FOR NATURAL DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES IN TURKMENISTAN

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...

MEETING WITH THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE

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...

THE DELEGATION OF TURKMENISTAN TO THE OSCE MADE A STATEMENT ON THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION “STRENGTHENING THE LINKS BETWEEN ALL MODES OF TRANSPORT IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT”

On February 19, 2018, the official representatives of Turkmenistan made a statement on the occasion of the adoption of the UNGA resolution “Strengthening the links between all modes of transport in order to achieve the goals of sustainable development” at the regular meeting of the OSCE Committee on Economic and Environmental Affairs.

In the statement, it was noted that on December 20, 2017, at the seventy second session of the UN General Assembly in New York, on the initiative of President o...

THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE AFGHAN SECTION OF THE TAPI GAS PIPELINE STARTED

On February 23, 2018, the construction of the Afghan section of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline had been started in the Serkhetabad district of Mary province, and the laying of power transmission lines and fiber-optic communication lines on the route Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) was launched. Together with this, the Serhetabat-Turgundi railway was put into operation.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of the Islamic Republ...