SLOVAK AMBASSADOR IN TURKMENISTAN PRESENTED COPIES OF HIS CREDENTIALS AT THE MFA OF TURKMENISTAN

On May 14, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Slovakia to Turkmenistan (with residence in Tashkent) Mr. Jan Bori, who arrived to the Turkmen capital on a working visit.

During the talks, the sides discussed issues of further cooperation between the two countries on the principles of equality, mutual benefit and respect. The parties made proposals to intensify diplomatic and inter...

DELEGATION OF TURKMENISTAN ATTENDED OSCE MEETING ON GENDER EQUALITY

On May 8, 2018, OSCE Human Dimension Committee meeting on "Gender Equality" took place in Vienna. The Ombudsman of Turkmenistan Y.Gurbannazarova attended this meeting and presented a report on the gender situation in the country.

In her speech, Y.Gurbannazarova informed the meeting about the gender policy of Turkmenistan, equal participation of women in all spheres of socio-political, economic, social and cultural life of the country. In particular, she noted that within the framework of the...

THE DELEGATION OF TURKMENISTAN PARTICIPATED IN THE 30TH SESSION OF THE THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW GROUP

Within the framework of the 30th session of the Working Group of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), held in May 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland, the delegation of Turkmenistan, headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V. S. Khadzhiev, took part on May 7, 2018 at the 3rd review of Turkmenistan.

In the course of the above-mentioned event, the Turkmen side made a presentation on the main directions of Turkmenistan's policy to implement the commitments undertaken in the fiel...

UNDP AND STATE BANK FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN HOLD FIRST EVER EVENT ON FINANCING OF AGENDA 2030

In conjunction with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) nationalization process in Turkmenistan, the United Nations Development Programme and the State Bank for Economic Affairs (TFEB) are working to improve the access of Turkmenistan to international financing and to improve its capacity to deliver and manage such financing streams effectively.

As part of the joint initiative, on June 20, 2018, UNDP and TFEB held International Financing for Development Conference “Partnership for Develop...

TURKMENISTAN INITIATES THE CREATION OF A REGIONAL UN STRUCTURE ON WATER ISSUES

On June 20, 2018, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov left for a working visit to the Republic of Tajikistan in order to participate in the High-Level International Conference on the UN Decade of Action "Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028".

After an hour and a half flight, the presidential airliner landed at the International airport of the capital of Tajikistan, where the national flags of the two countries were raised on flagpoles. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamed...

TURKMENISTAN ELECTED TO THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL OF THE UNITED NATIONS

On June 13, 2018, at the 96th meeting of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, Turkmenistan was elected to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for 2019-2021.

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is at the heart of the United Nations, which coordinates the activities of the UN, its specialized agencies and organizations in the economic, social, health and educational spheres.

ECOSOC was established in 1946 by the Charter of the United Nations an...

A NEW WHO REPRESENTATIVE HAS STARTED WORK IN TURKMENISTAN

On 11 June 2018, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov had a meeting with the new director of the country office of the World Health Organization in Turkmenistan, Dr. Paulina Karvovska.

During the meeting, the new director was acquainted with the main activities of Turkmenistan in the field of health care. The Turkmen side positively assessed the cooperation of Turkmenistan and WHO on various diseases and noted the great achievements that Turkmenistan achieved in the fiel...

A ROUND TABLE ON FREEDOM OF RELIGION HAD BEEN HELD IN ASHGABAT

On June 8, 2018 a round table in on the issues of freedom of religion was held in the building of the National Institute of Democracy and Law under the President of Turkmenistan. Representatives of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Adalat (Justice) of Turkmenistan, the Muftiyat of Turkmenistan, as well as representatives of various religious organizations took part in the dialogue.

Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan addressed the opening c...

ASHGABAT HOSTED AN INTERNATIONAL FORUM DEDICATED TO THE WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

On June 5, 2018, an international scientific and practical conference "Turkmenistan is the heart of the Great Silk Road - the region of ecological well-being", dedicated to the World Environment Day had been held in the conference hall of the Agricultural Complex. The forum was organized by the State Committee for Environmental Protection and Land Resources.

Heads and specialists of nature protection departments and structures, representatives of sectoral ministries, academics and ecologists...

WORLD BICYCLE DAY CELEBRATED IN TURKMENISTAN

On June 3, 2018 for the first time in many countries World Bicycle Day was celebrated. It was established by the Resolution of the General Assembly of the United Nations on the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

Early in the morning, many thousands of residents of the capital on bicycles gathered in a picturesque corner of the Turkmen capital - near the roundabout at the intersection of Kopetdag Avenue and Djulga Street, from where a magnificent panoramic v...