A MEETING DEDICATED TO THE NATIONAL ACTION PLAN OF TURKMENISTAN ON COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS WAS HELD AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN

On December 13, 2019, a meeting was held in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the approval of the National Action Plan of Turkmenistan on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings for 2020-2022. As it is known, the corresponding Resolution was signed on December 6 this year by the President of Turkmenistan during an extended meeting of the Government of Turkmenistan.

The meeting was attended by the heads and representatives of several ministries and departments of...

THE MEETING WAS HELD AT THE MFA WITH THE HEAD OF THE EU DELEGATION IN TURKMENISTAN

On December 13, 2019, the meeting was held at the MFA of Turkmenistan with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov with the head of the European Union delegation in Turkmenistan (with residence in Ankara), Mr. Christian Berger.

Within the framework of the talks, issues of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union were discussed. Noting the role of cooperation within the framework of international organizations, the parties considered further steps to expand coo...

THE DELEGATION OF TURKMENISTAN TOOK PART IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE "ITALY AND CENTRAL ASIA: STRENGTHENING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, COOPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP"

On December 13, 2019 in Rome, Italy, the international conference "Italy and Central Asia: Strengthening Mutual Understanding, Cooperation and Partnership" was held. The event was attended by a representative Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

This meeting is the first in the format of "Italy and Central Asia", will create ample opportunities to identify ways and directions of partnership between the countries of the region and Italy. During t...

DELEGATION OF TURKMENISTAN ATTENDS ANNUAL MEETING OF DEPUTY MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES

On December 14, 2019, the delegation of Turkmenistan, headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs V. Khadzhiev, took part in the annual meeting of Deputy Foreign Ministers of Central Asian countries in Tashkent.

During the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues related to the development of comprehensive cooperation in the region, interaction within the framework of international organizations, and exchanged views on relevant topics of the global agenda.

The agenda of t...

THE CEREMONY OF SIGNING A JOINT PROGRAM WITH THE UN WAS HELD AT THE MFA OF TURKMENISTAN

Today, on December 16, 2019, the signing ceremony of the joint program with the UN under the title: "Improving the social protection system by introducing inclusive quality social services at the local level" took place.

From the Turkmen side, the document was signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov.

On behalf of the UN, the document was signed by the UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan Elena Panova.

This project provides for active work to further improve the syste...

AMBASSADOR OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN COMPLETES HIS DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN TURKMENISTAN

On 16 December, 2019, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a farewell meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Turkmenistan Sayed Mohammad Akhmadi, who is completing his diplomatic mission in Turkmenistan.

The Turkmen side congratulated Mr. Ambassador on the successful completion of his mission. The parties also exchanged views on current state of relations between two countries. Issues of further intensification...

A MEETING WITH THE DELEGATION OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE PRC HEADED BY THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

On December 16, 2019, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the delegation of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the People’s Republic of China led by the Deputy Minister of International Relations Xiang Hunshan.

At the meeting, the parties discussed the current state of cooperation between the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

During the talks, the sides exchanged views on a number...

A WORKSHOP ON MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL COOPERATION THROUGH INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN RATIONAL USE OF WATER-ENERGY RESOURCES AMONG CENTRAL ASIAN STATES WAS HELD IN THE UNRCCA BUILDING

On December 17, 2019, a workshop was held in the building of the Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy in Central Asia on mutually beneficial cooperation through innovative technologies in rational use of water-energy resources among Central Asian states.

The main goal of the seminar was to provide in-depth information on international legislative norms and standards in the field of water and energy cooperation, as well as discuss the draft provisions of the task force group (TFG), work pr...

A DELEGATION OF THE STATE MIGRATION SERVICE OF TURKMENISTAN TAKES PART IN THE FIRST GLOBAL REFUGEE FORUM

A delegation headed by the Chairman of the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan takes part in the First Global Refugee Forum, which takes place on December 17 - 18, 2019 at the UN Geneva office.

The forum is attended by the heads of several states, international organizations, experts, representatives of non-governmental organizations, as well as representatives of enterprises and companies.

The UN Secretary General A. Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees F. Grande, Advisor to th...

TURKMENISTAN SENT ANOTHER BATCH OF HUMANITARIAN AID TO BROTHERLY AFGHANISTAN

On December 17, 2019, in the town of Turgundi of the province of Herat of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, celebrations were held on the occasion of the transfer of powerful electric power equipment for the needs of the economy of a friendly country.

In accordance with a document signed by the President of Turkmenistan in November of this year, a transformer of 220/110/10 kV with a capacity of 125 MW and auxiliary equipment are transferred to the Afghan side as humanitarian aid. This will...