On March 17, 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the assistance of the British Embassy in Turkmenistan organized the round table in the hotel “Yildyz” under the title “On the way to the UN Climate Change Conference-2021 (COP26): Turkmenistan’s efforts to combat climate change and perspectives for the future”.   The event, which was held in a hybrid format, was attended by the representatives of the relevant ministries and agencies of Turkmenistan, representatives of the...

On March 16, 2021, an online meeting of the Human Dimension Committee of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on the topic "Participation of women in political life" was held. The head of the Department of Democracy and Human Rights of the Institute of State, Law, and Democracy of Turkmenistan Ms. Shemshat Atajanova took part in the work of the meeting. In her speech, Ms. Atajanova informed the participants about the gender policy of Turkmenistan, equal participation of wom...

On the 16th of March, 2021, the Central Asian Forum: “The Role of Women in Fostering Peace, Trust and Security”, organized on a high level by the Government of Turkmenistan and the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe had been held in video conferencing format. The high forum was attended by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Minister of Foreign affairs of Sweden Ann Linde, OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid, and other high-ranking members of the parliaments of the countries an...

On March 15, 2021, the representatives of Turkmenistan made a statement on the occasion of declaring 2021 as the International Year of Peace and Trust at the regular meeting of the OSCE Security Committee. Delegation of Turkmenistan mentioned that in the coming years, the international community has to focus on the following important areas - strengthening international law, the processes of disarmament and prevention of the spread of weapons of mass destruction, fight against international t...

On the 15th of March 2021, an online meeting was held between the Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan B.Myatiyev and the Executive Director of Saudi company “Somo Al Mamlakah” Abdullah Al Shugair.   During the constructive conversation, the parties noted the commitment of the two countries to the development of mutually beneficial relations in the oil and gas sector, chemical industry, as well as in investment field. Thus, taking into conside...

During the period of 7 to 12 March 2021, the Delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Attorney General of the country participated in an online format in the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, held in Kyoto city of Japan. High-ranking representatives of over 150 countries-members of the UN and international organizations attended the event. Minister of Justice of Japan Yoko Kamikawa was elected as the Chairwoman of the Congress. Prime-Minister of Japan Yosh...

On March 11, 2021, a meeting was held via videoconferencing between the representatives of Turkmenistan and international organizations on the issues of international transport cooperation. The meeting was attended by the heads and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations, Ministry of Finance, as well as the state agencies of Turkmenistan specializing in transport. The representatives of relevant UN agencies, including the UNDP, UNEC...