The Republic of Nicaragua announced its accession to the Group of Friends of Sustainable Transport, established on July 6, 2022, at the initiative of Turkmenistan. The next 3rd meeting of the Group will be organized by the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN on May 10, 2023, via a virtual platform. Background information The United Nations Group of Friends for Sustainable Transport (GFST) was launched on July 6, 2022, by the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the United Nations a...

On Wednesday, 10 May 2023 the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the United Nations will host 3rd Meeting of the Group of Friends of Sustainable Transport via a virtual platform. The Group will give an overview of global sustainable transport initiatives, in particular, the United Nations General Assembly resolution "World Sustainable Transport Day" and the upcoming High-Level meeting of the General Assembly to be mandated by this resolution. Background information The United Nations...

On April 13, the Spanish-language version of the official website of the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN in New York was launched. This will enable readers on a regular basis to get access to information in Spanish on cooperation between Turkmenistan and the United Nations, to follow the progress of multilateral cooperation and initiatives of the country at the UN, as well as to be updated on bilateral relations between Turkmenistan and the countries of Latin America and the Carib...

On April 10, 2023, the 56th session of the UN Commission on Population and Development began its work at the UN Headquarters in New York, in which the Head of the population statistics department of the State Committee of Turkmenistan on Statistics Ms. Jahan Pigamova takes part. The Commission, established in 1946, is a functional body of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), that reviews and evaluates the implementation of the Program of Action of the International Confere...

On April 10, 2023, in the building of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan, a meeting was held between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova and the Head of the Office of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Turkmenistan Ayna Seyitlieva. During the meeting, issues of interaction between Turkmenistan and UNFPA were discussed within the framework of the country cooperation program approved for the period 2021-2025. The parties also noted the succes...

The play «Fragi» was staged at the Batken Regional Music and Drama Theater named after Appaz Zhainakov of the Ministry of culture, information, sports and youth policy of the Kyrgyz Republic. In recent days, the theater hosted the premiere of a performance about the life and work of the great Turkmen poet and thinker Magtymguly Fragi. The theatrical performance caused a special resonance among connoisseurs of the culture of the East and classical oriental poetry. The production of the play...

On April 6, 2023, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held an online meeting with the UN Deputy Secretary General, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Olga Algayerova. Within the framework of the negotiations, priority areas of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the UNECE were discussed. Special attention of the parties was paid to the issues of preparation for the participation of the...