On the 5th of August 2019, a seminar has started in the capital of Turkmenistan for the teachers of the secondary schools, higher institutions and the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan on human trafficking issues organized by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).  The representatives of the Parliament (Mejlis), Ombudsperson, Academy of Sciences, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of Turkmenistan, Youth Organi...

Response of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov to the question of the editorial board of “Foreign Policy and Diplomacy of Turkmenistan” magazine regarding the First Caspian Economic Forum Question: How do you evaluate the role of the First Caspian Economic Forum in promoting the Caspian Agenda, strengthening the multilateral format of cooperation in the Caspian? Answer: The solution to the issue of economic development of the Caspian region on regional...

On June 28, 2019, a briefing was held in Ashgabat on the opening of a plant in Ahal for the production of gasoline from natural gas. The event was attended by high-ranking guests who arrived to participate in the opening ceremony of the aforementioned plant, heads of ministries and specialized institutions in the field of oil and gas of the country, foreign companies, local and international media. During the event, Y. Kakayev, Adviser to the President of Turkmenistan on oil and gas issues...

A solemn opening ceremony of the railway section with a length of 10 kilometers built in the Akina settlement of the Islamic Republic of Aghanistan in assistance of the Government of Turkmenistan, as well as the foundation laying ceremony of the new railway branch Akina-Andhoy, which length is 35 km, took place on the 25th of July 2019. The heads of transport and industrial agencies of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, hakims, honored elders, representatives of the mass media and local population pa...

Delegation of Turkmenistan takes part in the 30th Assembly of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, which is being held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. At the anniversary Assembly of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, which will be held until July 4 of this year, the delegations  discuss topical issues related to the activities of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, as well as issues on the implementation of the sustainable development goals of UN...

On June 24, 2019, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the new UNICEF representative in Turkmenistan, Ms. Christine Weigand, who is starting her mission in Turkmenistan. Congratulating Ms. Weigand on her appointment to a responsible post, the Turkmen side expressed its readiness to assist and support the activities of the representative in all areas related to children's rights. Christine Weigand, in turn, expressed her gratitude to the Turkmen side for t...

On June 23, 2019, a meeting between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov who arrived on a working visit and President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov was held in the city of Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation. After the “one-to-one” meeting, there was an extended meeting with the participation of the official delegations of the two countries. During the meeting, issues in political, trade-economic, cultural-humanitarian, scientific and educational...