On June 19, 2019, a round table was organized at the National Club of Art in New York on the theme “The heritage of the Great Silk Road and its historical role in shaping the worldview of the young generation”. Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN A.Ataeva, President of the Russian-American Cultural Foundation M. Kovalev, Director of the Asian Cultural Program, Curator of Ethnology of Asia, Europe and the Middle East of the Smithsonian Institution Paul Michael Taylor, an investo...

On June 12, 2019, the President of Turkmenistan held a meeting in honor of the Day of Science in the building of the Academy of Sciences of the country. The meeting was attended by members of the Cabinet of Ministers, leaders of the Mejlis, representatives of the ministries and departments, administrations of the city of Ashgabat and velayats, public organizations, media representatives, scientists and professors, teachers of the higher educational institutions. At the beginning of the mee...

On the 6th of July 2019, a meeting was held in Ashgabat between the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the Commission Ms. Federica Mogherini and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov. During the meeting, the parties discussed the intensification of the multilateral cooperation between the European Union and Turkmenistan.  The achievements gained in the bilateral political dialogue, economic and regiona...

On June 6, 2019, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a regular video conference meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of the country. During the meeting, the vice-premiers reported on the results of the work on the development of the national economy over five months of the current year. The Leader of Turkmenistan noted that all adopted social programs are being successfully implemented, and GDP growth remains at a high level of 6.2 percent. In accordance with the adopte...

The delegation of Turkmenistan, headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs has arrived to St. Petersburg to participate in the International Economic Forum. The delegation will take part in the plenary session of the forum, and will also hold a number of bilateral meetings aimed at strengthening Turkmenistan’s cooperation with other states and international organizations.

On the 7th of June 2019, a meeting was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in the framework of the preparations to the presentation of the National Voluntary Review on the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the country.  The key leading representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of Turkmenistan, as well as the representatives of UN agencies took part in the meeting.  During the meeting, the preliminary presentation of the...

On the 5th of June 2019, the International Conference on the “Role of Water Diplomacy in achieving the Sustainable Development in Central Asia” dedicated to the World Environment Day was held in Ashgabat.  The heads and representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection, State Committee of Water Management of Turkmenistan, UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, UN Representative Office in Turkmenistan, including the sector agencies of the UN, as w...