On November 28, 2017 in the building of the hotel "Oguzkent" in Ashgabat, the 28th session of the International Energy Charter Conference began its work. The conference is held within the framework of Turkmenistan's chairmanship in this organization. Leaders and representatives of relevant ministries and departments from 49 participating states and observer countries, 12 international and regional organizations, representatives of 14 major energy companies, as well as the media participate in...

The United Nations General Assembly adopted on November 17, 2017, the resolution "The Role of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia", submitted by Turkmenistan. 57 countries have co-sponsored the resolution. The resolution welcomes the Center's efforts to strengthen dialogue among the countries of the region in addressing issues of common concern. In the course of introduction of the draft text at the General Assembly meeting, it was stressed that for ten years s...

On November 15, 2017, the ministerial meeting of the 7th Conference of Regional Economic Cooperation for Afghanistan (RECCA VII) was held in Ashgabat, aimed at further consolidating the common efforts to develop mutually agreed approaches to resolving pressing issues of the Afghan problem, promote the peaceful revival and development of Afghanistan and, in general, promotion of economic integration on a regional and interregional scale. Representatives of thirty-six foreign states representin...

On November 14, 2017 a two-day 7th Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA VII) began its work in the capital hotel Yyldyz. The plenary session and three sessions of the working groups were held on the first day of the conference. The first day of the forum was attended by the representatives and experts of the countries participating in the RECCA VII and a number of international organizations, including specialized UN structures, media representatives. The plenary...

On November 13, 2017, a meeting with the delegation of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), headed by the Secretary-General, Mr. Mukhisa Kituyi was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the Turkmen side stressed that cooperation with the UN and its specialized agencies remains an important direction for the country's foreign policy. It was noted the importance of Turkmenistan's cooperation with UNCTAD in the light of the explo...

On November 13, 2017, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the delegation of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) led by the Deputy Executive Secretary of this organization, Mr. Hongjoo Hahm, who arrived on a working visit to Turkmenistan. Noting the positive dynamics of the development of bilateral cooperation, the sides exchanged views on the current state of relations between Turkmenistan and ESCAP. Transport and energy s...

On 13 November 2017, a signing ceremony of two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) took place at the premises of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea in Ashgabat, in particular: between the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea and the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ), represented by the Regional Programme "Transboundary Water Management in Central Asia (TWM CA)", and between the Executive Committee of the...