On November 14, 2019, the consultations on “Cooperation between the CIS participating states in the field of combatting terrorism: overall challenges and threats” were held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.    The authorized representatives of the Republic of Armenia, Republic of Belarus, Kyrgyz Republic, Russian Federation, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as the CIS Executive Committee participated to the meeting. The participants of...

From 12-14 November 2019, a three-day global Summit on reproductive health, gender equality and improving maternal health takes place in Nairobi, Kenya. The governments of Kenya and Denmark along with the United Nations Population Fund are co-convening the summit. Top government officials, including heads of states, parliamentarians, experts and representatives from non-governmental and civil society organizations participate at the Nairobi Summit. The delegation of Turkmenistan headed by A.G...

An OSCE-organized seminar aimed at improving collaboration on human rights promotion and protection in Turkmenistan was held in Ashgabat on 12 and 13 November 2019. Representatiýes from local ministries and bodies including the Ombudsperson’s Office, the Ministry of the Interior, the Mejlis (parliament), the Supreme Court, the Ministry of Justice, the Bar Association, the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan, attended the seminar.  Experts from the OSCE...

On November 13, 2019, a meeting was held in the MFA of Turkmenistan between the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar in Turkmenistan Mubarak Abdurrahman Mubarak Al Nasr.   The diplomats noted with satisfaction the consistent development of Turkmen-Qatari relations based on the principles of mutual respect and openness.  The key aspects of co...

On November 13, 2019, the second meeting of the Working Committee of the Agreement on the Establishment of an International Transport and Transit Corridors between the Governments of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Sultanate of Oman, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan (Ashgabat Agreement) has started in the Ministry of Industry and Communications of Turkmenistan.    To attend the work of the current meeting, the leading specialists of the respective ministries and agencies of the s...

The official opening of the 40th Session of the General Conference of UNESCO took place on November 12, 2019 in Paris, in which the Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Minister of Education A. Atabaeva took part. The General Conference opened with a speech by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay. On the first day of the General Conference, general debates were organized with the participation of 16 heads of states and governments on ecology a...

On November 12, 2019, a meeting was held in the MFA of Turkmenistan with the delegation of the leading German bank concern “Deutsche Bank AG” headed by the Chief Executive Officer, Head of Regional Directors for Central and Eastern Europe Joerg Bongartz.   During the talks, the parties noted the success of longstanding cooperation between Turkmenistan and “Deutsche Bank AG,” as well as discussed the key aspects of collaboration. The issues of partnerships with the German companies and the rol...