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 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...

The sixth meeting of the regional organizations of Central Asia involved in the issues of sustainable development and water resources management in Central Asia with the participation of representatives of the IFAS branch offices in the countries. The sixth meeting of the regional organizations of Central Asia involved in the sustainable development and water resources management in Central Asia with the participation of representatives of the Executive Committee of IFAS in the countries orga...

Ashgabat, 13 November 2017. A signing ceremony of two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) took place at the side of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea in particular between: The Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), represented by the Regional Programme "Transboundary Water Management in Central Asia (TWM CA)", and The Executive Committee of the Internation...

On November 10-11, 2017 in Samarkand, an international conference on security and sustainable development in Central Asia under the title "Central Asia: One Past and a Common Future, Cooperation for Sustainable Development and Mutual Prosperity" as well as the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Central Asian states of the format "European Union - Central Asia" were held under the auspices of the United Nations. The delegation of Turkmenistan, headed by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Minis...

The Turkmen delegation, composed of representatives of the State Committee on Television, Radio Broadcasting and Cinematography, took part in the 54th General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), which was held in Sichuan, People’s Republic of China. The forum was attended by delegates from more than 200 TV and radio broadcasting companies-members of the Union and other media. The main tasks of the meeting were to identify opportunities for expanding partnerships, exchange o...

Power engineers from Turkmenistan are working on increasing power supply to Afghanistan. At present, according to the previously signed contract, the neighboring country annually receives 700 million kilowatt hours of electric energy through two electric power lines, Ymamnazar–Andkhoy and Serhetabat–Herat–Torghundi. Furthermore, it is planned to work together to supply energy to Badghis and Jowzjan provinces. As is known, for this purpose, an Agreement was signed on 3 July 2017 between...