On November 29, 2019, in the morning, the President of Turkmenistan proceeded to the Kuksaroý Palace, which became the venue for the official events of the Summit. The first President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sooronbai Jeenbekov and the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmon also arrived in Tashkent to participate in the Consultative Meeting of the Heads of States of Central Asia. After the traditional photograph...

On November 29, 2019, the meeting of the technical groups on the Confidence Building Measures – Regional Infrastructure of the member states of the “Istanbul Process” on cooperation on Afghanistan was held in the hotel “Yildiz” of Ashgabat. The heads and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, authorized representatives of the “Istanbul Process” participating states, as well as the international organizations supporting the given initiative...

At the invitation of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), on November 27-30, 2019, a delegation of Turkmenistan led by G. Atayeva, Chairman of the National Center for Trade Unions, Chairman of the Central Council of the Women's Union of Turkmenistan arrived at Bangkok, the capital of the Kingdom of Thailand, on a working visit. The opening of the Review Meeting on the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (Beijing +...

On November 28, 2019, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov left for the Republic of Uzbekistan with the aim of discussing the prospects of Turkmen-Uzbek collaboration, as well as to attend the second Consultative Meeting of the Heads of States of Central Asia.   From the airport, the motorcade of the Turkmen Leader proceeded to the State Residence “Kuksaroy” where the meeting of the Heads of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan took place.  Warmly greeting President Gurbanguly Berdim...

Signing of the Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on organization of support in joint construction, ownership and use of fiber optic line across Caspian Sea in Turkmenistan – Azerbaijan direction of communication operators of Turkmenistan and the Republic of Azerbaijan was one of important outputs of Türkmentel 2019 international forum. This project will connect Turkmenbashy and Siazan and will consolidate the partnership in impro...

Ashgabat has hosted the 31st plenary meeting of the Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (EAG), which brought together representatives of nine countries: Turkmenistan, Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (EAG) is a regional body and an associate member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). 15 countries and 22 international organizations ha...

On November 28, 2019, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov arrived on a working visit to the capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, to participate in the Second Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia. The presidential plane landed at the Tashkent International Airport named after Islam Karimov. Here, the Turkmen leader was received by officials and members of the government delegation of Turkmenistan. Within the framework of the visit, talks wil...