On the 4th of April 2019, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the delegation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for Central Asia headed by the UNHCHR Regional Representative Richard Komendа, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. During the meeting, the parties discussed further steps and opportunities of perfecting the working mechanisms in the sphere of cooperation of Turkmenistan with the UN structures on human...

On the 4th of April 2019, a briefing dedicated to signing of bilateral documents with specialized agencies of the UN was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, in participation of the representatives of national and foreign mass media and press attachés of the embassies and international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan. The representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan Elena Panova, UNDP R...

Being an active member of international relations, Turkmenistan systematically refines the base of international-legal documents.  Joining the main international-legal documents of the United Nations, including the sphere of human rights, Turkmenistan takes practical steps on the implementation of the clauses of these documents.  In this direction, the cooperation with authoritative international organizations, primarily the United Nations and its structural agencies is the priority course of ex...

On the 4th of April 2019 near the “Howdan-Bajgiran” region, a festive event took place in the framework of celebrating the International Day of Novruz organized jointly with the Islamic Republic of Iran.     From the Turkmen side, the heads and representatives of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan and the Administration of Ahal region participated in the event.  From the Iranian side, the Vice-President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handicraft and Tourism Organization of the Islamic Rep...

On April 3, 2019, the employees of the Embassy of Turkmenistan, with the support and direct participation of the Ukrainian-Turkmen Business Council at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, held a presentation on the First Caspian Economic Forum. The presentation was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, diplomats of the Embassies of the Caspian states - the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russ...

Session of the Central Committee for elections and referendums in Turkmenistan on summing up of the results of the elections of the Mejlis deputies, members of the People’s councils and genegeshys in certain electoral districts instead of resigned took place. Members of the Central Committee, representatives of working groups made under the Committee, national observers and mass media took part in the session. It was highlighted at the meeting that the elections were held on the principles of...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov made a flight around the capital, having inspected the situation at big construction sites of Ashgabat and agricultural fields of Ahal Velayat making special emphasis on further improvement of social sphere. From the flight, the President of Turkmenistan inspected the course of large-scale works in Ashgabat by the request of Hyakim of Ashgabat Sh. Durdiliyev. Helicopter of the Head of the State headed to the southeaster part of the capital where the work...