On 7-8 November 2017, the 14th meeting of the Task Force on Regional Energy Cooperation in Central and South Asia (RECA) was held in the capital hotel “Yildyz”. The Ministry of Energy of Turkmenistan acted as host. Employees and specialists from relevant ministries and agencies of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, representatives of international and regional organizations such as the International Energy Charter, CIS, USAID and representatives of e...

Regular 24th session of the Mejlis of the fifth convocation where number of laws and legal and regulatory acts have been adopted took place on the 4th of November, 2017. The deputies reviewed the draft Laws of Turkmenistan on Legal Protection of the Inventions and on Legal Protection of Industrial Samples, draft Laws on Amendments and Addendums of the Civil Code of Turkmenistan, on Amendments and Addendums of the Family Code of Turkmenistan, on Amendments and Addendums of the Law of Turkmenis...

On November 2, 2017, the Panel discussion on the upcoming 7th Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA VII) was held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva. Heads and representatives of Permanent missions of those countries participating in RECCA programs and projects and a number of international organizations, such as the International Trade Center and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe took part in the meeting. The meeting was moderated by Ms. Suraya Dali...

On November 1, 2017 the International Exhibition "Tourism and Travel" and the first day of the same conference on the development of cooperation in this field were opened in the National Tourist Zone "Avaza". The events were organized by the State Committee for Tourism and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan. Delegates from more than twenty countries arrived to participate in the forum: Russia, China, the United States, Great Britain, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Czech Republi...

On October 31, 2017, a seminar was held in Ashgabat with the participation of representatives of the Interdepartmental Commission for Ensuring the Implementation of Turkmenistan's International Obligations in the Field of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law. During the forum, foreign experts, in particular regional representatives of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, UNDP, briefed participants on the final recommendations of relevant UN committees i...

On October 26, 2017, at the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the Deputy Minister, the Director General for Foreign and Political Affairs of the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria, Alexander Marshik, who arrived on a working visit to the Turkmen capital. During the conversation, the parties discussed the state and prospects of the development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Austria. In this co...

On the eve of the 10th anniversary of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia in Ashgabat, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan initiated a course of lectures for young specialists studying in higher educational institutions of Turkmenistan. The lectures of this specialized course will be presented by the heads of diplomatic missions of Turkmenistan abroad. During the course, students and audience will be acquainted with the history of preventive diplomacy, Tu...