On June 28, 2018, at the joint meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers and the State Security Council of Turkmenistan, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs reported on preparations for the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development under the aegis of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), scheduled for July this year in New York. As is known, this month our country was elected to the membership of ECOSOC for the period of 2019-2021. By...

On June 27, 2018, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in China hosted the cultural and educational forum "Turkmenistan and China - Friendship without Borders". The forum was dedicated to the motto of 2018 "Turkmenistan - the heart of the Great Silk Road." It was organized by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the People's Republic of China and the International cultural and educational youth center of Beijing. More than 60 people took part in the event, including junior and middle school teachers and stu...

On June 27, 2018, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Turkey organized a ceremony of laying flowers at the monument to the great Turkmen poet Makhtumkuli Fragi in the park "Turkmenistan" of the city of Ankara, dedicated to the Day of the workers of culture and art, and also the poetry of Makhtumkuli Fragi, celebrated in the year of "Turkmenistan - the heart of the Great Silk Road". Representatives of the diplomatic missions, working in Ankara, the heads of the Turkey-Turkmenist...

On June 23-25, 2018 Days of Culture of Turkmenistan were held in the People's Republic of China. The creative action was organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China and the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan with the assistance of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Beijing. The event was attended by the representatives of government and public institutions of the People's Republic of China, the capital administration, research institutes, cultural figures, heads and staff of diplom...

On June 26, 2018, a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Finland in Turkmenistan (with residence in Helsinki) Mr. Niklas Lindqvist, who is completing his diplomatic work in Turkmenistan was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Congratulating Mr. Lindqvist on the successful completion of his mission, the Turkmen side noted the high level of cooperation in various areas. Noting the commitment to the all-round strengthening of constructive interstate d...

On June 25, 2018, the UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR), at the 38th session held in Geneva, Switzerland, adopted the Joint Statement on encouraging the protection of cultural heritage along the Great Silk Road with a view to promote universal respect for cultural rights. The following 24 states along with Turkmenistan became the co-sponsors of this Joint Statement: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Georgia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Cambodia, Canada, China, th...

On June 22, 2018, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov had a meeting with Rastislav Vrbensky, Deputy Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and CIS countries, during which the issues of Turkmenistan's cooperation with UNDP were discussed. Noting the results of the international conference "Partnership for Financing Development at the Heart of the Great Silk Road", held on June 20-21, 2018 in Ashgabat, the Turkmen side expressed its full commitment to further stre...