On June 8, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau to Saudi Arabia, Mr. Mamadou Sano, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. During the exchange of views on strengthening cooperation, the sides discussed the possibilities of developing cooperation in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres. The prospects of further cooperation with...

On June 7, 2018, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Colombia to Turkmenistan (with residence in Moscow) Mr. Alfonso Lopez Caballero, who arrived in the Turkmen capital to present his credentials. Congratulating the Ambassador on his appointment to the responsible post in the development of Turkmen-Colombian relations, the Turkmen side noted the great attention paid by the country to the strengthening and further...

On June 5, 2018, a cultural action "Turkmenistan - the heart of the Great Silk Road. Touch" was held in Moscow. A colorful action was held in the halls and on the territory of the Museum of the Roerichs (branch of the State Museum of the East), designed to reflect the theme of the relationship of the Great Silk Road with the historical mission of the Turkmen state as the central link of economic and humanitarian cooperation of the states of the region. The organizers of the action - the Embas...

Good governance and economic connectivity focus of OSCE Regional Ministerial Conference in Turkmenistan “Good Governance and Economic Connectivity - best practices within the OSCE region” was the topic of the OSCE Regional Ministerial Conference organized by the OSCE and the Government of Turkmenistan that ended in Ashgabat on 31 May 2018. The two-day conference brought together some 120 participants, including high-level officials and decision-makers from five Central Asian countries and Af...

On May 30, 2018, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov held a meeting with the Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Martin Chungong. During the meeting the parties discussed the main fields of activity of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, as well as ways of cooperation and interaction within the framework of this organization. As the Turkmen side noted, Turkmenistan considers the IPU as a platform for developing both multilateral and bilateral dialogue wit...

On May 30, 2018, the two-day OSCE Regional Ministerial Conference "Good governance and economic connectivity - best practices within the OSCE region" began its work in the capital hotel "Yildiz". The conference was organized under the auspices of the OSCE and the Government of Turkmenistan. The plenary session and two working sessions had been held on the first day of the conference. The forum was attended by representatives and experts of the OSCE participating States and a number of interna...

On May 29, 2018, political consultations took place in Helsinki between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Republic of Finland. The Finnish side was headed by Ms. Maimo Henriksson, Director General of the Department of Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country. During the political consultations, issues of bilateral relations in the spheres of politics, economy, energy and transport, cooperation within international organ...