Heads and representatives of national diplomatic corps, foreign departments of Central Asian countries – the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan as well as the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and number of other countries took part in the forum held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General, the Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, the Execu...

On December 11, 2017, a meeting with the Director of the Political Department of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Scott Seward Smith was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the parties drew attention to the importance of regional cooperation and the adoption of practical steps to implement vital projects on the territory of Afghanistan in the field of energy, transport and communications. Methods of multilateral cooperation...

On December 11, 2017, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the Director for bilateral political relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Turkish Republic, Shefik Vural Altai, who arrived in the Turkmen capital to take part in the celebrations of the International Day of Neutrality and the 10th anniversary of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia. During the talks held in an open, businesslike and constructive atmosph...

On December 11, 2017, the International Conference "The UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia: 10 Years of Cooperation with Central Asia for Peace and Prosperity of the Region" was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Center. Heads of diplomatic missions of foreign countries and representatives of international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan, officers of the diplomatic service of...

On December 4-5, 2017, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs R. Meredov paid a working visit to Moscow, where attended the Seventh Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Caspian littoral states. During the meeting, the Foreign Ministers of Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan discussed issues of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea, as well as documents regulating five-way cooperation in the Caspian in various fields...

On December 5, 2017, the Seventeenth Meeting of the "Turkmenistan-EU" Joint Committee was held in Ashgabat. To attend the meeting, the delegation from the European Union, lead by the Director for Russia, Eastern Partnership, Central Asia, Regional Cooperation and the OSCE in the European External Action Service (EEAS), Luc Pierre Devigne, arrived in the Turkmen capital. During the meeting the sides discussed wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation in the sphere of trade and economics be...

On December 1, 2017, within the framework of the "Heart of Asia" - the Istanbul Process, the VII Ministerial Conference on "Security and Economic Connectivity towards a Strengthened Heart of Asia Region" started in Baku. The delegation of Turkmenistan, led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, took part in the conference. The conference was attended by the representatives of states and organizations that are members of the "Heart of Asia - Istanbul Process" - the President and Minister f...