On February 12, 2020, a side-event dedicated to the “National Strategy of Turkmenistan for the Prevention of Violent Extremism and Countering Terrorism for 2020-2024” was held in the margins of Joint Regional High-level Conference on terrorism convened by the OSCE, UNOCT and Switzerland, in cooperation with the Albanian OSCE Chairmanship in Vienna, Austria. The event was organized by Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to International Organizations in Vienna jointly with OSCE and UNRCCA. Mr. V...

On February 11, 2020, the Turkmen-Romanian consultations on consular affairs were held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.  To participate in the session, a representative delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania headed by Director-General of the Consular Affairs Department Muntean Valentin-Ciprian arrived to Ashgabat. During the meeting, the parties discussed a number of issues related to the enhancement of the process of providing the consular services includ...

On February 8, 2020, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the European Union in Turkmenistan Diego Ruiz Alonso. At the beginning of the meeting, congratulating the Ambassador on his appointment to a responsible post, the Turkmen side expressed its readiness to assist and support the activities of the EU Delegation. During the meeting, issues of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Uni...

On February 5, 2020, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Turkey held a briefing for the mass media and local community on the events taking place in Turkmenistan and in foreign countries in 2020 in connection with the 25th anniversary of permanent neutrality of Turkmenistan, as well as the announcement of the year 2020 as “Turkmenistan – Home of Neutrality.” The Senior Advisor to the President of Turkey Yalchin Topchu, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, t...

On February 3, 2020, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov attended the ministerial meeting in “С5+1” format held in Tashkent. The Secretary of State of the United States of America and the Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan took part in the session. A wide range of issues in political, economic and cultural-scientific spheres was considered during the meeting. In particular,...

On January 31, 2020, the successive session of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan took place. In the framework of the session, the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a number of vital documents aimed at the uncovering the energy strength of the country. The Head of State signed the Resolution according to which the State Concern «Türkmengaz» will settle an agreement with the Malaysian company «Serba Dinamik Sdn.Bhd» on procurement of the necessary equipment for t...

During the period of 15-17 January 2020, the Turkmen delegation led by the Minister of Sport and Youth Policy of Turkmenistan D.Gulgeldiyev was on a working visit to the city of Lausanne of the Swiss Confederation.  In the framework of the visit, the delegation had a meeting with the President of the International Tennis Federation David Haggerty. At the meeting, the Turkmen side informed that during the current year in which Turkmenistan celebrates the 25th anniversary of its Permanent Neutr...