On August 29, 2019, the presentation of the UN Special Programme for the Aral Sea basin (UN SPAS) was held in the UN ESCAP headquarters during the Sixth Session of the Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction in the framework of the side event “Environment and Disasters: Closing the gap in the Asia and the Pacific region.” The official representatives of the UN member-states delegations, experts of the UN structural agencies working in Bangkok, as well as the representatives of the public organiz...

A telephone conversation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.O.Meredov with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.V.Lavrov was held on the 29th of August, during which the issues of bilateral cooperation were discussed. The parties highly appraised the outcomes of the First Caspian Economic Forum which was held in Turkmenbashy city on August11-12 of the current year.  Also, the heads of external policy agencies of the two countries exchanged views on...

On August 28, 2019, a meeting of the Working Group on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the country was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The heads and representatives of the ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, higher education institutions, mass media, as well as the key staff of the missions and international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan took part in the meeting.  During th...

As is known, on August 26, 2019, the state visit of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the Republic of Singapore has started.  On August 27, a meeting was held in the “Istana” Palace of the President of the Republic of Singapore between the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the President of Singapore Mrs.Halimah Yacob.  During the meeting in participation of the governmental delegations of the two countries, the Leader of Turkmen state expressed g...

Preamble Turkmenistan, as a member of the United Nations, sees it as a universal international body endowed with a mandate from the international community to preserve and strengthen international peace and security and ensure the sustainable development of all states and peoples. In this regard, during the 74th session of the UN General Assembly, Turkmenistan, together with other member states of the United Nations, will take a number of concrete practical steps aimed at strengthening the...

During the period of August 25-27, 2019, the Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Governor of the Akhal region of Turkmenistan is participating to the exhibition of goods produced in the Akhal region of Turkmenistan which is taking place in the city of Meshhed of the Islamic Republic of Iran.   The high-level representatives of the state and private sectors of Iran and Turkmenistan, local companies and residents are participating to the exhibition.     During his speech at the opening c...

On August 23, 2019, a meeting was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Japanese delegation headed by the Head of the Department of International Projects Development in the field of System Infrastructure and Water Management of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI) Mr. Yasuhiro Kasai who has arrived to Ashgabat on a working visit.  During the meeting, the parties discussed key directions of trade-economic cooperation between Turkmenistan and J...