Best practices in countering money laundering through offshore zones were shared at an OSCE-supported seminar for representatives from Turkmenistan’s financial, law enforcement and supervisory bodies, several commercial banks and other relevant agencies, which took place in Ashgabat from 11 to13 October 2017. The three-day event addressed the international legislative provisions, standards and tools available to identify companies registered in territories and jurisdiction with special taxati...

On October 12, 2017, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan held a meeting with the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Adela Raz who arrived in the Turkmen capital on a working visit to participate in the Academic Forum held within the framework of the VII Ministerial Conference on regional economic cooperation on Afghanistan. At the beginning of the meeting, the sides noted the active pace of development of cooperation in a wide range...

October 12, 2017 in the capital of the Sultanate of Oman, Muscat city, political consultations were held between the foreign ministries of Turkmenistan and the Sultanate of Oman. The delegation of the Omani side was led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman, Dr. Mohammed bin Avadh Al Hassan. Issues of mutual interest were on the agenda of bilateral political consultations. In particular, issues of development of relations in political, trade-economic, energy, tran...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the next meeting of the Council of the CIS Heads of States held in Sochi. Before the start of the forum there was a ceremony of joint photographing of Heads of the Commonwealth states participating in the Summit in the Congress Center of the "Radisson Blue Resort & Congress Center". Then a session of the CIS Council of Heads of States was opened in the Small Conference Room of the Congress Center in a narrow composition. O...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov addressed his greetings to the participants of I Turkmen – Chinese scientific and innovative forum that has opened in Turkmen capital. “We support joint initiatives on mastering of advanced practice and new knowledge in innovative sphere including training of highly qualified personnel and express interest in expansion of cooperation in this field. In this context, I am confident that current scientific and innovative forum will be successful and on high or...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov attended the ceremony of opening of the concert and exhibition facility “Nowruz ýaýlasynyň ak öýi” (White Yurt of Nowruz Valley) in the vicinity of Ashgabat. Shaped like a giant white yurt, this architectural structure will serve as a venue for large-scale events, conferences, concerts, exhibitions, etc. Speaking at the ceremony, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted that the next meeting of the Council of Elders of Turkmenistan, which is one of the anc...

The delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hadjiev took part in the 68th session of the Executive Committee of the Program of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 2-6, 2017. On October 3, 2017, the head of the Turkmen delegation delivered a speech in which it was pointed out that the world community needed to strengthen its work on resolving the pressing issues of the global agenda relat...