On December 10, 2019, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Head of the ICRC's Regional Delegation for Central Asia, Mr. Jean-Jerome Casabianca, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. At the beginning of the meeting, a brief overview of the current activities of the ICRC in the world and in the region took place. Then, the parties discussed the activities carried out under the Plan of Cooperation between the Government of Turkmenistan and the ICRC...

On December 10, 2019, a thematic meeting was held in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the National Strategy of Turkmenistan for the Prevention of Violent Extremism and Countering Terrorism for 2020-2024. The round table was attended by the heads and representatives of several ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, including the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan, and the General Prosecutor's Office of Turkmenistan. The event...

On December 10, 2019, there was a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to Turkmenistan (with residence in Baku), Mr. Egidijus Navikas, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. At the beginning of the meeting, the Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania presented the copies of his credentials. Congratulating the Ambassador on his appointment to this responsible post, the Turkmen side wis...

On December 9, 2019, a thematic meeting was held in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the discussion of the tasks arising from the National Strategy of Turkmenistan on the Early Childhood Development for the 2020-2025. This document was adopted on December 6, 2019 by the relevant Resolution of the President of Turkmenistan. The meeting was attended by the heads of specialized structures of the United Nations, working in the country, in particular, UN Resident...

On December 9, 2019 at the museum «Ak Bugday», which is located in Anew city of Ahal region there was held a conference dedicated to 24th anniversary of the Permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan by the Hakimlik of Ahal region and representation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in Ahal region. The holiday conference was attended by the Deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, representative of the Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy in Central Asia, deputy hakim of the Aha...

From November 30 to December 8, 2019, Ashgabat hosted sports competitions in badminton, chess and futsal, dedicated to the International Day of Neutrality, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia. According to the results of the chess tournament held on November 30 at the Ashgabat Specialized Chess School, representatives of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Turkmenistan won 1st and 2nd places, an...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held extended session of the Cabinet of Ministers where subjects of foreign policy of Turkmenistan have been discussed, outcomes of work of the branches of national economy for eleven months of the year have been summed up and future objectives have been outlined. Coming over to review of the subjects of the agenda, Turkmen leader gave floor to Minister of finances and Economy B. Bazarov who reported on macroeconomic indicators for January – November 2019....