On November 13, 2019, the second meeting of the Working Committee of the Agreement on the Establishment of an International Transport and Transit Corridors between the Governments of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Sultanate of Oman, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan (Ashgabat Agreement) has started in the Ministry of Industry and Communications of Turkmenistan.    To attend the work of the current meeting, the leading specialists of the respective ministries and agencies of the s...

On November 13, 2019, a meeting was held in the MFA of Turkmenistan between the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar in Turkmenistan Mubarak Abdurrahman Mubarak Al Nasr.   The diplomats noted with satisfaction the consistent development of Turkmen-Qatari relations based on the principles of mutual respect and openness.  The key aspects of co...

The official opening of the 40th Session of the General Conference of UNESCO took place on November 12, 2019 in Paris, in which the Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Minister of Education A. Atabaeva took part. The General Conference opened with a speech by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay. On the first day of the General Conference, general debates were organized with the participation of 16 heads of states and governments on ecology a...

On November 12, 2019, a meeting was held in the MFA of Turkmenistan with the delegation of the leading German bank concern “Deutsche Bank AG” headed by the Chief Executive Officer, Head of Regional Directors for Central and Eastern Europe Joerg Bongartz.   During the talks, the parties noted the success of longstanding cooperation between Turkmenistan and “Deutsche Bank AG,” as well as discussed the key aspects of collaboration. The issues of partnerships with the German companies and the rol...

On November 12, 2019, a meeting was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with Georgian delegation headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikheil Ninua.  During the talks, the parties discussed the key aspects of Turkmen-Georgian relations in political, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres. The positive experience of cooperation in the framework of international organizations, as well as the efficient inter-parliamentary collaboration was noted.     ...

On November 11, 2019, consultations between the representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and Georgia on issues of legal base inventory and its improvement were held in Tbilisi.  During the consultations, the parties addressed the list of existing and expired interstate, intergovernmental and interagency agreements, as well as the projects of the documents which were under consideration between the two countries. The consultations were held in a friendly and cons...

Turkmenistan has widely observed the Harvest Festival. Ashgabat equestrian complex was the centre of celebration events. Members of the Government and National Parliament, heads of diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in our country, personnel of ministries and departments, capital and velayat administrations, personnel of scientific, educational and cultural spheres, public activists, mass media, elders and students were among the participants on the event. The g...