On October 15, 2017 in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, by unanimous decision of the 201st meeting of the Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which was held within the framework of the 137th Assembly of the IPU, Turkmenistan was admitted to membership in the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The Mejlis of Turkmenistan will represent Turkmenistan in the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The Inter-Parliamentary Union, headquartered in Geneva, is one of the oldest international organi...

8th session of the Caspian Sea Port Authorities commenced its work in Turkmenbashi. During two days, representatives of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan will be discussing cooperation in shipping industry, maritime cargo handling, ensuring navigation security, developing port infrastructures, exchanging logistical information, protecting marine environment of the Caspian and other issues.  The importance was stressed of the Resolution on Role of Transport and Transit Corr...

As is known, the decision on co-chairmanship of Turkmenistan in the Commonwealth of Independent States in 2018 was taken during the Summit in Sochi. The MFA stipulates the development of the project of special concept for successful fulfilment of this objective. This information was given during the session of the Cabinet of Ministers on October 13.  Regular session of the Council of foreign ministers of the CIS took place in Sochi on October 10, where according to the adopted document, Turkm...

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 13, 2017, at the Institute for International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan took part the Academic Forum held within the framework of the VII Ministerial Conference on Regional Economic Cooperation for Afghanistan (RECCA). Representatives of relevant ministries and departments, employees of the diplomatic service of Turkmenistan, as well as heads of higher educational institutions of Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Director of Int...

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...