At the invitation of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), on November 27-30, 2019, a delegation of Turkmenistan led by G. Atayeva, Chairman of the National Center for Trade Unions, Chairman of the Central Council of the Women's Union of Turkmenistan arrived at Bangkok, the capital of the Kingdom of Thailand, on a working visit. The opening of the Review Meeting on the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (Beijing +...

On November 29, 2019, in the morning, the President of Turkmenistan proceeded to the Kuksaroý Palace, which became the venue for the official events of the Summit. The first President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sooronbai Jeenbekov and the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rakhmon also arrived in Tashkent to participate in the Consultative Meeting of the Heads of States of Central Asia. After the traditional photograph...

On November 28, 2019, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov arrived on a working visit to the capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, to participate in the Second Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia. The presidential plane landed at the Tashkent International Airport named after Islam Karimov. Here, the Turkmen leader was received by officials and members of the government delegation of Turkmenistan. Within the framework of the visit, talks wil...

On November 25, 2019, a two-day meeting of the Regional Working Groups in the framework of the preparation of the “Developing the Aral Sea Basin Program” and “Institutional and Legal Strengthening” has started in Ashgabat. The meeting is hosted by the Executive Committee of IFAS with the assistance of the Regional Program "Transboundary Water Management in Central Asia” of the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the European Union project “Nexus Dialogue in Central Asia” im...

On November 25, 2019, a round table dedicated to the freedom of religion issues in Turkmenistan was held in the Institute of State, Law and Democracy.  The Ombudsperson of Turkmenistan, the representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, the Institute of State, Law and Democracy, the Department of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan on Religious Affairs, as well as the representatives of different confessions and religious or...

On November 23, 2019, the meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov with the State Minister for International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy was held in Dubai. During the meeting, the ministers discussed the development of Turkmen-Emirates ties including the trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian collaboration. The closeness of standpoints in regard to the international issues and mutual support of the initiatives in the multi...

On November 23, 2019, the official opening ceremony of the Consulate General of Turkmenistan in the United Arab Emirates was held in Dubai. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov, the heads and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the UAE, the chiefs and staff members of the diplomatic missions accredited in Dubai, as well as the representatives of the mass media participated to the event. While his address, the Consul-gener...