A delegation headed by the Chairman of the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan takes part in the First Global Refugee Forum, which takes place on December 17 - 18, 2019 at the UN Geneva office. The forum is attended by the heads of several states, international organizations, experts, representatives of non-governmental organizations, as well as representatives of enterprises and companies. The UN Secretary General A. Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Refugees F. Grande, Advisor to th...

Today, on December 16, 2019, the signing ceremony of the joint program with the UN under the title: "Improving the social protection system by introducing inclusive quality social services at the local level" took place. From the Turkmen side, the document was signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov. On behalf of the UN, the document was signed by the UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan Elena Panova. This project provides for active work to further improve the syste...

On December 14, 2019, the delegation of Turkmenistan, headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs V. Khadzhiev, took part in the annual meeting of Deputy Foreign Ministers of Central Asian countries in Tashkent. During the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues related to the development of comprehensive cooperation in the region, interaction within the framework of international organizations, and exchanged views on relevant topics of the global agenda. The agenda of t...

On December 13, 2019 in Rome, Italy, the international conference "Italy and Central Asia: Strengthening Mutual Understanding, Cooperation and Partnership" was held. The event was attended by a representative Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. This meeting is the first in the format of "Italy and Central Asia", will create ample opportunities to identify ways and directions of partnership between the countries of the region and Italy. During t...

On December 13, 2019, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov had a meeting with the Head of the European Union Delegation to Turkmenistan Christian Berger at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. During the negotiations, issues of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union have been discussed. Noting the role of cooperation in the framework of international organizations, the parties considered further steps to expand cooperation in various fields....

On December 11, 2019, the Institute of International relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan hosted a scientific conference devoted to the 24th anniversary of Permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan under the title "Permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan: cooperation for the sake of peace, security and sustainable development”. The conference was accompanied by an exhibition, dedicated to the International day of Neutrality. The conference was attended by the deputies of th...

On December 10, 2019, a round table was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, dedicated to the approval of the National Strategy of Turkmenistan to prevent violent extremism and counter terrorism for 2020-2024. As is known, the corresponding Resolution was signed on December 6 this year, by the Leader of the Nation during an extended meeting of the Government of Turkmenistan. The event was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in conju...