On January 29, 2018, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to Turkmenistan (with residence in Tehran) Mr. Majibur Rahman Buyan who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. Within the framework of the talks, issues of bilateral cooperation between Turkmenistan and the People's Republic of Bangladesh were discussed. The sides, noting the role of cooperation within the framewor...

On January 29, 2018, the signing of the "Agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the United Nations Development Program about UN premises" was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The ceremony was attended by the heads and staff of the UNDP office and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Turkmenistan, as well as the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.      The Turkmen side stressed that one of the main directions of foreign policy of Neutra...

The ceremonial closing of the Days of the Republic of Belarus Culture was held in Turkmenistan. The holiday ended with a concert of Belarusian and Turkmen artists under the arches of the majestic Palace of Mukams. A large-scale creative action reflected the desire of fraternal peoples and their leaders Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Alexander Lukashenko to further develop friendly ties with deep historical roots and good traditions.  Various events held within the framework of the forum signif...

Turkmenistan successfully develops relations of friendship and constructive cooperation, both in bilateral and multilateral formats, in the context of implementing the Concept of the Foreign Policy Course for 2017-2023.  A telling example of that are the outcomes of foreign visits that were made during the reporting period by the head of state, as well as of the visits to Turkmenistan by several foreign heads of state and leaders of reputable international organizations, including the UN Secr...

In Ashgabat took place a meeting of the expert group of the project on strengthening industrial safety in Central Asia in the context of the UNECE Convention on the “Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents”. The project is aimed at strengthening the region's potential in the event of transboundary industrial accidents. The implementation of the project is conducted through financial support of the Russian Federation, which also provides expertise in developing and improving relevant legisl...

On January 26, 2018, the delegation of Turkmenistan took part at the 12th meeting of senior officials at the level of the deputy foreign ministers of the countries participating in the Dialogue "Central Asia + Japan", held in Dushanbe. Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as ambassadors of these countries accredited in Tajikistan took part in its work. The Japanese side was represented by the Special Representative of the...

On January 25, 2018, the Academy of Civil Service under the President of Turkmenistan hosted a meeting of the Council for the Management of the Joint Project of the Academy and the United Nations Development Program. At the meeting, the results of the project's implementation in 2017 were considered, and priority areas for cooperation with UNDP in 2018 were identified. As is known, the project, designed for 2017-2019, is aimed at rendering assistance in such areas as working out the plans for...