10 лет назад, 12 августа 2006 г. вступила в силу Рамочная конвенция по защите морской среды Каспийского моря (Тегеранская конвенция). Этот день пять прикаспийских стран объявили Днем Каспия. Ежегодно 12 августа в Туркменистане проводятся мероприятия, посвященные этой дате. В нынешнем году в национальной туристической зоне «Аваза» организовано проведение научно-практической конференции «25-летие независимости Туркменистана: достижения в области охраны морской среды Каспийского моря», посвященн...

On July 20, 2016 the Coordination Meeting on the implementation of the “National Action Plan of Turkmenistan on Gender Equality in the years 2015-2020” was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The National Action Plan had been approved by the Decree of the President of Turkmenistan on January 22, 2015.          The meeting was attended by the deputies of the Mejlis, heads of the ministries and departments, heads and representatives of UN departments and agencies accredited...

On July 19, 2016 a meeting to discuss issues of implementation of the "National Action Plan in the field of Human Rights for the years 2016-2020" had been held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The meeting, organized jointly with the Permanent UN Coordinator, was attended by the heads and senior officials of the largest departments and UN agencies accredited in Turkmenistan, members of the Interdepartmental Commission on compliance with Turkmenistan's international commitmen...

On May 18, 2016 the Turkmen delegation took part in the 3rd meeting of the High-level Dialogue between the European Union and the countries of Central Asia on security issues, which was held in Brussels. Dialogue on security issues reflects the general interest of the European Union and the Central Asian countries to strengthen cooperation in the field of security. The delegation of Afghanistan was invited to the Dialogue meeting as a special guest. The meeting took place at the level of depu...

On May 17, 2016 the delegation of Turkmenistan attended the regular meeting of the Dialogue "Turkmenistan - EU" in the field of human rights, which was held in Brussels. The Dialogue was attended by representatives of EU institutions such as the European External Action Service, Office of the EU Special Representative for Central Asia and the Directorate General for Development and Cooperation of the European Commission. During the meeting the sides discussed issues of further development of...

On April 26, 2016 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was held a meeting with the delegation of the European Union, headed by the deputy director of the Directorate for Energy of the European Commission, Mr. Christopher Jones, who arrived to Ashgabat on a working visit. During the talks the sides exchanged views on the current state of relations between Turkmenistan and the EU. Having discussed the issues of bilateral cooperation, the sides touched upon the issues of deve...

On April 22, 2016 in the conference hall of the International University for the Humanities and Development of Turkmenistan there was a presentation of a new book by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov "Swift step of race horse", released on the eve of the Holiday of the Turkmen Horse. The ceremony was attended by the members of the diplomatic service of Turkmenistan, heads and representatives of diplomatic missions and international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan, representatives o...