On March 14-15, 2019, delegation of Turkmenistan took part in the work of the 62nd regular session of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna, Austria. The main topic of the Commission’s agenda was the fight against illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and their precursors. The participants of the session paid attention to the issues of further strengthening the international drug control system (ISCO), compliance with the UN anti-drug conventions, and objectives o...

In preparation for the First Caspian Economic Forum, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Russian Federation held a presentation of the potential of the Caspian coast of Turkmenistan during the International Economic Forum of the CIS Member States “CIS: Digital Economy - Integration Platform” held in Moscow on March 15, 2019. The Forum participants, representing 18 foreign countries, as well as well-known Russian and foreign companies, the expert community and the media, were thoroughly acquainted...

On 14th of March, 2019 the first meeting of the authorized representatives of the Caspian littoral states for discussing and matching the project «Agreement between the governments of the Caspian states on cooperation in the field of scientific research on the Caspian Sea» began its work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Under the instruction of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the event was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State Enterprise for the Ca...

On the 12th of March 2019, a meeting with newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Spain to Turkmenistan (with residence in Moscow) Mr. Fernando Valderrama Pareja was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.  At the beginning of the meeting, Ambassador presented the copies of his credentials and expressed gratitude to the Turkmen side for the hospitality as well as for organizing this visit on high level.  He has also stressed the vital role of Turkmenis...

On 11th of March, 2019 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan the first meeting of the authorized representatives of the Caspian littoral states for discussing and matching the project «Agreements between the governments of the Caspian states on cooperation in conducting search and rescue operations on the Caspian Sea» began its work. Under the instruction of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the event was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State Enterprise fo...

On 11th of March, 2019, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a farewell meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Swiss Confederation in Turkmenistan (with residency in Baku) Philipp Stalder, who is completing his diplomatic mission in Turkmenistan. The Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation thanking for the warm welcome noted the active mutual interaction of the two countries in global areas of cooperation. Also Ambassador expressed his grati...

On March 11, 2019, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Ambassador of Canada, Christopher Cootear, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. At the beginning of the meeting, the Turkmen side noted the importance of developing relations with the countries of North America. In this context, the parties considered the possibilities of organizing the first mutual visits at the highest level. Having also exchanged views on topical issues of expanding...