On October 15, 2018, solemn opening ceremony of the Days of Culture of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Tajikistan was organized at the National library of Dushanbe. The Ministers of Culture of the two countries, mayors and representatives from Dushanbe city administration, Turkmen Embassy staff in Tajikistan, as well as art and media representatives have attended the opening ceremony. On the same day, the book of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov «Тurkmenistan – the Heart of the Great Si...

On October 15, 2018, regional training course «Good Practices in Border Security and Management to Strengthen National and Regional Capacities in Countering Terrorism» has started and it was organized by the UN Regional Center for Central Asia for Preventive Diplomacy (UNRCCA) in close cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Activities related to countering and preventing terrorism in the region are undertaken by joint efforts of the UN Regional Center and the UN Cou...

On October 12, 2018, in the framework of a working visit to Brussels, the delegation of Turkmenistan held talks with the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization, Mr. Kunio Mukuria. The meeting discussed promising areas of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the World Customs Organization (WCO). In particular, the Turkmen side expressed interest in studying and mastering the best practices of the WCO to improve the organization of customs control at the border.

On October 12, 2018, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs R. Meredov met with the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Federal State Service of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Kingdom of Belgium Mr. Didier Reynders. In the course of political consultations, the parties discussed the current state and prospects for further strengthening mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation...

On October 11-12, 2018, the Deputy Chairman of Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov was on a working visit to Brussels. On October 12, 2018, in the first half of the day, the delegation of Turkmenistan had a meeting with European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Mr. Maroš Šefčovič. In the course of meeting, the matters related to activating cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union in the energy sector were discussed. The s...

On October 11-12, 2018, International scientific conference dedicated to 50th anniversary of creating the Nature Protection Society of Turkmenistan (NPST) was organized in conference hall at «Yyldyz» hotel.   The main aims of the conference were to inform public on NPST achievements in 50 years of its work, discuss major environment issues and activate relations with public and international environmental protection organizations.    The representatives of International Union for Conservat...

On October 11, 2018, the Agreement on power transmission line project Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) between the Ministry of Energy of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Energy and water resources of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was signed in Ashgabat.    In the course of meetings, the heads and experts of the two neighboring countries underlined the significance of constructing new transnational power transmission line to meet increasing energy needs in South Asian countries an...