On February 15-16, 2020, sports events were held with the participation of the teams of diplomatic missions of foreign countries, representative offices of international organizations accredited in Ashgabat and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, traditionally dedicated to the Day of Diplomats of Turkmenistan. This significant date was established by the Decree of the President of Turkmenistan in 2009. This year, our country celebrates an anniversary date - the 25th anniversary o...

On February 14, 2020, the successive session of the National Leading and Coordinating Committee of the Partnership Framework Development Program between Turkmenistan and the UN for 2016-2020 was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The representatives of the relevant ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan, as well as representatives of UN agencies and public organizations attended the meeting. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affa...

On February 12–13, 2020, the delegation of Turkmenistan participated in the ninth session of the meeting of the EU–Central Asia working group on environment and climate change that was held in Brussels. The specialists and experts working in the sphere of nature protection, climate change and water resources of the countries of Central Asia and the European Union took part in the session.  The meeting was organized in the framework of the EU–Central Asia Platform on cooperation in the area...

On February 13, 2020, the signing ceremony of the Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Turkmenistan and Grenada was held in the premises of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Russian Federation.     Prior to the signing ceremony, the talks were held between the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Russian Federation Batyr Niyazliyev and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Grenada to the Russian Federation Oleg Firer. ...

On February 12, 2020, a representative delegation of the Russian Federation headed by the Governor of Saint-Petersburg A.D.Beglov has arrived to Ashgabat. In the first half of the day on February 13, the guest was received by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. During the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues of political, economic and cultural-humanitarian scope. It was noted that the collaboration of Turkmenistan with the regions of the Russian Federatio...

On February 10, 2020, the Joint Turkmen-Afghan Workshop on Ensuring Security of Regional Infrastructures in the framework of the “Istanbul Process” on cooperation on Afghanistan has started in Mary. The representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, Defense and Energy, as well as the specialists of oil and gas sectors of Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and the authorized representatives of the “Istanbul Process” states-participants are participat...

On February 8, 2020, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the European Union in Turkmenistan Diego Ruiz Alonso. At the beginning of the meeting, congratulating the Ambassador on his appointment to a responsible post, the Turkmen side expressed its readiness to assist and support the activities of the EU Delegation. During the meeting, issues of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Uni...