On December 17, 2019, within the framework of the First Global Refugee Forum, a delegation headed by the Chairman of the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan had a meeting with the Director General of this organization Antonio Vitorino in the Central Building of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). During the meeting, the parties noted the positive practice of cooperation between Turkmenistan and IOM. It was especially noted that the issues of ensuring the rights of refugees...

Today, on December 16, 2019, the signing ceremony of the joint program with the UN under the title: "Improving the social protection system by introducing inclusive quality social services at the local level" took place. From the Turkmen side, the document was signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov. On behalf of the UN, the document was signed by the UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan Elena Panova. This project provides for active work to further improve the syste...

On December 14, 2019, the delegation of Turkmenistan, headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs V. Khadzhiev, took part in the annual meeting of Deputy Foreign Ministers of Central Asian countries in Tashkent. During the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues related to the development of comprehensive cooperation in the region, interaction within the framework of international organizations, and exchanged views on relevant topics of the global agenda. The agenda of t...

On December 13, 2019, a meeting was held in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the approval of the National Action Plan of Turkmenistan on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings for 2020-2022. As it is known, the corresponding Resolution was signed on December 6 this year by the President of Turkmenistan during an extended meeting of the Government of Turkmenistan. The meeting was attended by the heads and representatives of several ministries and departments of...

On December 13, 2019, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov had a meeting with the Head of the European Union Delegation to Turkmenistan Christian Berger at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. During the negotiations, issues of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union have been discussed. Noting the role of cooperation in the framework of international organizations, the parties considered further steps to expand cooperation in various fields....

On December 13, 2019 in Rome, Italy, the international conference "Italy and Central Asia: Strengthening Mutual Understanding, Cooperation and Partnership" was held. The event was attended by a representative Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. This meeting is the first in the format of "Italy and Central Asia", will create ample opportunities to identify ways and directions of partnership between the countries of the region and Italy. During t...

On December 12, 2019, a meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the President of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd on the energy system and production development Tatsuya Watanabe. During a constructive conversation, the parties noted the effective nature of the interaction between the two countries at the regional and global levels. It was also emphasized that Turkmenistan has great potential for implementation in key areas of...