On the 4th of April 2019 near the “Howdan-Bajgiran” region, a festive event took place in the framework of celebrating the International Day of Novruz organized jointly with the Islamic Republic of Iran.     From the Turkmen side, the heads and representatives of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan and the Administration of Ahal region participated in the event.  From the Iranian side, the Vice-President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handicraft and Tourism Organization of the Islamic Rep...

On the 4th of April 2019, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the delegation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for Central Asia headed by the UNHCHR Regional Representative Richard Komendа, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. During the meeting, the parties discussed further steps and opportunities of perfecting the working mechanisms in the sphere of cooperation of Turkmenistan with the UN structures on human...

On May 15-16, Ashgabat will host the Forum of CIS Creative and Scientific Intelligentsia In accordance with the Action Plan on the implementation of the Concept of Turkmenistan’s Presidency over the CIS in 2019, with the aim to develop cooperation between the states, members of the CIS in the scientific, educational, cultural and humanitarian spheres, in the sphere of arts and creativity, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed the Resolution, authorizing the Ministry of Cu...

On the 29th of March 2019, the successive 11th session of the Dialogue on Human Rights between Turkmenistan and European Union was held in Ashgabat.    The delegation of EU was headed by B.Iarochevitch, Head of Central Asian Division of European External Action Service.  From the Turkmen side, the Authorized Representative for human rights – Ombudsmen of Turkmenistan, representatives of the Parliament (Mejlis), Supreme Court, as well as the representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,...

On March 27, 2019, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Austria organised a round table at the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, as well as presentation of the First Caspian Economic Forum. High-ranking officials of the Austrian Foreign Ministry, delegation of Turkmenistan, Ambassadors and representatives of the Central Asian states and neighbouring countries, university professors, scholars and representatives of the Turkmen-Austrian society attended the event. Leadership of the Dip...

Today, on the 26th of March 2019, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan has sent a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran in which the Government of Turkmenistan expresses its compassion to the population of the provinces of the Islamic Republic of Iran who have suffered from the floods in the result of heavy rains.      In this regard, based on traditionally friendly relations between the two neighboring states, the Turkmen side expressed...

On March 25, 2019, Turkmen-Estonian political consultations were held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The delegation of the Republic of Estonia, which arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit, was headed by Mr. Lembit Uibo, the General Director of the Political Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia. At the beginning of the meeting, the sides exchanged greetings and discussed the current state of the Turkmen-Estonian relations. In addition,...