TURKMEN-SWEDISH POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS WERE HELD IN STOCKHOLM On May 30-31, 2018, the delegation of Turkmenistan visited the Kingdom of Sweden on a working visit. On 30 May, the delegation met with the Director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Mr. Dan Smith. During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the establishment of bilateral cooperation between the institute and relevant organizations of Turkmenistan. On May 31, the third round of bilateral poli...

PERSPECTIVES OF COOPERATION BETWEEN TURKMENISTAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF GAMBIA HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED On May 31, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the delegation of the Republic of the Gambia, headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambian Affairs Abroad of the Republic of the Gambia, Usain Darbo. As the Turkmen side noted, the development of relations with the countries of the African continent is a priority direc...

THE SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION DISCUSSED ISSUES OF STRENGTHENING COOPERATION On May 30, 2018, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov held a meeting with the Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Martin Chungong. During the meeting the parties discussed the main fields of activity of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, as well as ways of cooperation and interaction within the framework of this organization. As the Turkmen side noted,...

TURKMENISTAN AND PORTUGAL DISCUSSED THE ISSUES OF FURTHER EXPANSION OF COOPERATION On May 31, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the Special Envoy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Portugal to the Republic of Turkey (with residence in Ankara), Mrs. Paula Leal da Silva, who arrived to the Turkmen capital on a working visit. During the talks, the parties discussed issues of further in...

A MEETING WAS HELD IN SWITZERLAND WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CYCLING UNION (UCI) On May 29, 2018 in Aigle (Switzerland), the Ambassador of Turkmenistan in the Swiss Confederation had a meeting with the President of the International Cycling Union (UCI), David Lappartient, during which the issues of expanding our country's cooperation with this major international sports organization were discussed. In particular, the practical implementation of the United Nations General Assem...

GOOD GOVERNANCE AND ECONOMIC CONNECTIVITY FOCUS OF OSCE REGIONAL MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE IN TURKMENISTAN “Good Governance and Economic Connectivity - best practices within the OSCE region” was the topic of the OSCE Regional Ministerial Conference organized by the OSCE and the Government of Turkmenistan that ended in Ashgabat on 31 May 2018. The two-day conference brought together some 120 participants, including high-level officials and decision-makers from five Central Asian countries and...

THE NEXT ROUND OF POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN TURKMENISTAN AND FINLAND TOOK PLACE IN HELSINKI On May 29, 2018, political consultations took place in Helsinki between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Republic of Finland. The Finnish side was headed by Ms. Maimo Henriksson, Director General of the Department of Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country. During the political consultations, issues of bilateral relati...