On 29 of November, 2018 in the Ministry of Foreign affairs of Turkmenistan a meeting was held with the delegation headed by First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee – Executive Secretary of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Victor Aleksandrovich Guminskiy, who arrived in Ashgabat with a work visit. During the meeting, both sides highly appreciated the effectiveness of cooperation and noted an active participation of Turkmenistan in the events, which are held in framework of...

On 29 November, 2018 in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan was held a meeting with delegation, headed by the Regional Director of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Central Asia Mr. Neil McCain, who has arrived to Ashgabat with a work visit. In the beginning of the meeting Turkmen side expressed their gratitude for the EBRD representatives’ active participation in various international forums, which are organized in our country. Then the sides noted progre...

On November 27-28, 2018, the 29th Session of the Energy Charter Conference was held with the participation of the Turkmen delegation in Bucharest. The delegations of the Energy Charter member countries, representatives of international organizations, as well as representatives of major energy companies, the public and the media attended at the session. At the Conference participants highlighted the role of the Energy Charter in the development of the global energy sector, in supporting a sust...

On November 29, 2018, there was a meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Panama to Turkmenistan (with residence in Moscow), Mr. Miguel Lecaro Barcenas, who arrived in Ashgabat to present his credentials. At the beginning of the meeting, the Ambassador of the Republic of Panama presented the copies of his credentials. Congratulating the Ambassador on his appointment to this responsible post, the Turkme...

On November 29-30, 2018 the Days of culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan are being held in Turkmenistan. As part of the Days of culture, an exhibition of decorative applied arts, museum valuables and a photo exhibition were organized at the Museum of Fine Arts of Turkmenistan. The Days of Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which are held in Turkmenistan, will be an important step in strengthening cooperation in the cultural-humanitarian sphere between the two countries, as well as in uni...

On November 28, 2018, the International Conference of Ministers of Transport of the States-Parties to the Agreement on Transit and Transport Cooperation (Lapis Lazuli) continued its work in the format of plenary sessions in the National tourist zone “Avaza”. During the speeches at the meeting, participants touched on the role of international cooperation in the development of transport and transit corridors, multimodal transport and their prospects in the transport corridor of Lapis-Lazuli an...

On November 26-27, 2018, the 13th meeting of the senior officials of the countries participating in the “Japan + Central Asia” dialogue was held in Tokyo. During the meeting, issues of mutually beneficial bilateral and regional cooperation between the countries of Central Asia and Japan were considered. In particular, an exchange of views took place on interaction in such areas as tourism, transport and logistics, agriculture and water management, trade and economics, regional cooperation and...