Turkmenistan became a member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union On October 15, 2017 in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, by unanimous decision of the 201st meeting of the Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which was held within the framework of the 137th Assembly of the IPU, Turkmenistan was admitted to membership in the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The Mejlis of Turkmenistan will represent Turkmenistan in the Inter-Parliamentary Union. The Inter-Parliamentary Union, h...

Turkmenistan and Afghanistan discuss the possibilities of regional economic integration On October 12, 2017, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan held a meeting with the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Adela Raz who arrived in the Turkmen capital on a working visit to participate in the Academic Forum held within the framework of the VII Ministerial Conference on regional economic cooperation on Afghanistan. At the beginning of...

Presentation of a new book of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was held In Ashgabat, the Public Organizations Center hosted a presentation of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov's book "Turkmenistan is the heart of the Great Silk Road". Representatives of public organizations, mass media, cultural figures and masters of arts, elders and students took part in the celebration. As noted during the presentation, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov's new work allows objectively assess the...

President of Turkmenistan took part in the Summit of the CIS Heads of States President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the next meeting of the Council of the CIS Heads of States held in Sochi. Before the start of the forum there was a ceremony of joint photographing of Heads of the Commonwealth states participating in the Summit in the Congress Center of the "Radisson Blue Resort & Congress Center". Then a session of the CIS Council of Heads of States was opened i...

The Turkmen delegation took part in the work of the 68th session of the Executive Committee of the Program of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees The delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hadjiev took part in the 68th session of the Executive Committee of the Program of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 2-6, 2017. On October 3, 2017, the head of the Turkmen delegat...

On October 2, 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland, the 68th session of the Executive Committee of the Program of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees started its work, where the delegation of Turkmenistan takes part. Speaking with a welcoming speech, UN High Commissioner for Refugees F.Grandi noted that one of the areas of its activities the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) determined the support of "Olympic refugees". In this connection he informed tha...

In the context of the previously adopted in Turkmenistan National action plans on human rights for the period 2016-2020, on gender equality for the period 2015-2020, and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Government of Turkmenistan actively continues the work on their practical implementation, including the adoption in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) relevant documents and resolutions. In order to further promotion of the ideas of humanism and protection of huma...