ASHGABAT HOSTS FIRST GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT CONFERENCE First Global Sustainable Transport Conference was opened in Ashgabat at the Building of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan. Agenda of this forum organized under the support of UN includes wide variety of duties towards transport issues which are the strategic directions of the cooperation. Opening ceremony and general session of this high-level conference being held in Ashgabat is attended by President of Turkmenis...

Reception devoted to The 25th Anniversary of Independency of Turkmenistan was held in Istanbul Reception devoted to The 25th Anniversary of Independency of Turkmenistan was held by Consulate General of Turkmenistan in Istanbul at November 14, 2016 at Fuji Ballroom hall of “Swissôtel The Bosphorus”. Reception program continued in coordination with national dances performed by Turkmen students and video previews introducing developments achieved in all sectors of Turkmenistan. The reception was...

Development of international cooperation in the field of transport is a key element of the Global Development Agenda. An obvious need for a systematic and purpose oriented partnerships in the field of transport is reflected in a number of resolutions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, in particular, the resolution 70/197 «Towards comprehensive cooperation among all modes of transport for promoting sustainable multimodal transit corridors» of 22 December 2015, which was co-sponsored...

Parliament (Mejlis) of Turkmenistan ratified the Paris Agreement On 17 October 2016, the Parliament of Turkmenistan has ratified the Paris Agreement approved at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP-21) in Paris on 12 December 2015 and signed by Turkmenistan on 23 September 2016 at the UN Headquarters in New York. Turkmenistan being an active supporter of the prevention of negative consequences of climate change, consistently conducts numerous events aimed at reduction of green house emiss...

Ratification of International Transport Documents On 17 October 2016 the Parliament (Mejlis) of Turkmenistan has ratified the International Convention on Harmonization of Frontier Control of Goods and the Intergovernmental Agreement on “Dry ports”. As known, in Turkmenistan under the leadership of the country’s President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov the national programs aimed at comprehensive modernization of material and technical basis of transport sphere, expansion of existing and creatio...

PRESS-RELEASE Today, according to the instruction of President of Turkmenistan, related members of Government of Turkmenistan held a meeting with the delegation of Republic of Belarus headed by Deputy Prime Minister of Republic of Belarus A.N. Kalinin who came to Turkmenistan on a working visit. During this meeting, very wide issues of bilateral cooperation were consulted. Especially, many works being implemented by the companies of Belarus in our country were evaluated. As it’s known, Min...

THE DELEGATION OF TURKMENISTAN COMPLETED IT’S VISIT TO THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION IN NEW YORK On 23 September the delegation of Turkmenistan continued its participation in the events of the high-level week of the 71-st session of the UN General Assembly. One of the highlights of the day was the solemn ceremony of signing by Turkmenistan of the historic Paris Agreement at the United Nations Headquarters. The signing is the first step through which the state expresses its readiness t...