On July 30-31, 2019, under the chairmanship of Turkmenistan in the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea, the second meeting of the Regional Working Groups on the development of the “Action Program for Assisting the Aral Sea Basin Countries (ASBP-4)” and “Improving the institutional and legal mechanisms of IFAS” is being held in Ashgabat. The meeting was organized by the Executive Committee of IFAS with the support of the Regional Program “Transboundary Water Management in Central Asia”...

On the 30th of July 2019, the first political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia were held in the city of Riyadh. The Turkmen delegation was headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs B.G.Matiyev.  The delegation of Saudi Arabia was led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Political and Economic Affairs Dr. Adel bin Siraj Mirdad.     After exchanging warm greetings, the parties noted the friendly appeal inherent to Turkmen-S...

On the 29th of July 2019, succeeding political consultations between the external policy agencies of Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates took place in the city of Abu Dhabi.  The Turkmen delegation was headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs B.G.Matiyev.  The delegation of the UAE was led by the Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Political Affairs Khalifa Shaheen Khalifa Almarar.     During the talks, the parties discussed current issues of...

Strengthening rule of law -compliant criminal justice responses to terrorism was the aim of a two-day seminar for over 30 Turkmen practitioners from relevant government agencies and the bar association which concluded on 25 July 2019 in Ashgabat. Organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat jointly with the Action against Terrorism Unit of the OSCE Transnational Threats Department, the seminar focused on good practices detailed in the Global Counterterrorism Forum’s (GCTF) Rabat Memorandum. These...

A solemn opening ceremony of the railway section with a length of 10 kilometers built in the Akina settlement of the Islamic Republic of Aghanistan in assistance of the Government of Turkmenistan, as well as the foundation laying ceremony of the new railway branch Akina-Andhoy, which length is 35 km, took place on the 25th of July 2019.  The heads of transport and industrial agencies of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, hakims, honored elders, representatives of the mass media and local population p...

ISSUES OF EXPANDING TURKMEN-UZBEK COOPERATION DISCUSSED AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN Today, on July 11, 2019, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov had a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Turkmenistan, Akhmaljon Kuchkarov. A range of issues related to bilateral relations was considered and consistent strengthening of cooperation between the two countries was noted.  Stressing the neces...

MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN DISCUSSED THE CURRENT ISSUES OF WIDENING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN On the 11th of July 2019, a meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Turkmenistan Zh.Asanov was held at the MFA of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the parties noted the multifaceted strengthening of cooperation between the two sta...