On July 5, 2023, the 2nd meeting of the Steering Committee of the Central Asia Drug Action Programme (CADAP) - Phase 7 was held at the “Yyldyz” Hotel in Ashgabat. The meeting was attended by representatives of state institutions-beneficiaries of the Central Asian countries, representatives of the delegation of the European Union in the Central Asian countries, representatives of a number of the European institutions and programs within the EU. The objectives of the meeting are to inform ab...

From June 30 to July 4, 2023, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Chairman of the Committee of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan on international and inter-parliamentary relations B.Muhamedov participated in the 30th Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), held in Vancouver, Canada. The session brought together parliamentarians and representatives from OSCE member states to discuss key issues related to security, cooperation, and democracy in the OSCE region. The Annual...

On July 4, 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part in the 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), held via videoconference. The head of the Turkmen state was invited to the meeting in the status of an honored guest, which is a clear confirmation of the steadily growing authority of Turkmenistan on the world stage, as well as its proactive position on topical issues of effective partnership, both in bilateral and mul...

On July 1, 2023, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev held talks with the Deputy Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Ciyong Zou, who arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the events on the grand opening of the city of Arkadag. During the meeting, the parties analyzed the current state of cooperation between Turkmenistan and UNIDO, and exchanged views on further expanding and strengthening the partnership. In...

On June 30, 2023, an international media forum was held in the city of Arkadag, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs together with the State Committee of Turkmenistan for Television, Broadcasting and Cinematography. The forum gathered more than 100 participants, including heads of academic circles and chief editors of the country's news agencies, representatives of relevant international organizations and associations, correspondents of national private news agencies, as well as forei...

On June 30, 2023, the International Investment Forum "Arkadag - a "smart" city" was held in the conference hall of the “Markav Hotel” in the new city, which brought together delegates from around the world, as well as representatives of leading international and regional organizations, authoritative financial institutions, and major foreign companies. From the Turkmen side, the heads of ministries and sectoral departments, banks, specialized institutions, the Union of Industrialists and Entrepre...

On June 30, 2023, a forum of city mayors was held, which was attended by the Secretary General of the international organization TURKSOY, heads of administrative structures of cities declared the cultural capital of the Turkic world, as well as numerous guests who were present at the opening ceremony of the "smart" city. In his speech, the Secretary General of the International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY) Sultan Raev, emphasizing that immediately after the opening the city of Ark...