On April 13, 2018, the first meeting of experts on the implementation of the "Agreement on Transit and Transport Cooperation (Lapis Lazuli Route Agreement)" was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The Agreement was adopted during the 7th Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA VII) on November 15, 2017 in Ashgabat. Experts from various sectors and ministries of Turkmenistan, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Republic of Azerbaijan, Georgia an...

The adoption on April 12, 2018 by the United Nations General Assembly of two more Resolutions initiated by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, once again highlighted the growing role of our country in the international arena in affirming humanistic principles, its creative and peacekeeping potential. Thus, the Resolution on the announcement of the World Bicycle Day on June 3, the Community of Nations welcomed and supported the tremendous work being carried out in Turkmeni...

On the 10th of April, 2018 a two-day seminar has opened in Ashgabat. Co-organized by the Government of Turkmenistan and the IOM office in Turkmenistan according to the adopted plan of activities, it aims to acquaint media workers with the international practice of combining efforts to prevent irregular migration and stop human trafficking. The seminar was attended by the representatives of central and regional newspapers, magazines, television, radio, Internet mass media, and press services o...

On April 5-6, 2018, an interim ministerial conference of the Non-Aligned Movement on the topic "Promotion of international peace and security for the sake of sustainable development" was held in Baku. On April 3-4, 2018, in order to prepare for the ministerial conference of the Non-Aligned Movement, a senior officials meeting had been held. The ministerial conference was attended by representatives of about 120 states and a number of international organizations that are members of the Non-Ali...

On April 6, 2018, a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan S.G.Berdimuhamedov took part in the meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of Independent States in Minsk. During the meeting, the heads of the foreign ministries of the Commonwealth countries discussed the priority directions of interstate cooperation in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres. In this contex...

On April 3, 2018, a two-day seminar of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, dedicated to the topic of the multilateral approach to combating the threats of extremism and radicalism in the modern world started its work in Ashgabat. Representatives of various ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, public organizations, international experts on combating organized crime and terrorism, members of the Secretariat of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe,...

On 30 March 2018, a seminar in Ashgabat organized by the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan jointly with the United Nations Development Program was held. The main theme of the forum was the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for the period until 2030 in Turkmenistan. As the speakers noted, the basis of the state strategy initiated by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov laid the maximally transparent concept of universal security, the principle of unity and...