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...

THE ISSUES OF TURKMEN-KYRGYZ INTERACTION WERE DISCUSSED AT THE MFA OF TURKMENISTAN On the 11th of July 2019, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov had a meeting with the Chargé d’affairs ad interim of the Kyrgyz Republic in Turkmenistan A.Isayev. During the meeting, the parties discussed a number of current issues including the implementation of previously reached agreements and exchanged views on the priorities for the development of bilateral cooperation The partie...

MEETING OF THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS WITH THE AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN A meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tajikistan in Turkmenistan Sharifzoda Farruh Homiddin was held on the 11th of July 2019. During the meeting which was held in friendly atmosphere, the parties discussed the implementation of previously reached agreements and determined the priorities for th...

DAYS OF CULTURE OF TURKMENISTAN OPENED IN TURKEY On July 10, 2019, the opening ceremony of the Days of Culture of Turkmenistan and a concert of art masters of our country took place in the city of Sivas, Republic of Turkey. The celebration was attended by numerous cultural and art figures of the Republic of Turkey, historians, art historians and media workers. Within the framework of the creative action, an exhibition of works of decorative art and museum valuables, supplemented by a ph...