On the 17th of May 2019, the first meeting of newly established Interdepartmental Working Group on the preparation of the Working Plan of Turkmenistan in the framework of the Executive Board of the World Food Programme for the period of 2020-2022, Commission on Narcotic Drugs for the period of 2020-2023 and Commission on Population and Development for the period of 2020-2024 was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.  Turkmenistan has been elected to these structures on May 7,...

On May 16-17, 2019, the High-Level Conference “International and regional cooperation on countering terrorism and its financing through illicit drug trafficking and organized crime” was held in Dushanbe.  At the conference, Turkmenistan was represented by the delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.    The Conference was organized by the government of the Republic of Tajikistan jointly with the UN, OSCE and other reputable international organizations.  Delegati...

On May 16-17, 2019, the next XII Astana Economic Forum (hereinafter - AEF) was held in Nur-Sultan city, which was attended by delegates from 74 countries of the world. Nobel prize winner in Economics and the chief economist at the World Bank Paul Romer, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde, the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank of Russia Herman Gref, President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian, Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka...

During the period of May 14-16, 2019, the World Hydropower Congress was held in Paris, where the implementation process of the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals were discussed under the slogan: “The Power of water is in the strong and interconnected World.”     The official representatives of 70 countries, representatives of reputable international organizations, business circles, scientists and experts participated in the Congress.  Turkmenistan was represented at...

On May 14, 2019, a meeting was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Deputy Chairman of the Intergovernmental Coordination Council on Seed Production in the CIS I.Kuzmin, who has arrived to Ashagabat to participate in the session of the Council. The guest noted the high level of preparations carried out by Turkmenistan to the upcoming session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Council on Seed Production in the CIS and expressed hope that this event will make a va...

On May 13-14, 2019, an International Water Conference was held in the UNESCO headquarters in Paris which was attended by a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Chairman of the State Committee of Water Management A.Yazmyradov. The aim of the Conference consisted of the discussions of inter-sectorial approach to water resources management, exchange of leading experience in the sphere of attainment of water resources by avoiding any harm to nature, rational use of water resources and their p...

On May 13, 2019, Embassy of Turkmenistan jointly with the Yerevan State University organized and held the conference titled “Caspian Sea - Sea of ​​Opportunities” at the Yerevan State University. This initiative was dedicated to the First Caspian Economic Forum, which will be held on 12th of August 2019 in “Avaza” National Tourist Zone. The conference has gathered heads and diplomats of diplomatic missions and international organizations, accredited in Armenia, heads of the Ministry of Transp...