On the 30th of March, 2021, the regular high-level meeting of the Council of Trade and Investments Framework Agreement (TIFA) between the Government of the USA and the Governments of Central Asian countries had been held. The meeting was attended by Turkmen delegation with the Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Ties at the head, as well as the delegations of the USA, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. In addition, the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan...

During today’s meeting of the Inter-departmental Commission on the Implementation of International Obligations of Turkmenistan in the area of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, a wide range of issues related to further implementation of the humanitarian policy of the country was discussed. During the discussion of the draft of the National Action Plan in the area of Human Rights in Turkmenistan for 2021-2025, the UN representatives highly appraised the level of cooperation with...

The diplomatic representatives of Turkmenistan abroad have organized special events in honor of the Novruz holiday of international scope. In fact, in February 2010, the UN General Assembly has recognized the 21st of March as the International Day of Novruz. It is worthwhile to note that this holiday was also entered in the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Humankind. The Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Azerbaijan took part in the event dedicated to...

On the 17th of March, 2021, the International Scientific and Practical Conference “The History of Architecture and Culture” was held in the Museum of Fine Arts of Turkmenistan. At the beginning of the event, the participants got acquainted with the exhibition, which was organized by State Academy of Arts of Turkmenistan and Turkmen Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering. The Conference, which was held in a hybrid format, was attended by the Minister of Culture of Turkmenistan A.Sh...

On March 17, 2021 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the assistance of the British Embassy in Turkmenistan organized the round table in  the hotel “Yildyz” under the title “On the way to the UN Climate Change Conference-2021 (COP26): Turkmenistan’s efforts to combat climate change and perspectives for the future”.   The event, which was held in a hybrid format, was attended by the representatives of the relevant ministries and agencies of Turkmenistan, representatives of the...

On March 15, 2021, the representatives of Turkmenistan made a statement on the occasion of declaring 2021 as the International Year of Peace and Trust at the regular meeting of the OSCE Security Committee. Delegation of Turkmenistan mentioned that in the coming years, international community has to focus on the following important areas - strengthening international law, the processes of disarmament and prevention of spread of weapons of mass destruction, fight against international terrorism...

During the period of 7 to 12 March, 2021, Delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Attorney General of the country participated in an online format in the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, held in Kyoto city of Japan. High-ranking representatives of over 150 countries-members of the UN and international organizations attended the event. Minister of Justice of Japan Yoko Kamikawa was elected as the Chairwoman of the Congress. Prime-Minister of Japan Yoshihide S...