The delegation of Turkmenistan, led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part in the High-Level Political Forum under the aegis of the UN Economic and Social Council. The forum on sustainable development was held in New York.  The high-level political forum on the Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies brought together the government representatives of the UN member states, the private sector and civil society. This year, the meeting participant...

Regional project “Integrated management of natural resources in the drought and salinization of agricultural production landscapes of Central Asia and Turkey” until 2021 is starting. It will be carried out by the State Committee for Natural Protection and Land Resources under support of the UN Food and Agricultural Organization and the Global Environmental Facility.  Cooperation of the state under this project will be built on integrated approach to the management of water and land resources...

The festival of theatrical art "The Silk Road is the Way of the Heart" started. The exciting and dramatic stories will be played out on the scenes of the capital's theaters within seven days. The thematic historical and cultural cycle was opened by the production of the Turkmen Music and Drama Theater named after Makhtumkuli "Between the Amul and Hazar", based on five legends from Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov's book "Turkmenistan is the heart of the Great Silk Road". Gulshirin Hanova, the fourth...

As it was informed before, High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development under the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is planned to be held in New York this month. During joint session of the Government and the State Security Council, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov requested relative officials to provide high organizational level of preparation to the participation of our delegation in coming forum, which would gather 193 the UN member countries and more than 50 international o...

Joint Statement on Promotion of Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Silk Road has been unanimously adopted by Turkmenistan imitative at the 38th session of the United Nations Council on Human rights on June 25, 2018. 23 states were the co-author of this document along with Turkmenistan. It was informed to the Head of the State by Vice-premier, Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov at the session of the Government on June 28.  In this regard, Turkmen leader highlighted a historical significance o...

According to Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers M. Meredov, the Turkmengaz State Concern plans to participate the upcoming international oil and gas exhibition and conference "ADIPEC-2018" that will be held in the capital of the United Arab Emirates - the city of Abu Dhabi on November 12-15 this year.  Commenting on the report, the Turkmen leader noted that the energy policy of Turkmenistan was aimed at the comprehensive development of the domestic fuel and energy complex, its divers...

“Good Governance and Economic Connectivity - best practices within the OSCE region” was the topic of the OSCE Regional Ministerial Conference organized by the OSCE and the Government of Turkmenistan that ended in Ashgabat on 31 May 2018. The two-day conference brought together some 120 participants, including high-level officials and decision-makers from five Central Asian countries and Afghanistan and 21 OSCE participating States and Partners for Co-operation. Representatives of internationa...