On December 6-7, 2018 in Ashgabat, the Government of Turkmenistan in cooperation with UNESCO is organizing an International Conference on «Importance of the Great Silk Road: Present and Future Development». The conference is expected to be attended by high-level representatives. The conference will be held in the form of the sessions, the purpose of which are to strengthen intercultural dialogue, peace and cooperation in order to achieve the UN Agenda 2030, uncover geo-economic potential, pro...

Preparation to the exhibition “Development of National Architecture”, which is to demonstrate the achievements, work experience and perspectives in urban construction, architecture and formation of urban infrastructure in modern Turkmenistan, is carried out. It is planned to have the contest on the best architectural projects in different directions under the exposition.  The exposition has to illustrate successful implementation of urban construction policy of Turkmenistan and contribution o...

On November 29, 2018 there was a briefing in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with participation of the representatives of national and foreign mass media and representatives of the Embassies and international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan, which was dedicated to the international initiatives of Turkmenistan in the field of transport and transit corridors. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Motor transport of Turkmenistan, Mr. Umberto De Pretto, Secretary Ge...

On November 28, 2018, the International Conference of Ministers of Transport of the States-Parties to the Agreement on Transit and Transport Cooperation (Lapis Lazuli) continued its work in the format of plenary sessions in the National tourist zone “Avaza”. During the speeches at the meeting, participants touched on the role of international cooperation in the development of transport and transit corridors, multimodal transport and their prospects in the transport corridor of Lapis-Lazuli an...

On November 27-28, 2018, the 29th Session of the Energy Charter Conference was held with the participation of the Turkmen delegation in Bucharest. The delegations of the Energy Charter member countries, representatives of international organizations, as well as representatives of major energy companies, the public and the media attended at the session. At the Conference participants highlighted the role of the Energy Charter in the development of the global energy sector, in supporting a sust...

On November 28, 2018, the International Conference of Ministers of Transport of the States Parties to the Agreement on Transit and Transport Cooperation (Lapis Lazuli) began its work in the Avaza National Tourist Zone in the city of Turkmenbashi. At the beginning of the conference, a congratulatory message from the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, addressed to the participants of the International Conference of Ministers of Transport of the States Parties to the Agreement...

On 26-27 November 2018, Senior officials meeting took a place in Tokyo, in the framework of the Dialogue “Central Asia + Japan”. The meeting was held 2 days and it were discussed wide range of mutually beneficial issues of regional and bilateral cooperation. Particularly, delegations of member countries discussed issues in the sphere of tourism, transport logistics, agriculture and water, trade-economy, regional cooperation and security. Turkmen side stressed attention of participants to efforts...