OSCE PROMOTES DEVELOPMENT OF CROSS-BORDER TRADE AND TRANSIT POTENTIAL IN TURKMENISTAN

An online training on border crossing facilitation for transit goods carried by rail and road, opened in Ashgabat on 27 May 2020. The training is organized by OSCE Centre in Ashgabat within the framework of the Centre’s extra-budgetary project on “Strengthening State Border Service Capacities in Turkmenistan”, which places a particular focus on promoting cross-border trade and transit in the Central Asian region.

The purpose of the online training was to introduce participants to security, pu...

AN INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE FINANCING OF THE SDGS WAS HELD AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN

On May 28, 2020, an international seminar in the format of video conferencing was held in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan entitled: “Financing the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals: the role of integrated national financing mechanisms”.

The meeting was attended by delegates at the level of ministers of the countries participating in the UN Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA), which includes Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakh...

HIGH-LEVEL EVENT ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE ERA OF COVID-19 AND BEYOND DISCUSSED FINANCIAL ISSUES

On May 28, 2020, a high-level meeting on financing for development in the era of COVID-19 and beyond was held in video format.

The event was jointly organized by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness. The event was attended by delegations of UN member states. From the Turkmen side, the Minister of Finance and Economics of Turkmenistan E.Annamuhammedov attended the meeting.

The event was held in three segments....

DEVELOPMENT OF BILATERAL COOPERATION ON A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL BASIS WAS DISCUSSED WITH «DEUTSCHE BANK AG»

On May 27, 2020, an online-meeting of the head of Central Bank of Turkmenistan was held with the Chief Executive Officer for Corporate Banking Investments of Middle and Southern Europe – Banking Business Services, Head of Regional Directors of the German «Deutsche Bank AG» Iorg Bongartts.

During the meeting, the sides discussed a series of issues, related to bilateral cooperation. The parties noted the productive nature of the interaction established between Turkmenistan and the largest Germa...

THE TURKMEN-JAPANESE INTER-PARLIAMENTARY FRIENDSHIP GROUP HELD A MEETING

On May 29, 2020, the Mejlis of Turkmenistan hosted a videoconference of the Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group between representatives of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan and the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Japan.

The Japanese delegation at the conference was headed by the Director of the Department of Financial Affairs of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, the head of the secretariat of the Parliamentary League of Japanese-Turkmen Friendship Matsushita Shinpei.

At the be...

A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES WAS HELD IN VIDEOCONFERENCE FORMAT

On May 29, 2020, a regular meeting of the Council of the Heads of Governments of the Commonwealth of Independent States took place by videoconferencing.

The meeting was attended by the Prime Minister of the Azerbaijan Republic A.Asadov, the Vice Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia M. Grigoryan, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus S.Rumas, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan A.Mamin, the Vice Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic E.Asrandiev, the Prime Minister of...

UNWTO REGIONAL MEETING “ROAD TO RECOVERY” WAS HELD

On June 1, 2020, a high-level regional meeting, “Road to Recovery,” took place in a video conference format. The event was organized by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

The regional meeting was attended by UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili, heads of national tourism administrations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republiс of Moldova, the Russian Feder...

MEETING ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES WITH EXPERTS FROM NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS OF THE COUNTRIES OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC FORUM

On June 2, 2020, the Ombudsman of Turkmenistan met with experts on human rights from the countries of the Asia-Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions. The session, organized in the form of a video conference, was held in the framework of cooperation between UNDP and the Office of the Ombudsman of Turkmenistan.

The meeting was attended by Y. Gurbannazarova, Ombudsman of Turkmenistan, N. Natsvishvili, acting UNDP Resident Representative in our country, R. Komenda, OHCHR Regional Re...

PRESENTATION IN A VIDEOCONFERENCE FORMAT ON RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE COUNTRY'S PRINT MEDIA

On June 2, 2020, a two-day discussion in the format of a video conference on recommendations related to the transformation of the print media of Turkmenistan began its work at the Yildiz Hotel. The presentation was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and OSCE Center in Ashgabat as part of the project “Supporting the implementation of media reforms and improving media laws”.

The event is attended by leaders and representatives of the OSCE, representatives of several mi...

THE MEETING OF THE GROUP ON MODERNIZATION OF THE ENERGY CHARTER TREATY TOOK PLACE

On June 2, 2020, a meeting on the modernization of the Energy Charter Treaty was held in a video conference format.

The multilateral negotiations were attended by delegations of the Energy Charter Secretariat, the European Union, Austria, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Belgium, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Georgia, Spain, Kazakhstan, Cyprus, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Turkey, Finland, France, Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, and Japan. A representat...