THE PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN RECEIVED THE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

On June 19, 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to Turkmenistan Philippe Merlin.

The diplomat conveyed warm greetings to the Head of Turkmenistan from President of France Emmanuel Macron, who addressed the wishes of happiness, prosperity and well-being to the Turkmen people.

Greeting the authorized representative of the friendly country in the ancient and hospitable Turkmen la...

CULTURAL DIALOGUE BETWEEN TURKMENISTAN AND ITALY CONTINUES IN ROME

In frames of a working visit of the delegation of Turkmenistan to Italy, on June 6, 2023, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan M.Mammedova met with the mayor of the city of Rome Roberto Gualtieri.

During the meeting, special attention was paid to intercultural dialogue and the preservation of cultural heritage. The parties also discussed practical steps to hold an exhibition of unique artifacts of Turkmenistan in Italy.

Within the framework of the visit, the Turkmen...

TURKMENISTAN AND IAEA DISCUSS PRACTICAL STEPS TO STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIP

On June 7, 2023, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the preparation of the IAEA Framework Program for Turkmenistan (CPF), which was attended by the leadership of ministries and state agencies of our country, senior representatives of the IAEA.

During the working meeting, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs M.Byashimova emphasized that the cooperation of Turkmenistan with international organizations is developing in various directions, which are reflect...

MEETING OF MAYORS OF THE CITIES OF CULTURAL CAPITALS OF THE TURKIC WORLD IN ARKADAG

On June 30, 2023, a forum of city mayors was held, which was attended by the Secretary General of the international organization TURKSOY, heads of administrative structures of cities declared the cultural capital of the Turkic world, as well as numerous guests who were present at the opening ceremony of the "smart" city.

In his speech, the Secretary General of the International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY) Sultan Raev, emphasizing that immediately after the opening the city of Ark...

PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPING TURKMEN-JAPANESE COOPERATION IN THE FINANCE AND ECONOMIC SPHERE WERE DISCUSSED

On 2-5 July 2023 in Tokyo, negotiations were held between representatives of the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Ministry of Finance of Japan.

During the negotiations, the sides discussed issues related to the drafting of new documents in the financial and economic sphere of cooperation between Turkmenistan and Japan.

DELEGATION OF TURKMENISTAN PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL SESSION OF THE OSCE PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY

From June 30 to July 4, 2023, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Chairman of the Committee of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan on international and inter-parliamentary relations B.Muhamedov participated in the 30th Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), held in Vancouver, Canada. The session brought together parliamentarians and representatives from OSCE member states to discuss key issues related to security, cooperation, and democracy in the OSCE region.

The Annual...

ISSUES OF PREVENTION THE DISTRIBUTION OF DRUGS IN THE CA REGION DISCUSSED IN ASHGABAT

On July 5, 2023, the 2nd meeting of the Steering Committee of the Central Asia Drug Action Programme (CADAP) - Phase 7 was held at the “Yyldyz” Hotel in Ashgabat.

The meeting was attended by representatives of state institutions-beneficiaries of the Central Asian countries, representatives of the delegation of the European Union in the Central Asian countries, representatives of a number of the European institutions and programs within the EU.

The objectives of the meeting are to inform ab...

THE PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK «THE ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK AND DR. AHMAD MOHAMMAD ALI. HISTORY OF AN INSTITUTION AND A JOURNEY OF A PRESIDENT»

Today, on July 6, 2023, the presentation of the book «The Islamic Development Bank and Dr. Ahmad Mohammad Ali. History of an Institution and a Journey of a President», presented to the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov by the first president of the Islamic Development Bank Ahmad Mohammad Ali Al-Madani was held at the Institute of International relations under MFA of Turkmenistan.

The ceremony was attended by the hea...

THE NUMBER OF JAPANESE LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN TURKMENISTAN HAS INCREASED 220-FOLD

The number of Japanese language learners in Turkmenistan is increasing dynamically.

According to a Japan Foundation study, the number of Japanese language learners per 100,000 population in 2021 has increased by almost 220 times compared to 2015, surpassing Vietnam and China.

THE DELEGATION OF TURKMENISTAN TAKES PART IN THE OCA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

On July 8, 2023, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs B. Myatiev takes part in the 42nd General Assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), which is held in Bangkok (Thailand).

The General Assembly is attended by 45 delegations of the OCA National Olympic Committees, as well as the heads and representatives of the OCA bodies and the International Olympic Committee.

According to the agenda of the meeting, issues related to the activities of the...