On the 17th of May 2019, Ambassador of Turkmenistan in Malaysia presented the letter of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan to the Secretary General of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Lim Jock Hoi on his appointment as the representative of the country near this organization.   After submitting the letter, the Ambassador and the Secretary General held a bilateral meeting, during which Secretary General Lim Jock Hoi proposed to organize joint events with the...

The Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Belarus held a briefing on the organizational matters of the first Caspian Economic Forum (CEF) which is scheduled to be held on August 12, 2019 in the National Tourist Zone “Avaza." The heads of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Belarus, representatives of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Belarus, key officials of t...

On the 18th of May 2019, the Seventh Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the “Central Asia plus Japan” Dialogue was held in the city residence of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan in Dushanbe. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Beibut Atamkulov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Chingiz Aidarbekov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kami...

On the 18th of May 2019, a meeting between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Taro Kono who have arrived to Tajikistan to participate to the High-Level Conference “International and regional cooperation on countering terrorism and its financing through illicit drug trafficking and organized crime” was held. During the negotiations, the sides noted with satisfaction the positive dynamics of development of Turkmen-Japanese relatio...

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Mr. Taro Kono First of all, I express great pleasure that I can set foot on land of Central Asia for the first time after taking the office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Today I take part in the 7th Session of the Foreign Ministers in the framework of the dialog “Central Asia + Japan” in Dushanbe and looking forward to discussions with the issues of the future cooperation at this platform. Since the moment the Central Asian states obtained indepen...

During the period of 13-18 May, 2019, the Sixth Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction on “the Achievements in attaining sustainability: on the way to stable and inclusive communities” is taking place in Geneva.     Turkmenistan is represented at this Forum by the delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Defense of Turkmenistan, Head of the Main Department on Civil Defense and Rescue Works of the Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan.     The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction...

During the period of May 14-16, 2019, the World Hydropower Congress was held in Paris, where the implementation process of the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals were discussed under the slogan: “The Power of water is in the strong and interconnected World.”     The official representatives of 70 countries, representatives of reputable international organizations, business circles, scientists and experts participated in the Congress.  Turkmenistan was represented at...