On October 13, 2017, at the Institute for International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan took part the Academic Forum held within the framework of the VII Ministerial Conference on Regional Economic Cooperation for Afghanistan (RECCA). Representatives of relevant ministries and departments, employees of the diplomatic service of Turkmenistan, as well as heads of higher educational institutions of Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Director of Int...

On October 12, 2017, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan held a meeting with the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Adela Raz who arrived in the Turkmen capital on a working visit to participate in the Academic Forum held within the framework of the VII Ministerial Conference on regional economic cooperation on Afghanistan. At the beginning of the meeting, the sides noted the active pace of development of cooperation in a wide range...

On 11 October, 2017 President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov arrived to Sochi on a working visit to take part in a meeting of the CIS Council of the Heads of State. As an associated member of the Commonwealth of Independent States, our country actively participates in CIS affairs, promoting the development of fruitful cooperation in a wide range of areas both in bilateral and multilateral formats. In frames of preparation for the Summit on October 10 in Sochi hosted a meeting of...

Having congratulated President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov on the success of the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani expressed his sincere gratitude for the excellent organization of the Asian Games, fine conditions created for, inter alia, the Afghan athletes, and the shown hospitality. Our athletes showed good performance at the Games “Ashgabat 2017”, having adequately represented their cou...

The delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hadjiev took part in the 68th session of the Executive Committee of the Program of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on October 2-6, 2017. On October 3, 2017, the head of the Turkmen delegation delivered a speech in which it was pointed out that the world community needed to strengthen its work on resolving the pressing issues of the global agenda rel...

On October 2, 2017, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin arrived in Turkmenistan on an official visit. Officials greeted the President of Russia at the International Airport of Ashgabat, decorated with the national flags of two friendly countries. Along the carpet path leading from the airplane, in honor of the arrival of the high guest, the Honor Guard was built.  From the International Airport motorcade of the President of Russia proceeded to the Presidential Palace Complex...

On October 2, 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland, the 68th session of the Executive Committee of the Program of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees started its work, where the delegation of Turkmenistan takes part. Speaking with a welcoming speech, UN High Commissioner for Refugees F.Grandi noted that one of the areas of its activities the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) determined the support of "Olympic refugees". In this connection he informed tha...