On May 23, 2022, the next meeting of the Brainstorming Session on the reform process and prospects for cooperation in the ECO region began at the ECO Secretariat in Tehran. The meeting is held at the level of Deputy Foreign Ministers. The delegation of Turkmenistan at the meeting is headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs V. Hajiyev. The high-level meeting, opened by ECO Secretary General Khusrav Noziri, includes a plenary session and two working rounds. The session is aimed at con...

Today, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Eric Stewart, Executive Director of the Turkmenistan-USA Business Council, and John Reese, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Nicklaus Companies. Expressing gratitude to the head of state for the time devoted for the meeting, the businessmen took the opportunity to personally congratulate President Serdar Berdimuhamedov on his convincing victory in the elections, wishing him great success in his activities at the hig...

On May 23, 2022 Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to Turkmenistan Ms. Isabelle Guinel. During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on the status of bilateral relations. Their consistent character that touches political-diplomatic, trade-economic, cultural-humanitarian spheres and investment partnership was highlighted. The interlo...

On May 22, 2022, a meeting of the Ministers of Health of the Central Asian countries was held in the building of the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN Office in Geneva, with the participation of Dr. Hans Kluge, Regional Director for Europe of the World Health Organization. High government delegations from the countries of Central Asia took part in the meeting. During the meeting, specific issues and areas of cooperation were discussed, including the development and promotion of t...

On May 16-20, 2022, the 31st session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) was held in a hybrid format in Vienna. The session was attended by representatives from 130 countries and 55 non-governmental organizations, including the delegation of Turkmenistan. The session was opened by the Chairperson of ECOSOC, the Executive Director of UNODC, the Executive Director of UN Women and the Chairperson of the CCPCJ. They highlighted the challenges of the Kyoto Declara...

Eight medals of various denominations were won by Turkmen athletes at the Asian Alysh Wrestling Championship held in Osh (Kyrgyzstan). They achieved this success on the first day of the competition, in which 12 sets of awards were played among men and women in the classic style of national Kyrgyz wrestling. Gold medals in our team were won by a student of the Institute of Engineering and Transport Communications of Turkmenistan, Palvan Gurbangeldiyev (weight category up to 100 kg) and student...

Today, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov has held an online working meeting, at which the Deputy-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, who supervises the agro-industrial complex and khyakims of regions took part. The issues for discussion included implementation of goals proceeding from programs for socio-economic development of regions as well as course of seasonal agricultural activities and preparation for upcoming festive events. Khyakim of Akhal region Ya. Gurbanov was the first to take th...