The official opening of the 40th Session of the General Conference of UNESCO took place on November 12, 2019 in Paris, in which the Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Minister of Education A. Atabaeva took part. The General Conference opened with a speech by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay. On the first day of the General Conference, general debates were organized with the participation of 16 heads of states and governments on ecology a...

On November 12, 2019, a meeting was held in the MFA of Turkmenistan with the delegation of the leading German bank concern “Deutsche Bank AG” headed by the Chief Executive Officer, Head of Regional Directors for Central and Eastern Europe Joerg Bongartz.   During the talks, the parties noted the success of longstanding cooperation between Turkmenistan and “Deutsche Bank AG,” as well as discussed the key aspects of collaboration. The issues of partnerships with the German companies and the rol...

On November 12, 2019, a meeting was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with Georgian delegation headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikheil Ninua.  During the talks, the parties discussed the key aspects of Turkmen-Georgian relations in political, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres. The positive experience of cooperation in the framework of international organizations, as well as the efficient inter-parliamentary collaboration was noted.     ...

On November 11, 2019, consultations between the representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and Georgia on issues of legal base inventory and its improvement were held in Tbilisi.  During the consultations, the parties addressed the list of existing and expired interstate, intergovernmental and interagency agreements, as well as the projects of the documents which were under consideration between the two countries. The consultations were held in a friendly and cons...

On November 8-9, 2019, the 24th session of the Foreign Ministers Council of the Economic Cooperation Organization took place in the Turkish city of Antalya.  Turkmenistan was represented at this event by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hajiyev.  During the session, the participants discussed the current level of cooperation, the work done to implement the ECO Prospects until 2025, as well as made proposals on further strengthening of external economic policy ties on t...

On November 5-11, 2019, the delegation of Turkmenistan is on a working trip to Shanghai and takes part in the 2nd China International Import Exhibition, held under the motto “New Era Shared Future.” On the 5th of November, the opening ceremony of the exhibition was held, where President Xi Jinping was present and made a speech. The President of France Emmanuel Macron participated at the exhibition as the guest of honor. The event was also attended by the heads of states and governments fro...

A lecture series on the structure, principles and values of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe took place from 5 to 7 November 2019 at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized the three-day course as part of its activities dedicated to the Centre’s 20th anniversary. Around 40 students specializing in International Law and International Relations from the Institute of International R...