On May 31, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the delegation of the Republic of the Gambia, headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambian Affairs Abroad of the Republic of the Gambia, Usain Darbo. As the Turkmen side noted, the development of relations with the countries of the African continent is a priority direction of Turkmenistan's foreign policy. In this regard, the need was expressed for further developme...

On May 30-31, 2018, the delegation of Turkmenistan visited the Kingdom of Sweden on a working visit. On 30 May, the delegation met with the Director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Mr. Dan Smith. During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the establishment of bilateral cooperation between the institute and relevant organizations of Turkmenistan. On May 31, the third round of bilateral political consultations took place at the Swedish Ministry of Foreign...

On May 30, 2018, the two-day OSCE Regional Ministerial Conference "Good governance and economic connectivity - best practices within the OSCE region" began its work in the capital hotel "Yildiz". The conference was organized under the auspices of the OSCE and the Government of Turkmenistan. The plenary session and two working sessions had been held on the first day of the conference. The forum was attended by representatives and experts of the OSCE participating States and a number of interna...

On May 29, 2018, political consultations took place in Helsinki between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Republic of Finland. The Finnish side was headed by Ms. Maimo Henriksson, Director General of the Department of Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country. During the political consultations, issues of bilateral relations in the spheres of politics, economy, energy and transport, cooperation within international organ...

On May 29, 2018 in Aigle, Switzerland, a meeting of the delegation of Turkmenistan with the President of the International Cycling Union (UCI), D. Lappartient, was held, during which the issues of strengthening partnership with the UCI were discussed. In particular, the Turkmen side reported that this year on June 3, World Bike Day will be celebrated for the first time. In this regard, as well as in the context of the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, the optimal use of cyc...

On May 22, 2018 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Turkey I.Amanlyev presented to the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Morocco his credential letters as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Kingdom of Morocco (with the residence in Ankara).

An event, in the framework of the announcement in Turkmenistan the year of 2018 of the Year "Turkmenistan is the heart of the Great Silk Road", with the participation of heads of diplomatic missions accredited in the Republic of Korea was held at the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Korea on May 25, 2018. A briefing was held on the main aspects of Turkmenistan's foreign policy and a table tennis tournament was organized as part of the event. According to the results of the sports co...