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...

On May 23, 2018, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan received the EU Special Representative for Central Asia Peter Burian who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. At the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues of mutual interest, including the further development of relations between Turkmenistan and the European Union. During the talks, the sides also discussed the implementation of the EU Strategy for Central Asia. The sides stressed the importance of holding...

On 21st of May, 2018 the 71st session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) began its work in Geneva. The delegation of Turkmenistan from the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan has been taking part in the above-mentioned session, which coincides with the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the World Health Organization. An important strategic platform for discussing topical health issues, on both regional and global levels, was opened by the President of the Swiss Confede...