On March 13, 2018, a meeting of Turkmen diplomats with the head of the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Ms. Lee Mi-kyung was held in the headquarters of the Korean International Cooperation Agency. During the meeting, the sides noted that the wide opportunities for development of cooperation exist between the Korean agency and Turkmenistan. To further develop cooperation in various fields, sides discussed the possibility of signing agreements between the Government of Turkme...

On March 13, 2018, a briefing on the resolution of the United Nations Security Council aimed at further consolidating the efforts of the UN member states in international support for Afghanistan, adopted on March 8, 2018 was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The briefing was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan jointly with the Institute of international relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The briefing was attended by representatives...

Dear compatriots!  We have declared the motto of the year of 2018 in our country as "Turkmenistan is the heart of the Great Silk Road". This year will be marked by the achievements in the implementation of the state programmes in the economic, social spheres and other significant areas of life of the Turkmen state and society.  I would like to note that our domestic and foreign policy is based on the principles of creation, all-round cooperation and openness.  Our strategy is focused on...

On March 12, 2018 in Ashgabat, a regular meeting of representatives of the Caspian states began to discuss the draft Agreement on trade and economic cooperation between the Caspian states. The meeting was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the Ministry of Finance and Economy and the State Enterprise for Caspian Sea Affairs under the President of Turkmenistan. Heads, leading specialists and experts of the relevant ministries and departments of the Republic of Azerbaijan...

On March 12, 2018, the thirteenth session of the joint Turkmen-Iranian intergovernmental commission for consular, border and customs issues began its work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan under the chairmanship of the deputy foreign ministers of the two countries. Leaders and representatives of the relevant ministries and law enforcement agencies took part in its work. The participants of the meeting analyzed the implementation of the decisions of the twelfth meeting of the...

On March 9, 2018, in conjunction with the Oxford Society of the Silk Road, a conference and an official reception was held in the premises of Lady Margaret Hall College of the University of Oxford, dedicated to the role of Turkmenistan in the history and restoration of the Great Silk Road, as well as to the importance of the transport sector in the country's foreign policy strategy. The event was attended by teachers and students of such higher educational institutions in the UK as University...

On March 7, 2018, the fifth meeting of the joint Turkmen-Tatarstan Working Group on Trade-Economic, Scientific-Technical and Cultural Cooperation was held in Ashgabat. Heads and representatives of leading ministries, industry departments and enterprises of Turkmenistan and the Republic of Tatarstan took part in it. The meeting was chaired from Turkmen side by the Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan B. Bazarov, from the Tatarstan side by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of...