On October 15, 2018, regional training course «Good Practices in Border Security and Management to Strengthen National and Regional Capacities in Countering Terrorism» has started and it was organized by the UN Regional Center for Central Asia for Preventive Diplomacy (UNRCCA) in close cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Activities related to countering and preventing terrorism in the region are undertaken by joint efforts of the UN Regional Center and the UN Cou...

On October 15, 2018, there was a telephone conversation between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Partners have underlined that Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan have achieved qualitatively new level of cooperation while discussing priority issues of interstate cooperation. It was noted that both parties have considerable potential for further developing effective cooperation in various sectors of the...

On October 14-15, 2018, a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Chairwoman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan took part in the work of the 139th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which takes place these days in Geneva. On October 14, in the framework of the Assembly of the IPU, the Chairperson of the Mejlis addressed the 28th session of the Forum of Women Parliamentarians. In her speech, the Chairwoman of the Mejlis reported on the strengthening of the legislative framework for the prot...

On October 12, 2018, in the framework of a working visit to Brussels, the delegation of Turkmenistan held talks with the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization, Mr. Kunio Mukuria. The meeting discussed promising areas of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the World Customs Organization (WCO). In particular, the Turkmen side expressed interest in studying and mastering the best practices of the WCO to improve the organization of customs control at the border.

On October 11, 2018, the Agreement on power transmission line project Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) between the Ministry of Energy of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Energy and water resources of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was signed in Ashgabat.    In the course of meetings, the heads and experts of the two neighboring countries underlined the significance of constructing new transnational power transmission line to meet increasing energy needs in South Asian countries an...

On October 11-12, 2018, the Deputy Chairman of Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov was on a working visit to Brussels. On October 12, 2018, in the first half of the day, the delegation of Turkmenistan had a meeting with European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Mr. Maroš Šefčovič. In the course of meeting, the matters related to activating cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union in the energy sector were discussed. The s...

On October 9, 2018, international seminar «Intellectual property policies in universities and research institutes» was jointly organized at the «Archabil» hotel by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the State service for Intellectual Property of the Ministry of finance and economy of Turkmenistan. The representatives of Academy of Science, Centre of Technologies, Research institute of chemistry and numerous higher educational institutions, WIPO, Oxford University, agencie...