Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Mr. Taro Kono   First of all, I express great pleasure that I can set foot on land of Central Asia for the first time after taking the office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Today I take part in the 7th Session of the Foreign Ministers in the framework of the dialog “Central Asia + Japan” in Dushanbe and looking forward to discussions with the issues of the future cooperation at this platform. Since the moment the Central Asian states obtained in...

On the 17th of May 2019, the first meeting of newly established Interdepartmental Working Group on the preparation of the Working Plan of Turkmenistan in the framework of the Executive Board of the World Food Programme for the period of 2020-2022, Commission on Narcotic Drugs for the period of 2020-2023 and Commission on Population and Development for the period of 2020-2024 was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.  Turkmenistan has been elected to these structures on May 7,...

On May 16-17, 2019, the High-Level Conference “International and regional cooperation on countering terrorism and its financing through illicit drug trafficking and organized crime” was held in Dushanbe.  At the conference, Turkmenistan was represented by the delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.    The Conference was organized by the government of the Republic of Tajikistan jointly with the UN, OSCE and other reputable international organizations.  Delegati...

On May 16-17, 2019, the next XII Astana Economic Forum (hereinafter - AEF) was held in Nur-Sultan city, which was attended by delegates from 74 countries of the world. Nobel prize winner in Economics and the chief economist at the World Bank Paul Romer, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde, the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank of Russia Herman Gref, President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian, Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka...

В столице завершил работу XIV Форум творческой и научной интеллигенции государств-участников СНГ, организованный в рамках председательствования Туркменистана в Содружестве Независимых Государств. Представительная встреча собрала более двухсот делегатов из стран Содружества, среди которых известные государственные и общественные деятели, учёные, писатели, музыканты, художники и др. Как уже сообщалось, приветственные послания участникам Форума направили Президент Туркменистана Гурбангулы Бердым...

Глава государства Гурбангулы Бердымухамедов посетил Ахалтекинский конный комплекс Президента Туркменистана, где проведал «небесных» скакунов и совершил конную прогулку. На территории комплекса туркменский лидер также осмотрел новорождённых щенков породы алабай, которым, по сложившейся традиции, дал имена с учётом их отличительных особенностей. Здесь же, в своём кабинете, Президент продолжил творческую деятельность, поработав над новой книгой об алабаях, и затем посетил расположенную неподалёку п...

During the period of 13-18 May, 2019, the Sixth Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction on “the Achievements in attaining sustainability: on the way to stable and inclusive communities” is taking place in Geneva.     Turkmenistan is represented at this Forum by the delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Defense of Turkmenistan, Head of the Main Department on Civil Defense and Rescue Works of the Ministry of Defense of Turkmenistan.     The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction...