On the 9th of September 2019, the meeting of the Ambassadors of SPECA states was held in “Turkmenistan” working room of the United Nations Office in Geneva with the aim of discussing the issues related to the upcoming SPECA events to take place in November 2019 in the framework of Turkmenistan’s chairmanship in the SPECA Governing Council and Economic Forum in 2019.       In the beginning of the session, The UNECE Executive Secretary Ms.O.Algaerova shared the issues raised during her recent v...

On September 9, 2019, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov, had a meeting with the UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan Ms. Elena Panova, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the main emphasis was placed on the interaction of the parties in implementing the initiatives and proposals declared by Turkmenistan in Priority Positions at the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly. In particular, they highlighted the wide op...

On the 9th of September 2019, the Ministerial meeting in the framework of the 14th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification under the slogan “Investing in land, Unlocking opportunities” has started in New Delhi, India.  The Prime-minister of India Mr.Narendra Modi and the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Ms.Amina Mohammed took part in the opening ceremony where they have stated the major significance of carrying out the works on combat...

On the 9th of September 2019, the ceremony of presenting to the Director-General of the ILO Guy Ryder of the document on joining the Convention of the International Labor Organization was held in Geneva.  This is the Convention 144 on Tripartite Consultations (ILS) aimed at assisting the application of international labor norms as prescribed by the President of Turkmenistan. In the framework of the ceremony, the Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan expressed his congratulation...

The Turkmen national team participated to the World Martial Arts Masterships that took place from August 27 till September 7 in Chungju (Republic of Korea) and was attended by more than 4000 athletes from 100 countries of the world.             In Jiu-Jitsu tournaments, our compatriots thrice became the awardees of the competitions.  The junior (third-year) student of the Turkmen State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports Ms.Veronica Rous in the 63 kilos weight category and the junior (th...

On September 6, 2019, Ashgabat hosted the 8th Turkmen-German Health Forum, which over the years has been an effective platform for developing partnerships in the field of medicine between two friendly countries. The forum is organized as part of a cooperation agreement between the Ministry of Health and the Medical Industry of Turkmenistan and the Federal Ministry of Health of the Federal Republic of Germany. The forum is attended by well-known scientists, professors of leading clinics in Ger...

On September 6, 2019 in Geneva, the Swiss Confederation, the delegation of Turkmenistan met with the representatives of international organizations and structures specializing in the development of international trade and economic cooperation between the countries. The meetings were organized as part of the continuation of work to enhance cooperation between Turkmenistan and the World Trade Organization. In this context he delegation of Turkmenistan had held negotiations with the representati...