An important outcome of the first day of the international forum "Health-2019" was the signing of memorandums and cooperation agreements between the Ministry of Health and the Medical Industry of Turkmenistan and the relevant institutions of the Russian Federation and Israel. Thus, a Memorandum of Understanding was concluded between the International Educational and Scientific Center, the Scientific and Clinical Center for the Health of Mother and the Child, and the Scientific and Clinical On...

On 18 July 2019, during the High-Level Political Forum held in the United Nations Headquarters, the delegation of Turkmenistan presented to the community of nations its Voluntary National Review on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. This is the first National Review presented by Turkmenistan in New York as the member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council.  Presenting at the high-level conference chaired by the President of ECOSOC, the delegation of Turkmenist...

On the 17th of July 2019, a thematic event named “Cooperation of international institutions in providing sustainable development in Central Asia: the UN-IFAS model” was held in the UN Headquarters.   The official representatives of the UN member states, experts of the UN structural agencies situated in New York, listeners of civic organizations and scientific society participated to the event.     The participants exchanged views on the prospects of consolidating the joint efforts in eliminat...

In the framework of the first day of the visit of the delegation of Turkmenistan in New York headed by the Minister of Finance and Economy, a number of meetings with the heads of the UN specialized agencies and programmes were held on the 17th of July 2019.   Particularly, the meetings were held with Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and Ms. Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu, Deputy Secretary Gen...

During the period of 17-18 July 2019, the 21st Central Asian Media Conference named “Media freedom and Pluralism in Times of Digital Transformation” was held in the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek city and was organized by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. The Conference embraced more than 100 participants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia representing the state agencies, mass media, civil society and scientific groups with the aim of...

Recently, musical folklore ensemble “Lachyn” of Turkmenistan won the second place in the 33rd international folk dance competition called “Altyn Garagoz” held in the city of Bursa of Turkey and was awarded a silver cup and monetary prize.    This competition was held in assistance of the International Organization of Turkic Culture, the main goal of which is to promote cooperation between the Turkic peoples, as well as the preservation of common tangible and cultural values and their handover...

On the 16th of July 2019, a meeting was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with Iranian delegation that has arrived to Ashgabat on a working visit headed by the Chairman of Iranian-Turkmen Inter-parliamentary Group of Friendship, Member of the Energy Committee of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran Mr. Kurosh Karam Pur Hakygy.   During the meeting, the parties discussed the current issues of bilateral cooperation including the inter-parliamentary ties, energy, trans...