According to the results of the 35th session of the UN Council on Human Rights (UNCHR) held in June 6-23, 2017 in Geneva, Switzerland, the participating States adopted a number of UN documents, including the Joint Statement on behalf of the regional group of countries Asia and the Pacific on the topic "On the costs of violence against women and girls", as well as the resolution of the UN General Assembly on the theme "Realizing the equal enjoyment of the right to education by every girl", accord...

On June 13, 2017, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who arrived in our country on a working visit. During the meeting held with the participation of the delegations of Turkmenistan and the United Nations Organization, the Turkmen leader underlined the particular significance of the visit of the UN Secretary-General in the framework of the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s membership in the United Nations, celebrated...

On June 9, 2017, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov left for a working visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan, where he was invited as an honored guest to the opening ceremony of the international specialized exhibition "Astana Expo-2017". From the airport the motorcade of the President of Turkmenistan went to the Palace of Independence, where his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev greeted his colleague with great cordiality. Warmly welcoming the distinguished guest, the...

On June 5, 2017, the three-day Central Asian International Environmental Forum, under the motto "The Initiative for Cooperation on Environment and Sustainable Development in Central Asia", began its work in the hotel "Yildiz" in Ashgabat. Representatives of the Central Asian governments, leaders and representatives of international and regional organizations, diplomatic missions working in Turkmenistan, leading experts in the field of environmental protection, representatives of the ecologica...

On May 31, 2017, a media forum, dedicated to the 28th session of the International Energy Charter Conference was held in Ashgabat. The forum was attended by foreign and domestic journalists, experts, representatives of relevant ministries and departments. In particular, representatives of about 30 international news agencies and publications such as AzerTaj, Russia-24, Bernama (Malaysia), the News of Uzbekistan, the Belarusian Telegraph Agency, the Anatolian news agency, “China Electric Power...

On May 30, 2017, International Energy Charter Forum started its work in Ashgabat under the chairmanship of Turkmenistan in the Energy Charter Conference in 2017. The forum is titled: "Towards a multilateral framework agreement on transit of energy resources" to stimulate meaningful discussions on the role of transit in global energy security and sustainable development. Representatives of relevant ministries and departments, representatives of international organizations, industrial sector an...

On May 23, 2017, the 8th International Gas Congress (TGC-2017) and an industry-specific exhibition commenced its work in the Avaza National Tourism Zone. The organizers of a large specialized forum were the State Concern “Turkmengaz” and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan. More than 300 delegates from 36 countries of the world arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the current forum. Among them are heads of the largest oil and gas, service and consulting companies, repres...