On October 9, 2018, political consultations were held between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Belarus at the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus in Minsk. The Turkmen delegation was headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs V.Hadzhiev, and the Belarusian delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister E.Shestakov. During the consultations, the sides discussed a wide range of issues related to the expansion and development of fruitful cooperation between...

On October 9, 2018, a seminar for young diplomats of Turkmenistan was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Welcoming remarks at the beginning of the seminar were made by the pro-rector of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Jumamyrat Gurbangeldiyev, as well as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Austria to Turkmenistan Gerard Sayler. Leading lecturer at the seminar was Markus Kornprobst, the profess...

On 4 October 2018, talks were held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the President of IRIB TV and Radio Company of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Abdolali Ali Askari, who arrived on a working visit to Ashgabat to attend the 55th session of the General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU). During the talks, the sides noted the high level of relations based on the principles of mutual respect and good neighborliness, and then exchanged views on the curr...

On October 4, 2018, the grand opening of the 55th meeting of the General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) took place in the Turkmen capital. From the Turkmen side, the opening ceremony was attended by members of the government, heads of the State Committee of Turkmenistan on television, radio broadcasting and cinematography, domestic media, specialized faculties of universities, and journalists from leading foreign news agencies accredited in our country. In the welcom...

On October 5, 2018, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the implementation of initiatives of the President of Turkmenistan, announced at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, rectors of a number of higher educational institutions of the country, political scientists, leaders and representatives of embassies and international organizations accredited in Tu...

On 2 October 2018, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with Dr.Javad Mottagi, the Secretary General of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU). During the meeting, the Turkmen side declared its readiness to further develop cooperation with ABU, especially in making its contribution to the development of the media. Dr. Javad Mottagi, first of all, expressed his gratitude to the distinguished President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov for the oppo...

On October 1 – 5, 2018, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Migration Service of Turkmenistan S.B. Imamberdiev took part at the 69th session of the Executive Committee of the Program of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, held in Geneva, Switzerland. The UNHCR Executive Committee (Executive Committee) meets annually in Geneva to review and approve the agency’s programs and budget, advice on international protection issues and discuss a number of...