On June 22, 2018, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V. Hajiyev held a meeting with the Secretary-General of the World Customs Organization Mr. Kunio Mukuria in Brussels. Prospective directions of the international customs cooperation of the Organization were discussed at the meeting. In particular, paying attention to the importance of the newly opened International Port in Turkmenbashi, it was proudly emphasized that Turkmenistan,...

Within the framework of the visit of the Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in Brussels, on 20 June 2018, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Belgium hosted a meeting in the format of inter-MFA political consultations at the level of deputy foreign ministers. The Belgian side was headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Axel Kenes. During the talks, the parties discussed the current state and prospects for further str...

On June 21, 2018 in Brussels, the next tenth round of the Dialogue on Human Rights "European Union - Turkmenistan" was held. The delegation of the European Union was headed by B. Yaroshevich, Head of the Central Asian Countries Administration of the European External Action Service (EEAS). The Turkmen delegation led by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan V. Khadjiev also included the Ombudsman of Turkmenistan as well as the representatives of the Ministries of Adalat (Justice), Intern...

On June 19, 2018, in the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Astana, the XIII Forum of Creative and Scientific Intelligentsia of the countries-participants of the Commonwealth of Independent States, in which the delegation of Turkmenistan participates, began its work. The theme of the annual meeting was "Dialogue in the CIS - prospects for humanitarian cooperation in the 21st century". The event, organized with the support of the Intergovernmental Foundation for Educational, Scie...

On June 13, 2018, at the 96th meeting of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, Turkmenistan was elected to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for 2019-2021. The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is at the heart of the United Nations, which coordinates the activities of the UN, its specialized agencies and organizations in the economic, social, health and educational spheres. ECOSOC was established in 1946 by the Charter of the United Nations an...

On June 12, 2018, the two-day International Conference "Science, Techniques and Innovative Technologies", timed to the Day of Science, started its work in Ashgabat. Scientists, teachers and young specialists from Turkmenistan, as well as representatives of scientific circles from more than thirty countries, including Russia, USA, Japan, the Republic of Korea, China, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Bangladesh, Turkey, Iran, Finland, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhs...

On June 8, 2018 a round table in on the issues of freedom of religion was held in the building of the National Institute of Democracy and Law under the President of Turkmenistan. Representatives of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Adalat (Justice) of Turkmenistan, the Muftiyat of Turkmenistan, as well as representatives of various religious organizations took part in the dialogue. Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan addressed the opening c...