On December 3, 2020, the 27th meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) began in the format of a videoconference, in the capital of the Republic of Albania, Tirana. The Turkmen delegation was headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov. The agenda of the meeting is very busy. On the first day of the meeting, the addresses of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office and the Pr...

On December 3, 2020, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to Turkmenistan Ki-hoon Chin, who is completing his diplomatic mission in the country.  At the beginning of the meeting, the Minister expressed gratitude to the Ambassador for his personal contribution to the development of Turkmen-Korean relations in all areas of...

Today, an online meeting has taken place between senior officials of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan and Secretary General of the International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY) Düsen Kaseinov. A host of performing artists from Turkic-speaking countries also joined the virtual event using modern communications technology. Meeting participants discussed the importance of encouraging a cultural dialogue between the nations and promoting their heritage through the arts. As highlig...

The pre-cast concrete plant in Geokdepe etrap has reopened after extensive renovation and refurbishment. Among those attending the opening ceremony were representatives of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, velayat and etrap khyakimliks, public organizations, honorary elders and youth. The remodeled complex tooled with the latest equipment from leading foreign manufacturers is set to create scores of new jobs. Reconstructed by the private firm Sähra Gurluşyk, the plant covers an a...

Signing of big package of important documents has been held at the request of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov under International exhibition dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s neutrality, which has been opened on the day before in the Exposition Center of the Trade and Industrial Chamber. These are 18 memoranda, agreements and working plans with international organizations and foreign companies, which were also signed in online mode and aimed at establishment of long-term...

Representatives of the Mejlis took part in the online meeting of the par-liamentary committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The agenda of the online meeting was the creation of the legislative framework for the development and application of artificial intelligence (AI). Representatives of the groups for the development of AI systems in cooperation with the European Parliamentary Research Service and the European Parliament on the future of science and t...

President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the country, Army General Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the opening of the drug and other substances, which were seized from illicit trafficking, disposition complex as well as held offsite session of the State Security Council. Outcomes of activity of military and law enforcement agencies of the country for11 months of 2020 have been summed up, issues of further provision of security and peace in the country, streng...