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3 Feb

TURKMENISTAN AND THE INTERNATIONAL ROAD TRANSPORT UNION INTEND TO EXPAND COOPERATION

On the 3rd of February 2021, a videoconference was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Secretary General of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) Umberto de Pretto.   During the constructive conversation, the parties discussed a wide range of issues of collaboration aimed at the enhancement of connectivity between the countries through the development of transport-transit corridors, sophisticated logistics and digitalization. The success...

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2 Feb

THE PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN GETS ACQUAINTED WITH THE MODERNIZATION OF THE MATERIAL AND TECHNICAL BASE OF LAW-ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

On February 1, President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan, General of the Army Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov got acquainted with the progress of work on further strengthening and modernizing the material and technical base of military and law enforcement agencies. Members of the State Security Council of Turkmenistan greeted the Turkmen leader. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov examined the samples of uniform for members of the military and made...

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2 Feb

THE PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN HOLDS WORKING VIDEO CONFERENCE SESSION

On February 1, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has held working video conference session with participation of the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, who is in charge of agricultural complex, and governors of the regions of the country. Issues of social and economic development of the regions, preparation to coming sowing campaign, seasonal agricultural works have been reviewed and reports of the heads of regional administrations about work carried out for the past week have bee...

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2 Feb

THE RAMSAR CONVENTION – 50 YEARS OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TO PRESERVE BIODIVERSITY

The Ramsar Convention – the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, especially as Waterfowl Habitat was signed 50 years ago, on February 2, 1971. The Ramsar Regional Center – East Asia (RRC-EA) was adopted in 2016. The Convention on Wetlands is the oldest of the modern global intergovernmental environmental agreements. The treaty was negotiated through the 1960s by countries and non - governmental organizations concerned about the increasing loss and degradation of wetland habitat...

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2 Feb

TURKMEN HANDCRAFT: PART OF THE HERITAGE OF HUMANITY

On February 1, the Ministry of Culture hosted an online working meeting with representatives of the UNESCO Tehran Cluster Office.  The meeting focused on developing joint proposals concerning the inscription of traditional Turkmen crafts on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In particular, the sides discussed the nomination file for the traditional art of embroidery, keşdeçilik sungaty, which stretches back into antiquity.    During an exchange...

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2 Feb

THE ISSUES OF COOPERATION BETWEEN TURKMENISTAN AND THE UN ON THE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEVELS DISCUSSED

Today, on the 2nd of February 2021, a meeting took place in the MFA of Turkmenistan between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the heads and representatives of the UN and its agencies in the country and in the region.  The session was held in the hybrid format that is some participants were present in the conference room, while other participants took part in the meeting through videoconferencing.     In particular, around 30 country and regional heads and repr...

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2 Feb

DAVIS CUP EVENT TO TAKE PLACE IN ASHGABAT

In accordance with a Resolution of the President of Turkmenistan, the Ministry of Sport and Youth Policy has been authorized to hold the Davis Cup event (which was previously due to take place on June 8-15, 2020) at the Tennis Complex, Ashgabat Olympic Park on September 6-12, 2021 in collaboration with the Tennis Federation of Turkmenistan and the International Tennis Federation. Davis Cup Event to Take Place in Ashgabat (turkmenistan.gov.tm)

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