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A ROUND TABLE ON THE TOPIC "TURKMENISTAN IS THE HEART OF THE GREAT SILK ROAD" WAS HELD IN BISHKEK
On March 28, 2018, in order to promote the country's achievements in transport and energy diplomacy, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Kyrgyz Republic together with the Kyrgyz State University of Construction, Transport and Architecture named after N.Isanov held a round table "Turkmenistan is the heart of the Great Silk Road". Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, heads and representatives of diplomatic missions working in Bishkek, experts, faculty members...
MEETING WITH THE DELEGATION OF THE KOREAN NATIONAL DIPLOMATIC ACADEMY WAS HELD AT THE MFA OF TURKMENISTAN
On March 28, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the delegation headed by the Chancellor of the Korean Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Cho Byung Jae. Within the framework of the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the issues of the international agenda and the current state of relations between Turkmenistan and Republic of Korea. The sides noted the high dynamics of the political-diplomatic, tr...
THE TURKMEN-IRANIAN BUSINESS FORUM WAS HELD IN ASHGABAT
On March 27, 2018, a Turkmen-Iranian business forum was held in Ashgabat, timed to coincide with the official visit of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Hassan Rouhani to Turkmenistan was held. The main theme of the next meeting of representatives of business circles of the two countries was the concretization of promising areas of trade and economic cooperation, taking into account national development plans and regional cooperation. As part of the delegation that arrived in Ash...
OFFICIAL VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN TO TURKMENISTAN
On March 27, 2018, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani arrived in Turkmenistan on a two-day official visit. The head of the Iranian state was greeted by the officials at the International Airport of Ashgabat, decorated with the National Flags of the two countries. From the airport, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran went to his residence, located at the Oguzkent Hotel. In the first half of the day, the high guest, accompanied by an honorable escort, proceede...
INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS: ELECTIONS WERE HELD AT A HIGH ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL
On March 26, 2018, the Observer Mission of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which monitored the election campaign and elections of the Mejlis deputies, held press conferences. The events were attended by representatives of national and foreign media, as well as members of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda in Turkmenistan. Speaking to the audience, the Heads of Missions, expressing gratitude to the country's leadership and the C...
CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION OF TURKMENISTAN: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN TURKMENISTAN WERE HELD AT A HIGH LEVEL OF VOTERS' ACTIVITY
On March 26, 2018 a briefing of the Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Turkmenistan G. Muradov, on the results of the elections of the deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, members of the people’s councils and local councils was held in the conference hall of the Central Election Commission of Turkmenistan. The briefing was attended by international observers, foreign journalists accredited in the country, as well as representatives of local media. The Chairman of the Central...
THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ADOPTED THE RESOLUTION "PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH SPORT AND THE OLYMPIE IDEAL"
On March 23, 2018, in Geneva, Switzerland, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), at its 37th session, unanimously adopted the Resolution "Promoting human rights through sport and the Olympie ideal", which reflects the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on encouraging valuable contribution of Olympic refugee teams in strengthening peace and human rights. In particular, the document notes that the participation of refugee teams in large-scale sports games, includ...