On November 18, 2019, the high-level events in the framework of the chairmanship of Turkmenistan in the UN Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) have started in the hotel “Yildiz” of Ashgabat.  The opening of the SPECA Days started with the session of the Working Group on Sustainable Transport, Transit and Connectivity, as well as the round table on trade policy. The heads and representatives of the relevant ministries and sector agencies of the participating states of t...

On November 18, 2019, the presentation of the books of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, “A horse - a symbol of faithfulness and happiness” and “Turkmen Alabay,” as well as scientific seminar under the theme “The coverage of Turkmen national and cultural heritage in the books of Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov” were held in Beijing. The chiefs and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, former Ambassadors of the PRC in Turkmenista...

On November 15-16, 2019, according to the instructions of the President of Turkmenistan, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov was on the visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan to attend the meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Central Asian countries. During the meeting in Tashkent, the heads of external policy agencies of the Central Asia countries discussed the key aspects of cooperation in political-diplomatic, trade-...

On November 15, 2019, the photo exhibition of Islamic culture took place in the Azerbaijan National Museum of Arts in Baku that was dedicated to the history of Islamic art and culture. The event was organized in the framework of the Second Summit of World Religious Leaders.   The rector of the Turkmen State Institute of Cultue A.Aydogdiyev participated to the exhibition. The participants of the exhibition found an opportunity to get acquainted with the art pictures of the monuments located in...

On 14-15 November 2019, the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat provided a platform for regional dialogue on the best practices and standards in use of innovative water management technologies. Representatives of the State Committee of Water Economy, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) and other Turkmenistan agencies were joined by their counterparts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekista...

On November 14, 2019, an international exhibition and scientific conference dedicated to the fields of education and sports started its work in Ashgabat. The forum was attended by more than 50 well-known foreign companies involved in the production of computer, multimedia equipment, school furniture, educational and visual aids, laboratory equipment, sports equipment, and software preparation. The event also brought together about 120 representatives of the ministries, leading educational, sp...

Modern approaches to education on journalism were the focus of an OSCE-organized seminar which took place in Ashgabat on 13 and 14 November 2019. The two-day event brought together journalism teachers from four institutions of higher education,  journalists from Turkmenistan’s television, radio, print and online media outlets as well as representatives of the Ombudsperson’s Office, Ministry of Education and other relevant institutions. In her opening remarks Head of Centre Natalya Drozd refer...