On October 18-19, 2019, the VII China-Central Asia Cooperation Forum was held in Nanning, the economic, administrative and cultural center of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the PRC, in which representatives of Turkmenistan also participated. The event was organized by the SCO China Committee for Good Neighborhood, Friendship and Cooperation, the Foreign Affairs Office of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the People’s Government of this region. The meeting brought together head...

The OSCE Centre organized a series of lectures on codes of conduct and ethical standards in law enforcement from 14 to 19 October 2019 in Ashgabat. The Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Border Institute of the State Border Service of Turkmenistan each hosted a programme of lectures. The series of three events brought together more than 250 students from five institutions of higher education. The s...

On October 17, 2019, in the city of Buenos Aires, political consultations were held between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Argentine Republic. The Turkmen delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister V.S. Khadzhiev. The delegation of Argentina was led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cult of the Argentine Republic Gustavo Rudolfo Zlauvinen. Having exchanged greetings, the parties noted the friendly character inherent in Turkmen-Argentine relations....

On October 15, 2019, the VII Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States was held in the capital of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Baku. The high-level event was attended by delegations headed by President of Turkey R.T. Erdogan, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan S. Mirziyoyev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic S. Jeenbekov, the Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban, the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan N. Nazarbayev and the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Mi...

On October 17, 2019, the delegation of Turkmenistan to the OSCE made a statement at the meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council on the outcome of the Summit of Heads of States of CIS countries. In the statement, it was noted that during the Summit, the participants exchanged views on cooperation on the CIS space and highly appreciated the ongoing joint activities aimed at the achieving higher levels of multilateral collaboration. The delegation of Turkmenistan to the OSCE had informed the Co...

On Oсtober 17, 2019, a meeting with the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to Turkmenistan Najibullah Alikhil was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. At the beginning of the meeting, the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan presented the copies of his credentials. Congratulating the Ambassador on his appointment to a responsible post, the Turkmen side expressed its readiness to provide all possible assistan...

On October 16, 2019, during a working visit to the PRC, the delegation of Turkmenistan, headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan K. Babayev, had a meeting with the member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Central Committee of the CPC, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People's Republic of China Li Zhanshu. The head of the Chinese parliament warmly greeted the Turkmen delegation and expressed his wish for further deepening a...