XII Forum of Arts and Science Intellectuals of the Commonwealth of Independent States with the participation of Turkmenistan delegation together with the representatives from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Russia has started in Russian capital. Speaking at the Summit of the Heads of the CIS in Sochi in October of this year, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov called upon the enhancement of mutual trust and initiated the development of the action...

On December 11, 2017, the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for the Countries of Central Asia organized a meeting of the Central Asian foreign ministers dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Center and the International Day of Neutrality. Ministers and deputy ministers of Turkmenistan, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, as well as the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan took part in the meeting. Addressing the o...

On the occasion of the International Day of Neutrality and the 10th anniversary of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, on the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, on December 8-10, 2017, mini-football, volleyball and table tennis tournaments were held among diplomatic missions of foreign countries and missions of international organizations in Ashgabat with the participation of the teams of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan....

On December 11, 2017, the International Conference "The UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia: 10 Years of Cooperation with Central Asia for Peace and Prosperity of the Region" was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Center. Heads of diplomatic missions of foreign countries and representatives of international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan, officers of the diplomatic service of...

On December 11, 2017, the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan hosted a conference on "Policy of Neutrality and Preventive Diplomacy in International Relations: Experience of Turkmenistan and its Importance" and an exhibition dedicated to the celebration of the International Day of Neutrality. The conference was attended by the deputies of the Mejlis, heads of ministries and departments, diplomats of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmen...

On the occasion of International Neutrality Day, 1690 persons became Turkmen citizens. The relevant Decree has been signed by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at the Government session. As reported by Vice Premier, Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, based on the current legislation, norms of international law and principles of humanism underlying the domestic and foreign policy of the country, measures are consistently taken in Turkmenistan to ensure the rights and freedoms...

The Turkmen national rite of singing and dancing, Kushtdepdi, has been inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Humanity. This has been communicated at the session of the Government of Turkmenistan by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The decision was adopted unanimously at the 12th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage that took place on 7 December 2017 in Jeju (Republic of Korea)....