On August 9, 2019, the President of Turkmenistan signed a Decree on the establishment of the Institute of the Caspian Sea. According to the decree, the State Enterprise for the Caspian Sea under the President of Turkmenistan was abolished and the Institute of the Caspian Sea was determined as its successor. The Institute was established in order to promote cooperation in the Caspian Sea region, analyze the work carried out on various aspects, to conduct the marine scientific research, to p...

On the 9th of August 2019, a meeting was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the representative delegation of the Swiss Confederation headed by the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland in Turkmenistan (with the residence in Baku) Ms.Muriel Peneveyre who has arrived to Turkmenistan on a working visit.     After the exchange of greetings, the parties noted the active development of bilateral relations between Turkmenistan and the S...

Response of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammdyarov to the question of the editorial board of “Foreign Policy and Diplomacy of Turkmenistan” magazine regarding the First Caspian Economic Forum  -  Dear Minister, how do you evaluate the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan on hosting the First Caspian Economic Forum, voiced during the Summit of the Heads of Caspian Littoral States in Aktau?   First of all, I would like to take this opportunity t...

Response of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov to the question of the editorial board of “Foreign Policy and Diplomacy of Turkmenistan” magazine regarding the First Caspian Economic Forum    Question:  How do you evaluate the role of the First Caspian Economic Forum in promoting the Caspian Agenda, strengthening the multilateral format of cooperation in the Caspian?  Answer: The solution to the issue of economic development of the Caspian region on r...

During the period of 30 July - 2 August 2019, the delegation headed by the Governor of the Herat province of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Abdul Qayum Rahimi is on the working visit to Mary region and Ashgabat city of our country.   During the working trip to Mary region, the delegation met with the hyakim of the region and respective government officials.  During the meeting, the current state and future of cooperation between the two fraternal countries were discussed.  The Afghan sid...

On the 1st of August 2019, the international round table entitled “The importance of international relations for the development of renewable energy” was held in the capital of Turkmenistan.  The representatives of a number of ministries and agencies of Turkmenistan, including the Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Agriculture and Nature Protection took part in the work of the round table.  Also the specialists of the International Renew...

On the 31st of July 2019, a meeting was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Under Secretary General for Programmes and Operations of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Jagan Chapagain who has arrived to Ashgabat on a working visit. During the meeting, the parties noted the effectiveness of humanitarian cooperation between the IFRC and Turkmenistan.  The guest expressed gratitude to the Turkmen side for fruitful cooperation....