Josep Borrell Fontelles, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/ Vice-President of the European Commission (HR/VP) ​ On 28 January 2020, friends from Central Asia, Afghanistan and the European Union will gather in Berlin for a conference organised by the German Foreign Ministry, entitled “Green Central Asia.” I was glad to accept the invitation and join Foreign Ministers from the region, for two main reasons: First, to underline how urgent the challenge of tackling...

On January 24, 2020, a briefing dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the permanent neutrality of Turkmenistan and to the announcement of the year 2020 as “Turkmenistan – Home of Neutrality” organized by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Japan was held in Tokyo. The representatives of the Japanese mass media such as “Asahi shimbun,” “NHK,” “Kyodo news,” “Mainichi,” “Sumitomo global research” and “Japan-Eurasia Society” participated to the briefing. During the event, the Ambassador of Turkmenis...

On January 24, 2020, the presentation of the project of the resolution dedicated to the neutrality of Turkmenistan entitled “The Role and Significance of the Neutrality Policy in Sustaining and Strengthening International Peace, Security and Sustainable Development” took place in the UN headquarters in New York and was organized by the Permanent Representation of Turkmenistan to the UN. The representatives of the UN member-states, as well as the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-Gene...

On January 27, 2020, the sixth meeting of authorized representatives of the Caspian littoral states for discussing the draft Protocol on cooperation in the field of Securing Maritime Safety in the Caspian Sea began its work in Ashgabat. The meeting is attended by experts from the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and Turkmenistan, employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the Institute of the Caspian Se...

71 transactions have been registered at the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. For foreign currency, brokers from Afghanistan, Great Britain, United Arab Emirates, Russia and Switzerland have bought straight run gasoline, polypropylene, liquefied gas, hydro treated diesel fuel and jet fuel produced by Turkmenbashy Refinery Complex. In addition, colourless sheet glass and cotton yarn have been sold for foreign currency to the buyers from Irela...

On January 23, 2020, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in France along with other diplomatic missions took part in the “Festival of Cultural Diversity” dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the foundation of UNESCO. The stand of Turkmenistan was organized at the event. The cultural action took place in the UNESCO headquarters and was organized upon the initiative of the Organization’s Secretariat and the UNESCO Club of Ambassadors. All the states-participants of the given event organized their natio...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov sent deep condolences to President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayip Erdogan in relation with earthquake in the east of the country, which caused human victims, injuries and major destructions. On behalf of people and Government of Turkmenistan as well as personally, the Head of the state conveyed the words of deep sympathy and support in this hard moment of families of victims and wishes of speedy recovery to the injured.