Turkmenistan formally applies for WTO membership Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala received on 24 November Turkmenistan’s official application to join the WTO under Article XII of the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization. It has requested that the application be placed before the WTO’s 12th Ministerial Conference, taking place from 30 November to 3 December,…
THE DELEGATION OF TURKMENISTAN TOOK PART IN THE VIII MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF FOREIGN MINISTERS OF THE COOPERATION COUNCIL OF TURKIC SPEAKING STATES On November 11, 2021, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov took part in the eighth meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking…
ON THE EVE OF THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE OF TURKMENISTAN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE GRANTED CITIZENSHIP On 24 September 2021, a ceremony of presenting passports to the persons who were granted the citizenship of Turkmenistan was held in the State Migration Service Building. On the eve of the 30th anniversary of Independence of the country…
Turkmenistan is fulfilling its international obligations The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan today informed us about the following measures. The staff members of the diplomatic service and other state agencies of the country carry out regular contacts with the representatives of the “Taliban” movement on the issues of protection of state borders, provision of…
The grand commissioning of the power transmission line along Kerki (Turkmenistan) – Sheberghan (Afghanistan) route Today, on the 14th of January 2021, the commissioning of the power transmission line along Kerki (Turkmenistan) – Sheberghan (Afghanistan) route was held in participation of the Presidents of Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Before the commissioning of…
A new mosque was built in the township of Akina with the support of the Turkmen side Today, on December 4, 2020, the opening of a mosque constructed in the township of Akina of the Andkhoy etrap of Faryab province of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan took place as a friendly gesture from the Turkmen…
25 MILLION TREE SAPLINGS WILL BE PLANTED IN TURKMENISTAN IN 2020 IN HONOR OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COUNTRY’S NEUTRALITY In 2020, 25 million saplings of deciduous, fruit trees and grapes will be planted throughout Turkmenistan. This number marks the 25th anniversary of the country’s Permanent Neutrality. Some of the trees were planted during…
CEREMONY OF DEPOSITING THE INSTRUMENT ON JOINING THE “MARRAKESH TREATY” BY TURKMENISTAN WAS HELD IN GENEVA On the 15th of October, 2020, the ceremony of presenting the Instrument on Turkmenistan’s joining the “Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled” of 2013, signed by…
The President of Turkmenistan stressed the importance of restoring trust in international politics and called for the comprehensive strengthening of international cooperation in the field of health and the creation of platforms to bring the global economy onto a sustainable growth path On September 22, 2020, the high-level week of the 75th anniversary session of…
Central Asia is one of the least integrated regions worldwide. During the May 2019 Eurasian Media Forum in Almaty, participants focused in debates on effective cooperation to boost the economy of the five states. They also discussed impacts on the current process of globalization. By Annegret Mathari, Almaty (Text), Peter Kenny (Photos) Five Central Asian countries…
