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Turkmenistan continues cooperation with Turkish company «Rönesans Holding»
03 September 2024 101 Turkmenistan continues cooperation with Turkish company «Rönesans Holding» On 2 September 2024, the National Leader of Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with the...

Turkmen-Iranian relations have attained a qualitatively new level
29 August 2024 83 Turkmen-Iranian relations have attained a qualitatively new level On 28 August 2024, the National Leader of Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was on a working visit to the...

Human rights standards during criminal proceedings in focus of OSCE-organized lecture course in Turkmenistan
From 3 to 6 December 2024, the Magtymguly Turkmen State University (TSU) hosted an OSCE-organized course on international human rights standards during pre-trial stages of criminal proceedings and investigations. The course brought together over...

OSCE trains Turkmenistan’s law enforcement officials in implementing security procedures at aviation checkpoints
Passenger screening and X-ray image interpretation at aviation checkpoints were the focus of an OSCE-organized training course that took place in Ashgabat from 25 to 29 November 2024. The five-day course brought together twenty participants,...

Government officials from Turkmenistan receive OSCE-training on investigating blockchain-related financial crimes
On 27 and 28 November 2024, 22 officials from various government institutions in Turkmenistan, including the Prosecutor General’s Office, the Central Bank, the Ministry of Finance, the Financial Monitoring Agency, and the Ministry of Internal...

Turkmenistan - UN: Cooperation for Peace and Constructive Endeavour
14 August 2024 184 Turkmenistan - UN: Cooperation for Peace and Constructive Endeavour As a full and active member of the United Nations, for over 30 years Turkmenistan continues to significantly contribute to the implementation of the principles...

Turkmenistan and the Republic of the Philippines discussed prospects for trade and economic cooperation
03 August 2024 594 Turkmenistan and the Republic of the Philippines discussed prospects for trade and economic cooperation On August 3, 2024, on the second day of the visit to the Republic of the Philippines, the delegation of Turkmenistan visited...

OSCE holds roundtable with national authorities of Turkmenistan on potential co-operation on various aspects of politico-military dimension
On November 19, 2024, the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat, in partnership with the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre/Forum for Security Co-operation Support Unit (CPC/FSC SU), facilitated a roundtable discussion with representatives from the Ministry of...

Turkmen-Pakistani political consultations and a meeting of the Co-Chairs of the joint intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation took place
23 July 2024 166 Turkmen-Pakistani political consultations and a meeting of the Co-Chairs of the joint intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation took place On July 23, 2024, a meeting was held between the Chairman of the...

OSCE workshop discusses measures to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in Turkmenistan
Findings and recommendations from an assessment of the need for the prevention of and response to gender-based and domestic violence were discussed at an OSCE-organized workshop that took place on 18 and 19 November 2024 in Ashgabat. The needs...

OSCE trains trainers on media literacy in Turkmenistan
Media literacy and methods of teaching media literacy skills were in focus of an OSCE-organized train-the-trainer course that took place on 29 and 30 October 2024. The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized the course to provide support in preparing a...

OSCE conference commemorates 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s accession to the Aarhus Convention
\ On 21 October 2024, the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat hosted a conference dedicated to the 25th anniversary since Turkmenistan acceded to the Aarhus Convention, a key UN document on access to environmental information, public participation in...

Corruption risk assessment in focus of OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan
Interagency co-operation and co-ordination in corruption risk assessment and implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption’s (UNCAC) were addressed at an OSCE-organized seminar that took place in Ashgabat on 23 and 24 October...

OSCE seminar in Turkmenistan promotes best practices of combating terrorism financing and money laundering
Best practices of the OSCE participating States in implementing the requirements of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards for targeted financial sanctions (TFS)for financing of terrorism and proliferation (FT/PF) were shared during an...

OSCE organizes capacity-building workshop on gender-based and domestic violence in Turkmenistan
Representatives of state institutions and civil society organizations participated in an OSCE-organized workshop on gender-based violence (GBV) that took place on 12 and 13 September in Ashgabat. The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized the two-day...

On meeting of the National Leader of Turkmen People with the Head of Group of Companies “Çalyk Holding”
03 September 2024 102 On meeting of the National Leader of Turkmen People with the Head of Group of Companies “Çalyk Holding” On 2 September 2024, the National Leader of Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly...

OSCE seminar addresses reforms of penitentiary systems in Turkmenistan
Introduction of non-custodial sentences as an alternative to prison and widening possibilities for rehabilitation and parole were discussed at an OSCE-organized seminar that took place on 10 and 11 September 2024 in Ashgabat. The seminar...

NOLA Terminal Welcomes Taylor S. Turkmen as Business Development Manager
NOLA Terminal, building state-of-the-art facility at Mile post 59 on the Mississippi River, names Taylor S. Turkmen as Business Development Manager. NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA , UNITED STATES, August 26, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- NOLA Terminal is...

Chairperson of Mejlis received the Ambassador of Mauritius in Turkmenistan
28 August 2024 116 Chairperson of Mejlis received the Ambassador of Mauritius in Turkmenistan On 27 August 2024, the Chairperson of Mejlis D. Gulmanova received credentials from Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of...

The Ambassador of the Republic of Mauritius in Turkmenistan presented the copies of his credentials
27 August 2024 125 The Ambassador of the Republic of Mauritius in Turkmenistan presented the copies of his credentials On August 27, 2024, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova met with the first Ambassador...