The European Union-Central Asia Economic Forum will be held this year in Almaty, Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tleuberdi and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said in a joint statement.
The issues of organizing bilateral visits at the highest level were discussed during the meeting of the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Slovenia (with residence in Moscow) Batyr Niyazliev with representatives of the Slovenian Foreign Ministry in Ljubljana. This is reported by the website of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Russian Federation.
Mahri Bashimova became the new Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The corresponding decree was signed on Tuesday by the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, TDH reports.
The UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia organized a briefing on possible assistance to Turkmenistan in implementing strategies to prevent violent extremism and counter terrorism. This is reported by the official website of the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan.
One of the largest natural gas storage facilities in Europe in Redena, Germany, caught fire, due to which its work was stopped until the evening of February 2. The accident was reported by the operator of the Astoria gas storage facility.
Speaking in the Parliament of Turkmenistan (Mejlis) during his visit to Ashgabat, the speaker of the State Duma of Russia Vyacheslav Volodin noted the importance of creating a parliamentary dimension of the "Caspian Five", RIA Novosti reports.
Chairman of Turkmenistan's Parliament (Mejlis) Gulshat Mammedova invited deputies of the State Duma of Russia to become observers at the upcoming parliamentary elections in the country during a meeting with Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin in Ashgabat, the website of the State Duma reports.
The customs post "Artyk" of the Ahal region was recognized as the "Customs Post of the Year" within the framework of the competition dedicated to the celebration of the Fatherland Defenders Day, according to the website of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan.
Cooperation between the parliaments of Turkmenistan and Russia became a key topic at the meeting of President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov with Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin, according to the official website of the State Duma.
On January 29-30, Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin will pay an official visit to Turkmenistan at the head of the State Duma delegation.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan has condemned the armed attack on the Azerbaijani Embassy in Iran, which was committed on Friday morning.
The joint working group on the demarcation of the bottom of the Caspian Sea between Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan discussed the preparation of a draft agreement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports.
The issues of preventing human trafficking and identifying its victims were discussed during a seminar held by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Ashgabat, the official website of the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan reports.
The Azerbaijani ferry of the Ro-Pax "Zarif Aliyev" type made its first voyage to the Turkmenbashi International Seaport.
At the meeting of the Human Dimension Committee of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the delegation of Turkmenistan made a statement about its priorities.
