Ambassador of the Dominican Republic Elvis Antonio Alam Lora presented his credentials to the Chairman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan Gulshat Mammedova on Monday. On behalf of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the head of the National Parliament congratulated the diplomat on his appointment and wished him success in his new position.
Representatives of relevant state structures of Turkmenistan took part in a regional online training on illegal migration, the website of the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan reports.
The delegation of Turkmenistan will take part in the 7th High-level Conference "EU–Central Asia" on Environment and water resources, which will be held on February 23-24 in Rome.
On Sunday, February 19, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Minister for the Office of the President of the United Arab Emirates.
Turkmenistan co-authored the resolution of the UN Commission on Social Development "Policies and programs with the participation of youth", according to the website of the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN.
Japan intends to further promote exchanges in various areas with Turkmenistan within the framework of the Central Asia + Japan Dialogue. This was stated by the Ambassador of Japan to Turkmenistan Hiroyuki Yamamoto at a reception on the occasion of the birthday of Emperor Naruhito of Japan, according to a press release of the diplomatic mission.
In the Turkish province of Hatay in the south-east of the country, another earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 occurred, Anadolu agency reports.
The establishment of a Business Council and a working group in the field of business and trade will contribute to increasing trade turnover between Turkmenistan and the EU in general, and the Netherlands in particular.
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a decree appointing Toyguly Nurov as the new Minister of Industry and Construction Production, TDH reports.
Today, on behalf of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the Chairman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan Gulshat Mammedova received credentials from the newly appointed extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassadors of a number of foreign states: the Kingdom of Sweden - Thomas Danestad, the Kingdom of the Netherlands – Andre Karstens and Mongolia – Dorzhiin Bayarhuu.
In Hawaii, the Kilauea volcano woke up and began to erupt. The eruption of the volcano caused an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 points, reports Rambler with reference to information from the US Geological Survey (USGS).
The draft Concept of the organization and holding of the CIS Regions Forum was considered at the next meeting of the Commission on Economic Issues, which took place in Moscow. This is reported by the press service of the CIS Executive Committee.
The new president of Cyprus was elected by the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country, conservative Nikos Christodoulides, who received 51.9% of the votes. The turnout in the elections was 72.2%, Bloomberg reports.
Meetings with the new ambassadors of Sweden, Cuba and Mongolia were held on February 14, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The diplomats were received by Deputy Foreign Minister Vepa Khadzhiev, who was presented with copies of his credentials by the ambassadors.
The third plane with humanitarian aid to the victims of the earthquake in Turkey is being sent from Turkmenistan. This was stated by the Turkish Ambassador to Ashgabat Togan Oral at a charity event organized at the Turkish visa center in Ashgabat.
