A meeting between the “Turkmendemirollary” Agency and the heads and representatives of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea and Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) was held on 28 March 2022.
The Afghan Foreign Ministry introduced Fazal Mohammad Sabir as Afghan Charge d'Affaires in Ashgabat. According to TOLOnews, the ceremony was attended by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and Afghan diplomats.
Today UNDP Turkmenistan signed the Memorandum of Understanding with “Turkmenaragatnashyk” Agency under the Agency for Transport and Communications of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan.
From March 15 – 17, the Border Management Programme in Central Asia, in partnership with OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe and Border Management Staff College, held a regional workshop on development of the training of trainers (ToT) methodology for leading specialists of Border Guard, Customs, and Veterinary and Phytosanitary service agencies from Central Asian countries.
Ashgabat is hosting a two-day workshop in a hybrid format dedicated to improving the Turkmen anti-trafficking legislation (ATP) and aimed at raising awareness of local professionals about the latest trends, best practices, and challenges in this area.
Governor of the Astrakhan region Igor Babushkin sent a congratulatory telegram to Serdar Berdimuhamedov on the occasion of his election as President of Turkmenistan.
Turkmen Airlines will resume flights on the Moscow-Ashgabat route in two weeks. From March 27, they will operate 7 flights a week on this line.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey issued a statement in connection with the early presidential elections held in Turkmenistan: "We are pleased that they were held in an atmosphere of peace and tranquility with a high turnout."
The social and environmental action was held on Friday in Ashgabat with the participation of the Embassy of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with the invitation of friends and guests.
On March 13, Turkmen Airlines will organize an export flight on the route Warsaw (Poland) - Turkmenabat. The special flight was organized by agreement of the relevant diplomatic departments with the aim of the safe return of Turkmen students home due to the difficult situation in Ukraine.
Russia lifted restrictions imposed due to COVID-19 on flights to eight countries, including Turkmenistan. This was reported by TASS on Friday, with reference to the press service of the Federal Air Transport Agency.
Turkmenistan Airlines organized the evacuation of Turkmen citizens who were in Ukraine and who were evacuated to Romania.
Technology Transfer Center – such a unit was created at the Technology Center of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan in early 2022.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the local company “Orlan”, held the final event of the “Handmade Exports 2021” (HME) startup incubator program.
Following the goals set out in the Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and the Joint Action Plan for Central Asia, Turkmenistan proposes to intensify consultations with the UN Counter-Terrorism Office to consider possible formats and modalities for the Counter-Terrorism Office Program Office in Ashgabat.
