In honor of the professional holiday of domestic diplomats, The Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan held a ceremony to present employees of the diplomatic service with the “Türkmenistanyň ussat diplomacy” insignia.
On Sunday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan hosted a ceremony of signing documents between ministries, departments, public organizations of the country and representative offices of the UN divisions - UNDP, UNFPA and UNICEF.
“The conceptual foundations of Turkmen foreign policy can be safely described as a manifestation of the high ideals that Magtymguly advocated. The philosophical part of his work, the voice in defense of peace, justice, humanism, friendship, patriotism, openness and respect for all peoples - all this was included in the genetic code of the Turkmen, became the alpha and omega of their worldview as part of humanity,” the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan said at the international conference “Magtymguly’s Concept of Peace - the Basis of Turkmenistan’s foreign policy.”
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov congratulated the diplomatic workers of Turkmenistan on their professional holiday. In an address on this occasion, the head of state noted that over the past years the administrative and personnel structure of domestic diplomacy has been strengthened, solid experience and knowledge has been accumulated, and methods and skills in this area have been improved.
A schoolgirl from the Mary region, candidate for FIDE master Byagul Ezizova, won the First League of the Turkmenistan Women's Chess Championship. The tournament was held for the first time outside the capital, namely at the 4th sports school in Dashoguz, from February 11 to 17.
The online edition of sb.by the publishing house "Belarus Today" published an article under the heading "I saved a patient after clinical death": a BSMU student from Turkmenistan works at the 4th hospital in Minsk." The hero of the note was Aman Alymov, a 6th‑year student of the main Belarusian medical university.
Specialists of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan improved their competencies in the field of risk management and green channels during a three-day workshop held in Ashgabat by the Border Management Program in Central Asia (BOMCA 10).
On Saturday, February 17, a brain-ring dedicated to Day of Diplomatic Workers took place within the walls of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Participants in the intellectual competition were students from the National Institute of World Languages named after Azadi, IIR of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country, International University of Humanities and Development, as well as TSU named after Magtymguly.
As part of the joint action plan concluded between the Turkmen Logistics Association and the Turkmenbashi Seaport, the Association, together with CILT Central Asia, with the support of USAID TCA, organizes online trainings for managers and employees of port departments and terminals with the participation of international experts.
Within the framework of the Iran Maritime Economy Forum, representatives of the Agency of Maritime and River Routes made a business visit to the special economic zone and the port of Amirabad in the Caspian Sea.
The newly opened premium airline BeOnd will offer passengers Apple Vision Pro headsets during the flight. This is reported on the airline's website.
Association "Turkmen Logistics" together with the International Coordinating Council for Trans-Eurasian Transportation (ICCTET) organized a webinar "New vectors of development of Eurasian multimodal transportation".
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, Head of the Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Kaha Imnadze discussed the organization of joint events in 2024.
Turkmenistan's Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan Batyr Rejepov met on Friday with Vice Minister of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yerbol Alikulov.
On Friday, February 16, King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, received the first regular direct flight of Turkmenistan Airlines from Ashgabat. There were 279 passengers on board the plane.
