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February - 2014: following the course of the foreign-policy initiatives of the Turkmen leader

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In the beginning of February, workers of culture and art, scientists and writers of Turkmenistan participated in the festive events taken place in the capital of the Republic of Turkey - Ankara to mark the decision of TURKSOY International Organization of Turkic Culture to declare the year 2014 as Year of Magtymguly Fraghi.

The Days of Culture of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Turkmenistan were organized by the Cultural Center of Embassy of IRI in Ashgabat and Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan in Ashgabat. The programme of the cultural event held in our country on February 7-10 included the film festival and performances of the musical and folklore group held in the best concert and cinema centers of the Turkmen capital.

The priority areas of development of the relations between Turkmenistan and Israel were discussed within the framework of the consultations between the foreign ministries of Turkmenistan and Israel in Jerusalem in the beginning of the month. The Memorandum on Cooperation between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and Israel was signed during the meeting.

Consular issues between Turkmenistan and Turkey were discussed during the meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

The preparations for the International conference on the role of the transport and transit corridors to ensure the sustainable development to be held in Ashgabat this year with assistance of the International Road Transport Union (IRU), were discussed with the IRU Deputy Secretary-General Igor Runov.

The exhibition of the export commodities of the Republic of Turkey in Turkmenistan was held in Ashgabat on February 11-13.

A meeting held in the Turkmen capital on February 7 within the framework of the joint project of the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda in Turkmenistan and the UNDP project of Enhancing Electoral System and Processes in Turkmenistan focused on the exchange of international experience in the election system.

A seminar organized in the framework of the joint project “Enhancing Electoral system and processes in Turkmenistan” implemented by the Central Commission for Elections and Referenda of Turkmenistan and the UN Development Programme in Ashgabat was dedicated to the international experience in the election system. During the seminar held in an interactive format, the international experts provided an overview of the practices used in foreign countries to raise awareness about the electoral processes and procedures of multiparty election.

A roundtable meeting taken place at the Turkmen National Institute for Democracy and Human Rights under the President of Turkmenistan on February 11-12 within the framework of the joint plan on cooperation in the legal sphere between the Government of Turkmenistan and the United Nations Development Programme was dedicated to the advanced practice and international experience of the national institutions on human rights.

The conference “Diplomacy of Peace, Cooperation and Development” was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan to mark the 5th anniversary of the institution of the professional holiday – Diplomats’ Day of Turkmenistan that is widely celebrated in our country on February 18.

Volleyball matches among diplomatic officials accredited in our country were held in the framework of the anniversary celebrations in honour of Diplomats’ Day of Turkmenistan.

On February 19, Turkmenistan widely celebrated one of its main holidays - the State Flag Day.

Information-methodological seminar “Quantitative methods of economic analysis” organized by US Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with relevant departments of Turkmenistan took place in Ashgabat last month.

On February 25, the students and teachers of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan met with Secretary General of the Energy Charter Urban Rusnak. Within the framework of the meeting, the distinguished guest gave the lecture on the various aspects of cooperation between the Energy Charter and Turkmenistan in the sphere of energy security.

A seminar organized by the Ministry of Nature Protection of Turkmenistan and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) at the Grand-Turkmen Hotel in Ashgabat on February 26 was dedicated to the positive experience of our country in the protection and increase of the natural riches as well as the prospective tasks in this sphere within the Orhuss Convention.

On the instruction of the President of Turkmenistan, the delegation of our country visited Vienna, Austria on February 26 - March 1 and took part in the meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council. Within the framework of the visit, the delegation of Turkmenistan had a number of meetings with the heads of the leading international organizations and UN agencies headquartered in the capital of Austria.

The VIII Specialized Commodities Exhibition of the Islamic Republic of Iran was held at the Exhibition Centre Sergi kosgi in Ashgabat on February 27 - March 1.

February was marked by the outstanding victories of the Turkmen sportsmen at the international arena. The team of Turkmen women tennis players was qualified for the playoff of the Federation Cup of the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II. Our sportswomen achieved this success leading in Group C in the team competitions taken place in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Turkmen wrestlers won third place in their weight categories at the open Greco-Roman Wrestling Tournament held in Podolsk, Russia.

One of the main events of the sports life of the country was the Hockey International Tournament for the President's Cup held for the second time. HC Shir (Turkmenistan) won the Cup.