News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Role of women in security and development process focus of OSCE-organized lectures for students in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 5 December 2018
Over 70 university students and teaching staff attended lectures on the role of women in the security and development process from 3 to 5 December 2018 in Ashgabat. The event was organized by OSCE Centre in Ashgabat. Swanee Hunt, the Eleanor Roosevelt Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in the United States, delivered the lectures, focusing on women’s active participation in conflict prevention and resolution, peace building and policy making.
Inter-agency co-operation in border security and management focus of OSCE-organized Turkmen-Afghan workshop in Ashgabat
Publishing date: 27 November 2018
An OSCE-organized workshop for senior border officials from Turkmenistan and Afghanistan on inter-agency co-operation in border security and management took place in Ashgabat from 19 to 23 November 2018...
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities and Turkmenistan’s authorities agree to strengthen co-operation on education and integration of society
Publishing date: 23 November 2018
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), Lamberto Zannier, during his visit to Ashgabat and the Dashoguz Region from 20 to 23 November 2018, agreed with...
Combatting illicit trafficking in cultural property focus of OSCE-organized Turkmen-Afghan workshop in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 29 October 2018
An OSCE-organized joint Turkmen-Afghan workshop on combating illicit trafficking in cultural property concluded on 25 October 2018 in Ashgabat.
OSCE holds national table top exercise in Turkmenistan on protecting critical energy infrastructure from cyber-related terrorist attacks
Publishing date: 18 October 2018
Strengthening protection and preparedness against terrorist attacks aimed at critical energy infrastructure was the focus of a risk-assessment and crisis management exercise held in Turkmenistan’s capital on 17 and 18 October 2018, organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat.
Ammunition stockpile security in focus of OSCE-supported visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina for Turkmenistan military officials
Publishing date: 12 October 2018
Officials from Turkmenistan's Presidential Administration and the Ministry of Defence discussed best practices in enhancing ammunition stockpile security during an OSCE-organized study visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina that concluded on 12 October 2018.
OSCE regional seminar in Turkmenistan addresses best practices in combating financing of terrorism
Publishing date: 18 September 2018