News and press releases

ASHGABAT, 15 June 2015 – A two-day workshop organized by the OSCE on international co-operation in criminal matters between the law enforcement agencies, prosecutorial and central authorities of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan started today in Ashgabat...

OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors visited Turkmenistan from 3 to 5 June 2015, where she discussed a wide range of issues, including the ongoing constitutional and education reforms, the situation of national minorities, and regional security threats and challenges. In her

PARIS, 5 June 2015 – Penitentiary and law enforcement officials from Turkmenistan discussed best practices of implementing international standards in the penitentiary system during an OSCE-supported working visit to France that concluded in Paris today...

ASHGABAT, 4 June 2015 – Journalists representing Turkmenistan’s print, broadcast and online media from across the country completed today an OSCE-organized training course on online journalism skills and the use of the internet in journalism...

ASHGABAT, 29 May 2015 – National Risk Assessment (NRA) system for countering money-laundering and financing of terrorism was the focus of an OSCE-organized case study exercise that concluded in Ashgabat today...

ASHGABAT, 28 May 2015 – Members of the Turkmen parliament, Mejlis, law-enforcement officials and representatives of research institutions attended an OSCE-organized seminar on international standards on freedom of religion and belief that concluded today...

A two-day seminar focusing on the use of a technologically advanced passport verification system, the International Civil Aviation Organization’ Public Key Directory (ICAO PKD), concluded in Ashgabat on 20 May 2015...