News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
Digitalization of customs and transport procedures discussed at OSCE seminar in Ashgabat
Publishing date: 22 September 2020
An OSCE-organized online seminar on digitalization of customs and transport procedures in compliance with the international standards, the UN conventions and agreements for representatives from the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations, transport agencies and other relevant institutions opened on 22 September 2020 in Ashgabat...
Gender aspects of border and security management in focus of OSCE online meeting in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 5 August 2020
The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized an online roundtable discussion on gender mainstreaming in border and security management from 3 to 5 August 2020. The event brought together representatives of the State Border, Customs and Migration Services of Turkmenistan, and was held as part of an extra-budgetary project on strengthening the capacities of the State Border Service of Turkmenistan. The roundtable aimed to acquaint participants with best international practices in promoting gender aspects in law enforcement activities...
OSCE promotes use of information and communications technologies in teaching process in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 29 June 2020
The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat online roundtable discussion on the exchange of best practices on integrating the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) into the teaching process started on 29 June 2020 in Ashgabat...
OSCE promotes cross-border trade and transit in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 27 May 2020
An OSCE-organized online training on border crossing facilitation for transit goods carried by rail and road, opened in Ashgabat on 27 May 2020. The training is organized within the framework of the Centre’s extra-budgetary project on “Strengthening State Border Service Capacities in Turkmenistan”, which places a particular focus on promoting cross-border trade and transit in the Central Asian region.
OSCE organizes online medical training on management of border-crossing points in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 20 May 2020
From 19 to 20 May 2020, the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized an online training on the management of border crossing points (BCP) in the context of the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Port control procedures and security issues discussed at OSCE-organized training course in Turkmenbashi International Seaport on Caspian Sea
Publishing date: 21 December 2018
More than 25 seaport security and law enforcement officials completed a five-day practical training course on port security management and procedures on 21 December 2018. The course, held at the Turkmenbashi International Seaport on the Caspian Sea, was organized by the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat...
Inter-agency co-operation in border security and management focus of OSCE-organized Turkmen-Afghan workshop in Ashgabat
Publishing date: 27 November 2018