News and press releases
News and press releases from the OSCE's global activities.
OSCE promotes modern practices in maritime checkpoint screening procedures in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 5 August 2022
An OSCE-organized training course on passenger and vehicle screening procedures at a maritime checkpoint took place in Ashgabat from 1 to 5 August 2022. The agenda of the five-day online event included sessions on modern practices in port control procedures and security management operations at
Cultural heritage protection and security in focus of OSCE-organized regional workshop in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 26 July 2022
An OSCE-organized regional training workshop on countering illicit trafficking of cultural property took place from 26 to 28 July 2022. The three-day event, held in a blended format, aimed to strengthen further regional co-operation to combat all forms and aspects of trafficking in cultural
OSCE organizes training course on seaport security management in Turkmenistan
Publishing date: 5 November 2021
Modernization of seaport control procedures following the COVID-19 pandemic was the focus of an OSCE-organized online training course that took place from 1 to 5 November 2021.
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.