Conference and exhibition are dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Relations of Turkmenistan is ready to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its foundation. Vice-premier, the Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov informed on the reparation of celebration events during the session of the Government. 

He highlighted that signing of relative Resolution by the President of Turkmenistan made the basis of national diplomacy school. For the past years, the University trained 410 qualified specialists in different directions, who work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, diplomatic missions and consulates of our country abroad, other branch structures and mass media. 

Based on the Resolutions of the President of Turkmenistan, the training centre for training of administration and technical personnel for national diplomatic service and Scientific and Methodological centre for the Goals of Sustainable Development have been opened under the Institute of International Relations in 2016 and 2017 respectively. Training TV studio provided with modern equipment works since 2015 at the faculty of international journalism. 

Number of the events on occasion of the 10th anniversary including scientific and practical conference dedicated to the diplomacy of neutral Turkmenistan has been planned on March 20. In addition, it is planned to organize theme round table, different sports competitions, photo contest as well as young talents contest demonstrating their skills in English on March 17 – 20. 

In this regard, the Head of the State highlighted that the Institute of International Relations plays important role in the training of new generation of Turkmen diplomats who are to be the guides of foreign course of neutral Turkmenistan in new historical age. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted that the university has responsible assignment to provide all conditions for future diplomats to be able to master the skills of this noble profession in order to apply received knowledge in practice in the future supporting the consolidation and the growth of the authority of Turkmenistan in the world arena.