Ashgabat, 15 September 2020 The 9th phase of the EU-funded Programme on Border Management in Central Asia (BOMCA) held its closing event to summarise the achievements from over the five years of its implementation. The Regional Steering Group meeting and the Final Conference, held online, gathered over 100 high-level representatives of the BOMCA implementing Consortium, […]
Turkmenistan – German ambassador hosts farewell reception for French ambassador
Ambassador Neithart Höfer-Wissing of Germany hosted a reception at his residence on 10 September 2020 to bid farewell to Ambassador Francois Delahousse of France. As the life returns cautiously to normalcy amidst precautions against viral diseases, only a limited number of guests were invited to the reception to ensure safety guidelines. Francois spent four years, […]
The EU approach to green recovery after Covid-19 – focus on Turkmenistan
Diego RUIZ ALONSO, Ambassador and Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Turkmenistan As the world grapples with the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, and starts to gradually prepare for dealing with its longer-term impacts, governments and societies should take moment to reflect on what we can learn from this crisis and use […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is the defining health crisis of our time
Ms Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner for International Partnerships, European Commission and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization Beginning with a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan, China, this novel coronavirus has spread with alarming speed, shaking the foundations of health systems, economies, and societies around the world. […]
EU inaction on Syrian refugees is a stain on human conscience
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkish Republic The EU was meant to be a world power that stood as a beacon for human rights and respect for the international rules-based order. But unless something is done about Greece’s treatment of refugees, and the frenzied support it still receives from the EU, that claim […]
Europe Should Finally Wake Up From Its Long Sleep
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Turkey As Turkey, we are conducting a major fight at Europe’s doorstep. The Syrian crisis – which has been raging for nine years and has constantly brought new disasters for humanity – threatens us all once more. But this time, something is different. It is no longer possible for […]
The EU and Central Asia: new opportunities to work together for a green future
Josep Borell Fontelles, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/ Vice-President of the European Commission (HR/VP) On 28 January 2020, friends from Central Asia, Afghanistan and the European Union will gather in Berlin for a conference organised by the German Foreign Ministry, entitled “Green Central Asia”. I was glad to accept the […]
Central Asia under spotlight of discussions at the UN Security Council
Elvira Kadyrova Last week, the UN Security Council hosted debate on the contribution of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, Commonwealth of Independent States and Shanghai Cooperation Organization in countering terrorist threats. The meeting, chaired by Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, was attended by foreign ministers of a number of members of these organizations, including Tajikistan, […]
In today’s world, we need a stronger partnership between the European Union and Central Asia
Federica Mogherini, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy & Vice-President of the European Commission, and Neven Mimica, European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development In our highly interconnected world of today, where closer regional and inter-regional cooperation is essential for peace and prosperity, Europe and Central Asia have never been so close. […]
Нам необходимо более крепкое партнерство – ЕС о сотрудничестве со странами Центральной Азии
ФедерикаМогерини, верховный представитель ЕС по иностранным делам и политике безопасности и вице-президент Европейской комиссии, и Невен Мимика, Европейский Комиссар по международному сотрудничеству и развитию В сегодняшнем крайне взаимосвязанном мире, где более тесное региональное и межрегиональное сотрудничество являются необходимой составляющей для мира и процветания, Европа и Центральная Азия никогда еще не были так близки друг к […]