TURKMENISTAN AND THE AUSTRIAN REPUBLIC: WIDENING SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
On March 12, 2024, within the framework of the working visit of the delegation of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Austria, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Director of the Vienna Diplomatic Academy Emil Brix.
The active participation of Turkmenistan in international affairs from the position of its positive permanent and neutral status was emphasized during the meeting. The Turkmen side put forward promising ideas and proposals for the further expansion of productive cooperation between the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Vienna Diplomatic Academy. In particular, attention was focused on improving the teaching of topical subjects in the field of international relations and diplomacy, as well as geopolitics and economic relations. The issues of exchange of young diplomats, internship of teachers and students, moreover organization of various joint courses were also discussed. Additionally it was proposed to organize lectures and seminars of Austrian colleagues on the recent points of preventive, energy, water and digital diplomacy on the basis of the Training Center on priority areas of diplomacy of Turkmenistan at the Institute of International Relations.
During the session was held a ceremony to present the Certificate of Accession of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan to the International Forum for Diplomatic Training (IFDT). Stated International Forum is a platform where heads of diplomatic schools from all over the world discuss the latest trends in diplomatic education. Since its foundation, it has been composed of specialized higher education institutions and accredited institutes for training qualified international specialists from 56 countries of the world.
In this regard, the invitation of the Vienna Diplomatic Academy to the Rector of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan to participate in the next 50th Forum, which will be held in the second half of 2024, is of the specific importance.
The official delegation of Turkmenistan included also the Rector of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Jumamyrat Gurbangeldiev and the Rector of the Oguz Han Engineering and Technology University of Turkmenistan Gurbanmyrat Mezilov.
Merdan BERDINIYAZOV,
Senior Lecturer of the Institute of International Relations
of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan