A delegation of ten representatives of Turkmen public institutions expanded their knowledge on the work of the Council of Europe during their visit to the Council of Europe Headquarters in Strasbourg (France) from 3 to 6 October 2022.

The delegation was composed of representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, the General Prosecutor's Office of Turkmenistan and the Ashgabat city Prosecutor’s Office.

They learned more about Council of Europe standards and tools in the fields of action against economic crime, human rights protection and judicial and constitutional reforms that can be put at the disposal of Council of Europe non-member States, notably in the neighbouring regions, including Central Asia.

Importantly, the visit resulted in the planning of concrete activities with Turkmen institutions in the area of transparency and action against economic crime, training of legal professionals on human rights and assistance to judicial and administrative reforms in the framework of the Central Asia Rule of Law Programme.

This working visit was organised in the framework of the Central Asia Rule of Law Programme 2020-2023, joint initiative co-funded by the Council of Europe and the European Union and implemented by the Council of Europe.