UNDP runs WTO accession training for Turkmenistan officials
UNDP and Turkmenistan's finance ministry held practical WTO accession training from 5 to 14 October 2026, funded and backed by Russian experts.
The story in focus
UNDP and Turkmenistan's Ministry of Finance and Economy ran practical WTO accession training from 5 to 14 October 2026, funded and backed by Russian experts, for more than 35 government and university representatives. A 14 October lecture at the Foreign Ministry's Institute of International Relations was also scheduled.
- Training ran 5–14 October 2026 under the UNDP–Ministry of Finance and Economy project Partnering for SDGs Acceleration, Phase IV.
- The Russian Federation provided financial and expert support; more than 35 specialists from government bodies and universities took part.
- Sessions covered WTO rules, trade and industrial policy, competitiveness, food security, dispute settlement and protecting economic interests abroad.
What the programme covers
Participants worked through international trade fundamentals, WTO membership requirements and how multilateral trading system rules apply in practice. Topics included trade and industrial policy, competitiveness, support for domestic producers and food security. The programme also covered WTO legislation, trade dispute settlement and approaches to defending economic interests in international markets.
Who is involved and what is planned
More than 35 specialists and representatives of government institutions and higher education institutions are taking part. They include representatives of the Mejlis, the foreign, finance and economy, justice, and trade and foreign economic relations ministries, the Central Bank and the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. A 14 October lecture at the Institute of International Relations of the Foreign Ministry was to bring together faculty and students to discuss international experience of WTO accession and global economic integration.
The training is intended to strengthen professional and institutional capacity in international trade, widen knowledge of the WTO's legal and institutional aspects and support exchange of international experience as Turkmenistan pursues accession.
Who is financing the WTO accession training in Turkmenistan?
The Russian Federation is providing financial and expert support. The sessions are run by UNDP with Turkmenistan's Ministry of Finance and Economy under the joint Partnering for SDGs Acceleration, Phase IV project.
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