UNRCCA participates at UN Preventive Diplomacy Cup Tournament

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12 Oct 2014

UNRCCA participates at UN Preventive Diplomacy Cup Tournament

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan
 
On 10-12 October 2014, UNRCCA together with other UN entities and with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan organized the third diplomatic mini-football tournament for the “UN Preventive Diplomacy Cup”. The tournament was organized within the framework of the UN Day.
 
The teams of the Embassies of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, the USA, Ukraine, Belarus, as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the OSCE and the UN took part in the tournament. The team of the Embassy of Tajikistan won the "UN Preventive Diplomacy Cup" this year. The teams of the Embassies of Ukraine and Belarus gained silver and bronze medals respectively. The trophy will be kept by the winner until the next tournament in 2015.
 
As in the past years a friendly match of Ambassadors and senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan took place in the margins of the tournament. Children of the diplomatic community and national staff members had also an opportunity to play various games.