On May 5, 2020, a meeting was held in the form of a video conference in the building of the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan to discuss the EU - Central Asia Rule of Law Platform. From the Turkmen side, the meeting was attended by representatives of several ministries and departments, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan. Representatives of the European Union in Turkmenistan and specialists from the “Transparency and A...

On May 4, 2020, the successive meeting of the Government Commission for studying the issues, connected with the membership of Turkmenistan in the World Trade Organization was held in the MFA of Turkmenistan.  Under the chairmanship of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the heads and representatives of a number of ministries and departments of the country discussed the concrete steps on the development of cooperation with the WTO in accordance with the instructions of Pres...

On May 4, 2020, the Secretary General of the Energy Charter Dr.Urban Rusnák delivered a lecture through videoconferencing at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.  The lecture that focused on the activities of the Energy Charter and its cooperation with Turkmenistan was attended by the students of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the International University of Humanities and...

On May 4, 2020, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov attended a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in the format of a Contact Group dedicated to countering the coronavirus infection COVID-19 and conducted via video link. The main topic of the forum was the consolidation of common efforts in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, which has become a new, extremely serious challenge for the entire world community. At the current summit, the President of the Republic of Aze...

On May 2, 2020, Turkmenistan sent humanitarian aid to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The relevant order was signed by the President of Turkmenistan on April 30. Governor and representatives of the Faryab region of the neighboring country appreciated the help from the Turkmen people and expressed sincere gratitude to the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov for the full support and attention to the people of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The humanitarian aid consist...

On May 1, 2020, the online meeting with the Regional Director for Europe of the World Health Organization Dr. Hans Kluge was held the in the premises of the UN Representative Office in Ashgabat.     The representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Ministry of Healthcare and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan, as well as the Head of WHO Country Office in Turkmenistan participated to the session. During the constructive conversation, the parties exchanged views on the ne...

On April 30, the telephone conversation was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale, during which the issues related to the development of bilateral cooperation were discussed. At the same time it was underlined that the regular contacts between the external policy agencies of two countries serve as an important mechanism for interstate collaboration. The parties noted the significance...