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TURKMENISTAN ACTIVELY COOPERATES WITH THE AFGHAN SIDE TO MAINTAIN PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE CHECK POINTS
On the 30th of August 2021, the representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Healthcare and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan, as well as of a number of profile and law enforcement agencies of Turkmenistan met with the authorized representatives of the Faryab province, in particular the hyakims of Andkhoy, Hancharbag, Gurgan regions and the head of the Akina customs point. The parties discussed the current issues of cooperation related to the proper work of the border...
TURKMENISTAN IS COMMITTED TO ITS INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS IN THE FIELD OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW
On August 29, 2021, during a telephone conversation with President of the European Council Charles Michel, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, confirming the serious focus of Turkmenistan on further expanding cooperation with the European Union, noted that today we are faced with urgent tasks of building up partnerships, the topics of which touch the issues of maintaining peace and security in the region of Central Asia and adjacent zones. The President of Turkmenistan noted that he carefull...
TURKMENISTAN STANDS FOR PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF THE SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN
On August 29, during a telephone conversation between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the European Council Charles Michel, it was especially emphasized that Turkmenistan stands for the settlement of the situation in Afghanistan only by peaceful, political and diplomatic means and methods. Turkmenistan continues to supply electricity to a neighboring state in accordance with existing contracts, and Turkmen electricity is supplied to Afghanistan in several d...
THE PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN HAD A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL
On August 29, 2021, a telephone conversation took place between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the European Council Charles Michel. Confirming the serious focus of Turkmenistan on further expanding cooperation with the European Union, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted that bilateral cooperation with the European side is effectively developing within the framework of the existing partnership mechanisms, in particular, in the format “Central Asia-Eu...
The amount of transactions exceeded USD 2,391 thousand
12 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. For foreign currency, entrepreneurs from Tajikistan and others purchased gasoline produced at the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries. In addition, businessmen from Russia, Turkey and Ireland bought cotton yarn for foreign currency. The total amount of transactions exceeded USD 2,391 thousand. For manat funds, representatives of business circles from the United Arab Emirates,...
A MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR OF JAPAN WAS HELD AT THE MFA OF TURKMENISTAN
On August 26, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan B.Matiyev with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Turkmenistan Hiroyuki Yamamoto. During the constructive talk the diplomats discussed the broad range of issues of bilateral Turkmen-Japanese interaction. In this context, special emphasis has been done on the implementation of the agreements reached during the visit of the Tur...
VISIT OF THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN TO TURKMENISTAN
On August 25-26, 2021, a delegation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan headed by the Foreign Minister of the country Shah Mahmood Qureshi visited Ashgabat. On August 26, the head of MFA of Pakistan was received by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Conveying to the head of state the warm greeting of the leadership of Pakistan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi reiterated the commitment of the Pakistani side to strengthen political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitari...