On May 11, 2020, a multilateral meeting through videoconferencing on the discussion of issues related to the preparation of medium-term strategy of the United Nations Environment Programme for the period of 2022-2025 was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.        The representatives of the United Nations Environment Programme, as well as the specialists of the organizations authorized in the field of nature protection and the Ministries of Foreign Affairs...

On May 11, 2020, the consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the State of Israel were held through videoconferencing. The Turkmen delegation was headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, while the Israeli side was led by the Deputy Director General of the MFA of Israel, Head of Eurasia and the Western Balkans Division, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Gary Koren.   The parties reiterated the constructive nature of coop...

On May 11, 2020, a consultative meeting was held in the form of a video conference with representatives of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Education, Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan, as well as the State Committee for Statistics of Turkmenistan. During the online meeting, special emphasis was placed on the implementation and monitoring of the SDGs in Turkmeni...

21 transactions have been registered at the Trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. For foreign currency, representatives of Russian business circles have bought high density polyethylene (SC Turkmnegaz) and coloured terry items while entrepreneurs from the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan have bought cotton yarn. Total amount of transactions has exceeded 676,000 US dollars. For local currency, businessmen from Russia have bought ha...

On May 8, 2020, a briefing entitled "International cooperation of Turkmenistan in the healthcare sphere" was held in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The briefing was attended by the heads and representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Health and Medical Industry, and other relevant departments of Turkmenistan, leading political scientists of the country, as well as heads of diplomatic missions and representatives of international organizations accre...

On the 1st of May 2020, the capital of Turkmenistan Ashgabat became a member of the World Tourism Cities Federation.   As is known, the World Tourism Cities Federation is established in 2012 by the famous tourist cities and tourist organizations of the world. The WTCF has the headquarters and the Secretariat in Beijing (People’s Republic of China) and has become the respected international tourist organization.

On May 5, 2020, political consultations on the level of the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran were held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan through videoconferencing. Having expressed adherence to further development of bilateral ties, the parties discussed a number of interregional issues and collaboration in the international format. The significance of regular contacts between the Heads of States and the chiefs of externa...