On October 8, 2021, the International forum of medical scientists «Health diplomacy is the foundation of a healthy world» opened in a hybrid format at the «Yyldyz» hotel in the capital city. The initiative to organize the international conference to discuss issues related to using the experience gained during the COVID-19 pandemic and preventing the spread of infectious diseases was put forward by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The current event, which is being held i...

In a letter addressed to the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev informs that all member states of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States unanimously supported granting Turkmenistan an observer status in the Council. “I share your view that mutual ties acquire special importance at the present time, including within the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States, which is currently chaired by Azerbaijan. The T...

On October 8, 2021, the first Youth Conference on Climate Change in Turkmenistan was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in hybrid format. The event was organized jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the British Embassy and the UN Permanent Mission to Turkmenistan ahead of the Conference of Youth (COY16) and the 26th session of the Conference of Parties (COP26) of the UN framework Convention on Climate Change...

On October 7, 2021, a meeting took place between the Co-chairmen of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission on Economic Cooperation, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexei Overchuk, who arrived in Turkmenistan with a working visit. Heads of relevant ministries and departments of Turkmenistan and Russia also attended the meeting in an extended format. During the talks, the sid...

On October 7, 2021, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between Rashid Meredov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and Dr Hans Kluge, Director of the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe). During the constructive conversation, the sides noted the high level of interaction between Turkmenistan and the World Health Organization and exchanged views on topical issues of the international health agenda. The Turkmen side in...

On October 7, 2021, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a telephone conversation with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. At the beginning of the conversation, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov warmly congratulated President of Russia Vladimir Putin on his birthday and wished him sound health, well-being and great success. During the telephone conversation, the sides also discussed current topics on the bilateral and regional agenda. No...

Today, on October 7, a meeting was held between the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov with the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexei Overchuk, who arrived in Turkmenistan with a working visit. In the course of the talks, the sides stated that the current visit of the Russian delegation to Turkmenistan attests to the high level of bilateral cooperation. In this context, the sides stressed the need for furthe...