On April 15, 2021, the meeting of the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of “The Visegrad Group – Central Asia” had been held in videoconferencing format. The Turkmen delegation was led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hadjiev. The meeting was also attended by the deputy heads of the external affairs agencies of Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. During the meeting the diplomats discussed economic and...

On April 14, 2021, a ceremony was held in Geneva in video format to present the ILO Director General Guy Ryder of the instrument on the ratification of Convention 122 of the International Labor Organization on Employment Policy, signed by the President of Turkmenistan. During the ceremony, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan A.Khaljanov noted Turkmenistan's commitment to constructive dialogue with authoritative international organizations, in particular with the International...

On April 14, 2021, in a hybrid format, a meeting of the OSCE Committee on the Economic and Environmental Dimension was held on the topic "Biodiversity and security - the consequences of environmental degradation for security, including the reduction of biodiversity." The meeting was attended by the adviser of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Ambassador M. Akmuradov.  In his speech, M. Akmuradov informed the participants about the policy of Turkmenistan to save the Aral Sea and...

37 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. Businessmen from Turkey and Afghanistan purchased calcined petroleum coke and hydrotreated diesel fuel produced at the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries. IRA representatives also purchased ECO-93 gasoline (Türkmengaz Group of Companies). Businessmen from Russia and Afghanistan purchased polyethylene. Moreover, businessmen from the United Arab Emirates purchased cotton yarn to t...

On 13 April 2021, the meeting in the format of a videoconference was held between the Deputy Foreign Ministers of the countries of Central Asia and the People’s Republic of China.  The main objective of the meeting was the preparation to the second Ministerial Meeting “Central Asia + China” planned to be held in the current year.      The Turkmen delegation at the session was headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan B.Myatiyev.   In his opening remarks, the Deputy M...

Today, on the 12th of April 2021, an online meeting was held between the heads and representatives of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan and the State of Qatar. The Turkmen delegation was headed by the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan D.Rejepov, while the Qatar side was led by the First Vice Chairman of the Qatar Chamber Mohamed bin Ahmed Al Kuwari.  The meeting was also attended by the representatives of state and private sectors of two coun...

During the Turkmen-Iranian Inter-MFA consultations that took place on the 8th of April in Ashgabat, the cultural-humanitarian cooperation was considered in detail. The parties expressed interest in the arrangement of joint cultural events, including those in face-to-face format as soon as the restrictive measures related to the global pandemic allow.  In particular, the delegations discussed the preparations to the 300th birthday anniversary of the Turkmen poet-philosopher Makhtumkhuli Fragi,...