On the 21st of April, 2020, the first meeting of the Joint working group between the Government of Turkmenistan and the United Nations on socio-economic impact of COVID-19 took place in the premises of the UN Representative Office in Turkmenistan.  The representatives of the United Nations and its structural agencies functioning in our country, as well as the representatives of a number of ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finan...

On April 20, 2020, an online meeting was held in the MFA of Turkmenistan with the delegation headed by the Head of the Eurasia Division of the OECD Global Relations Secretariat William Tompson.  The Turkmen side was led by the Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan.  During the meeting, the parties discussed the current level of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the OECD, including the implementation of ongoing projects and events.  In particular, the opportunities for the...

68 transactions have been registered at the trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. For foreign currency, brokers from Switzerland, Malta, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan have bought hydro-treated diesel fuel and base oil produced by Turkmenbashy Refinery Complex. Representatives of business circles of Russia and Afghanistan have procured polypropylene and ECO93 gasoline (SC Turkmengaz). In addition, handmade carpets and cotton yarn have been sold for for...

Today, on April 17, 2020, an International Media Forum was held in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, in the form of a video conference dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s permanent neutrality. The media forum was attended by heads and representatives of several ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, members of the faculty of a number of Turkmen universities, national media, scientists, experts, as well as leaders and representatives of major...

The Mejlis hosted regular session of the Working Group for development and compilation of proposals related to amendments and addendums of the Constitution of Turkmenistan. Working group, which includes deputies of National Parliament, representatives of ministries and profile departments, law enforcement agencies, political parties, public organizations, scientists and experts of the Institute of State, Law and Democracy, has continued analysis of proposals on the Draft Constitutional Law on...

On April 16, 2020, a video conference was held between the representatives of the “Türkmendemirýollary” agency, open joint-stock company “Demiryollary” and the Railway Authority of the Ministry of Transport of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The Turkmen side was headed by the Chairman of the “Türkmendemirýollary” agency A.Atamyradov. The Afghan side was led by the General Director of the Railway Authority of Afghanistan Mohammad Yamma Shams.   During the meeting, issues related to the...

On April 15, 2020, in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, negotiations were held with the Secretary General of the International Exhibitions Bureau, Mr. Dimitri Kerkentzes, in a video conference format. During the videoconference, the parties noted the high level of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the International Exhibitions Bureau on a wide range of issues and discussed the importance of the international exhibition EXPO - Dubai. During the online negot...