16TH MEETING OF INTERGOVERNMENTAL TURKMEN-IRANIAN COMMISSION ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION WAS HELD IN TEHRAN

On October 26-27, 2021, 16th meeting of Intergovernmental Turkmen-Iranian Commission on Economic Cooperation took place in Tehran in participation of the co-chairmen of the Commission – the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov and the Minister of Roads and Urban Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran R.Ghasemi.

The meeting was also attended in very format by the heads and representatives of the relevant ministries and agencies...

PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN RECEIVED A GRATITUDE LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in his letter addressed to the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed gratitude for warm hospitality provided during his state visit to Ashgabat.

The message says: “I express to you my sincere gratitude for exceptional hospitality and excellent organization of my first state visit to Turkmenistan on October 24-25, 2021.

The results of the talks which were held in the atmosphere of full trust and mutual und...

THE “ASHGABAT-TEDJEN” SECTION OF THE “ASHGABAT-TURKMENABAD” AUTOBAHN WAS SOLEMNLY PUT INTO OPERATION IN TURKMENISTAN

On October 29, 2021, in participation of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov the 203 kilometer long “Ashgabat-Tedjen” section of the “Ashgabat-Turkmenabad” autobahn was solemnly put into operation.

The members of the Government of Turkmenistan, high-level foreign guests, in particular Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), regional and country representatives of the Islamic Bank of Development, Asian Bank of Development, European Bank for Reconst...

DELEGATIONS OF TURKMENISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN REVIEWED TOPICAL ISSUES OF COOPERATION

On October 30, 2021, in accordance with the instructions of the President of Turkmenistan, a Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov is on a working visit to Afghanistan.

Today, on October 30, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with the Chairman of the Government of Afghanistan Mohammad Hasan Ahund.

During th...

PRIORITY ISSUES OF BILATERAL COOPERATION DISCUSSED IN KABUL

on October 31, within the framework of a working visit to Kabul, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held several meetings with high-ranking officials of Afghanistan.

During the meetings, the sides exchanged views on political and economic ties, discussed the security situation and humanitarian aid supplies, as well as touched upon on the issue of intensifying the construction of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakis...

A VISIT OF THE GOVERNMENT DELEGATION OF TURKMENISTAN TO AFGHANISTAN

On October 30-31, 2021, the Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov was on a working visit in Afghanistan.

Within the framework of the visit to Kabul, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a number of meetings with high-ranking officials of Afghanistan.

In particular, Vice-Premier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov had a meeting with the Cha...

TALKS WITH THE REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UN OHCHR FOR CENTRAL ASIA

On November 3, 2021, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev met with the Regional Representative of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for Central Asia, Ryszard Komenda, via videoconference.

Dmitry Shlapachenko, UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan, also took part in the meeting.

During the meeting, the sides discussed issues related to further development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the UN specialized agencies on human rights. T...

THE DELEGATION OF TURKMENISTAN TAKES PART AT THE TWENTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE UN FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

On November 3, 2021, in Glasgow the Government delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan S.Berdimuhamedov takes part at the Twenty-sixth session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

The 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is an important international forum where the joint actions to counter global warming are being discussed and a...

THE IMPORTANT STEPS OF TURKMENISTAN IN THE FIELD OF CLIMATE CHANGE WERE UNDERLINED

Speaking at the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) in Glasgow, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, emphasized that after the adoption of the global Sustainable Development Goals, Turkmenistan is actively working to achieve them at the national and international levels.

The Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of Turkmenistan is essentially a confirmation of country's amb...

PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN GAVE AN INTERVIEW TO THE TV CHANNEL «TRT WORLD»

On November 9, 2021, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov gave an interview to the Editor at Large of the TV channel «TRT World» of the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation Yusuf Erim.

The Head of state told in his interview about the perspectives of regional and international cooperation in various formats, as well as drew attention to the main vectors of fraternal Turkmen-Turkish relations.

“In our relations we are guided by the principles of good neighborliness, mutua...