ONLINE MEETING FOR DISCUSSING THE EU - CENTRAL ASIA RULE OF LAW PLATFORM

On May 5, 2020, a meeting was held in the form of a video conference in the building of the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan to discuss the EU - Central Asia Rule of Law Platform.

From the Turkmen side, the meeting was attended by representatives of several ministries and departments, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan. Representatives of the European Union in Turkmenistan and specialists from the “Transparency and A...

MEETING UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF THE ECONOMIC COOPERATION ORGANIZATION

On May 5, 2020, the extraordinary session of the representatives of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the Economic Cooperation Organization member-states was held. The session took place through videoconferencing.

The delegation of Turkmenistan was headed by the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The representatives of Turkey, Pakistan, Iran, as well as the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Economic Cooperation Organization gave speeches at the mee...

POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS ON THE LEVEL OF THE DEPUTY MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN AND IRAN

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...

TURKMENISTAN – A MEMBER OF THE WORLD TOURISM CITIES FEDERATION

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.

A BRIEFING ENTITLED “INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OF TURKMENISTAN IN THE HEALTHCARE SPHERE” WAS HELD IN ASHGABAT

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...

TURKMENISTAN'S COOPERATION WITH UNESCO IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SDGS

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...

CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN THE MINISTRIES OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL

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...

MEETING THROUGH VIDEOCONFERENCING AT THE MFA OF TURKMENISTAN WITH THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE UNEP

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...

CONSULTATIONS IN VIDEOCONFERENCE FORMAT BETWEEN THE MINISTRIES OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN AND ROMANIA

On May 12, 2020, the consultations in videoconference format between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and Romania were held.

The Turkmen side was headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hajiyev. The Romanian delegation was led by the State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania D.Neculǎescu.

During the talks, the parties reiterated the adherence of two countries to the development of Turkmen-Romanian relations in political, trade...

ISSUES OF ACTIVATING THE FUNCTIONING OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT-TRANSIT ROUTE DISCUSSED DURING THE NEGOTIATIONS

On May 12, 2020, a meeting through video communication between the heads of the railway ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran was held in the “Turkmendemiryollary” agency (Agency of Railway Transport of Turkmenistan).

The Turkmen delegation was headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, in charge of the transport sector B.Ovezov. The Uzbek side was chaired by the Minister of Transport of the Repu...