VIDEOCONFERENCE BETWEEN THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTION OF TURKMENISTAN AND THE SPANISH COMPANY “TYPSA”

On May 12, 2020, a videoconference between the representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Construction Production of Turkmenistan and the Spanish company “TYPSA” was held.

During the session, the parties discussed the current state and perspectives of cooperation of Turkmenistan with “TYPSA” in the area of design and construction of the industrial objects, as well as the production of supplementary raw materials.    

During the online meeting, Turkmenistan expressed readiness in coope...

A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE CIS MEMBER STATES WAS HELD IN THE FORM OF A VIDEO CONFERENCE

On May 12, 2020, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov attended a meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which was held in a video conference format.

The meeting was attended by the Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth member states, as well as the Chairman of the Executive Committee - CIS Executive Secretary S.N.Lebedev.

During constructive negotiations, the parties discussed a number of impor...

Polymer production and textile are on top of exchange trades

21 transactions have been registered at the Trades of the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

For foreign currency, representatives of Russian business circles have bought high density polyethylene (SC Turkmnegaz) and coloured terry items while entrepreneurs from the United Arab Emirates, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan have bought cotton yarn. Total amount of transactions has exceeded 676,000 US dollars.

For local currency, businessmen from Russia have bought ha...

A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION TOOK PLACE BETWEEN PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN AND PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

On May 12, 2020, a telephone conversation took place between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.

Having warmly greeted each other, the heads of the two states noted with satisfaction the invariably friendly character of the Turkmen-Russian relations, built on the principles of mutual respect, constructiveness and strategic partnership.

In the course of the conversation, Presidents Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Vladimir...

MEETING WITH THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE PREPARATORY COMMISSION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR-TEST-BAN TREATY ORGANIZATION

On May 13, 2020, an online meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov with the Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Lassina Zerbo took place.

During the meeting, the parties discussed key areas of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the CTBTO. The constructive nature of Turkmenistan’s foreign policy activities, in particular on disarmament and non-proliferation issues, was emphasized. The...

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On the 13th of May, a telephone conversation was held between the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Co-chairman of the Russian side of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission for Economic Cooperation Alexei Overchuk.

During the talk, the parties discussed the implementation of agreements attained in the result of the telephone conversation of the Presidents o...

ONLINE PRESENTATION OF THE REGIONAL INITIATIVE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION

On May 14, 2020, the online presentation of the regional initiative of the International Organization for Migration entitled “New Horizons of Cooperation amid COVID-19 Pandemic” was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

The representatives of the MFA, State Migration Service of Turkmenistan, as well as the representatives of the IOM member states from Central Asia, Russia and Europe, IOM experts, and donor organizations took part in the event.  The presentation session was...

CONFERENCE ON “PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY: AN EXAMPLE OF TURKMENISTAN, AFGHANISTAN AND THE UNRCCA” WAS HELD AT THE IMO OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN

On May 14, 2020, an online scientific conference on the topic “Preventive Diplomacy: An Example of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and the UNRCCA” was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

This event was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan jointly with the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, the Permanent Missi...

THE ISSUES OF MITIGATION OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC IN THE COUNTRY WERE DISCUSSED AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

On May 14, 2020, a working meeting was held in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan to discuss the impact of especially dangerous infectious diseases on the socio-economic situation in the region and Turkmenistan.

The meeting was attended by the representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Finance and Economics, Labor and Social Welfare, Trade and Foreign Economic Relations, as well as the State Statistics Committee and the Central Bank of Turkmenistan....

TURKMENISTAN ON THE WAY TO JOINING THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION AS AN OBSERVER

On May 15, 2020, a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan was held in Ashgabat. During the session, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a Resolution “On the entry of Turkmenistan to the World Trade Organization as an observer.”

In accordance with the Document, immediately today, the Turkmen side sent the application letter on the accession to the World Trade Organization as an observer to the Director-General of the WTO.  In line with the WTO proced...