CONSTRUCTION OF THE TAPI GAS PIPELINE IN AFGHANISTAN TERRITORY WILL CONTINUE NEXT YEAR

During the plenary session of the High Level Conference on Afghanistan, the parties discussed issues of economic cooperation.

Speaking at the event, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani spoke about the economic situation in the country. Expressing gratitude for the aspiration of the world community to facilitate the involvement of Afghanistan in the world economy, he especially noted the important contribution of Turkmenistan. Projects initiated by the Turkme...

TURKMENISTAN WILL CONTINUE TO COOPERATE WITH AFGHANISTAN ON SECURITY ISSUES

On November 24, the high level meeting on peace, development and security was held in the framework of the Conference on Afghanistan.  The Conference has started the day before in Geneva in the online format under the chairmanship of the Governments of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Republic of Finland in cooperation with the United Nations. This Conference takes place every 4 years.

Turkmenistan is represented at this event by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Min...

IMPORTANT ROLE OF TURKMENISTAN NOTED DURING THE HIGH LEVEL MEETING ON REGIONAL COOPERATION

On November 23, 2020, a high level online meeting on regional cooperation was held within the Afghanistan Conference.  Turkmenistan was represented at the event by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov.

During the meeting that was attended by the heads of states and governments, as well as the international organizations, the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the Secretary-General’s Special...

THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN GAVE A SPEECH AT THE 13TH CENTRAL ASIA-KOREA COOPERATION FORUM

On November 25, 2020, the 13th Central Asia-Korea Cooperation Forum was held, during which the video statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov was heard.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan M. Tleuberdi, the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic N.Niyazaliev, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan S. Mukhriddin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan A. Kamilov and Minister...

TURKMENISTAN ADVOCATES COOPERATION IN RESOLVING REGIONAL AND GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

During his speech at the 13th Central Asia-Korea Cooperation Forum in an online format, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan outlined the position of Turkmenistan on environmental issues.

As is known, environmental safety is one of the key vectors of interaction within the framework of the Central Asia-Korea Cooperation Forum.

Turkmenistan considers environmental protection as one of the most important directions of the state policy of Turkmenistan. This is manifested in the ado...

CO-CHAIRMEN OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL TURKMEN-RUSSIAN COMMISSION ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION DISCUSSED THE KEY ASPECTS OF BILATERAL TIES

Today, on November 25, an online meeting took place between the Co-chairmen of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission on Economic Cooperation, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.O. Meredov and the Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation A.L.Overchuk.

The meeting was also attended by the leadership of a number of key ministries and departments of Turkmenistan and Russia.

The session had a rich agenda....

TURKMENISTAN TOOK PART IN A HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE ON THE PREVENTION OF EXTREMISM IN CENTRAL ASIA

On November 26, 2020, a high-level conference entitled “Preventing Violent Extremism in Central Asia: Regional Progress and the Way Forward” was hosted online by the UNDP Regional Center in Istanbul.

The meeting was attended by Natalia German, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Central Asia and Head of UNRCCA, Agi Veres, Deputy Regional Director of UNDP and Deputy Assistant Administrator of UNDP for Europe and the CIS, Deputy Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ta...

THE PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK OF THE PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN "TRADITIONS OF TURKMEN STATEHOOD" WAS HELD IN JAPAN

On November 26, 2020, in Tokyo, Japan, the presentation of the book of the President of Turkmenistan "Traditions of Turkmen Statehood" in Japanese language was held.

The presentation was attended by representatives of the Japanese Parliament, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Industry, Justice, as well as representatives of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, JETRO and JECO organizations and Japanese universities.

During the presentation, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plen...

TELEPHONE CONVERSATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN WITH THE PRESIDENT THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN WAS HELD

On November 28, 2020, a telephone conversation was held between the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani.

During the conversation, the heads of states expressed satisfaction with the high level of Turkmen-Afghan ties on political, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres. The constructive collaboration in the framework of regional and international structures was underlined, in particular on...

Commodity Exchange News

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

For foreign currency, the brokers from the United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Afghanistan have procured gasoline and hydro treated diesel fuel produced at Turkmenbashy Refinery Complex. The businessmen from UAE and Afghanistan have also bought gasoline produced by Seydi Refinery. Representatives of business circles from Great Britain have bought carbamide (SC Türkmenhim...