On July 7, 2020, the online meeting between the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier took place in the MFA of Turkmenistan. The main vectors of cooperation between Turkmenistan and OSCE were discussed with special accent made on the humanitarian dimension of joint activities. The adherence of the Turkmen side to the promotion of democratic values and practi...

On July 6, 2020, a meeting was held in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan to review the results of the country's foreign policy activities for the first half of 2020, which is being implemented under the wise leadership of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The meeting was attended by leaders and employees of the diplomatic service of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the main achievements of the country's foreign policy were announced. The hi...

77 transactions have been registered at the trades of the state Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. For foreign currency, representatives of business circles of UAE, Turkey, Afghanistan and other countries have bought base oil, heavy fuel oil with law sulphur content made at Turkmenbashy Refinery Complex. Various polyethylene and polypropylene (SC Türkmengaz) as well as carbamide (SC Türkmenhimiýa) were subjects of trade between entrepreneurs from Russian Federation...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held extended session of the Cabinet of Ministers where representatives of National Parliament, heads of ministries and departments, high educational institutes, mass media, heads of Administration of Ashgabat and regions and their deputies have been invited. Outcomes of development of branches of national economy for 6 months of the year have been summed up, relative reports have been listened and evaluation of performed work has been made as well realizat...

Turkmenistan is elected to the vice-chairmanship of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN informed about this on June 29, 2020.   It is pertinent to note that our country is being elected to the vice-chairmanship of the UN General Assembly session for the sixth time. Previously Turkmenistan was elected to the 58th, 62nd, 64th, 68th and 71st sessions in this status.  The successive assignment of this honorable mission serves...

On June 30, 2020, the successive meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Central Asian countries and USA in the “C5+1” format was held through videoconferencing.    The Secretary of State of the United States of America and the Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan took part in the session. The participants considered the collaboration in political-diplomatic field, and discussed the key...

On June 30, 2020, the special 31st meeting of the Council on Healthcare Cooperation of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held through videoconferencing. At this session, the Turkmen delegation was represented by the key officials of the Ministry of Health Protection and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan.      A number of pressing issues encompassing various aspects of collaboration between the Commonwealth states were entered in the agenda of the meeting.  The parties discussed the ep...