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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...