On April 21, 2020, during the work of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), elections were held to a number of Council structures. Turkmenistan was elected to two of its important bodies: the UN Commission on Social Development for the period 2021-2025 and the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development for 2021-2024. The election of Turkmenistan to two important bodies of the UN Economic and Social Council is another evidence of the growing authority of our cou...

On April 23, 2020, a meeting in a videoconference format was held in the premises of the MFA of Turkmenistan on the discussion of the Project of the International Trade Center “Central Asia: readiness to trade – Assistance to interregional and international trade in Central Asia” financed by the European Union.    The representatives of the corresponding ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, including the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations, Union of Industrialists and Entr...

On April 23, 2020, a meeting was held with the IMF in the format of a video conference in the building of the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, heads of the Ministry of Finance and Economics and the Central Bank of Turkmenistan, as well as representatives of the International Monetary Fund, ministers of finance and economy of the countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia. During the videoconfere...

On April 23, 2020, the successive meeting of the Steering Committee of the EU project “Support to the Education Sector in Turkmenistan” was held in the premises of the Institute of Education of Turkmenistan. The representatives of a number of ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of  Education, Ministry of Finance and Economy, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population of Turkmenistan, as well as the EU Ambassador to Tu...

On April 22, 2020, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a telephone conversation with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Antonio Guterres. During the conversation, the parties discussed pressing international issues, including the establishment of a comprehensive partnership of peoples and countries during this period, which is crucial for the world community. The parties emphasized the importance of the coordinating role of the UN, since today mankind has fac...

On the 22nd of April 2020, the informative meeting-briefing entitled “Development of the healthcare system of Turkmenistan and international cooperation” took place in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The heads and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Healthcare and Medical Industry, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Sport and Youth Policy of Turkmenistan, chiefs of diplomatic missions and representatives of international organizations accredited in...

On April 22, 2020, a meeting was held in videoconference format between representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan and representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). During the meeting, the parties focused on the main vectors of cooperation between Turkmenistan and UNCTAD. On this basis, issues were discussed on the implementation of the joint project of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan - UNCTAD -...