UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan: There are no registered coronavirus cases in the country

Thanks to the early prompt measures taken by the government to prevent the development of COVID-19 in Turkmenistan, there are no registered COVID-19 cases in the country currently, the UN Resident Coordinator, Elena Panova, stated in an exclusive interview with AMI Trend.

Answering a question of Trend correspondent, she noted that the government of Turkmenistan, together with UN agencies, has developed the draft Country Preparedness and Response Plan on COVID-19 in Turkmenistan.

The main o...

PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN ATTENDS VIDEO SUMMIT OF NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT

On May 4, 2020, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov attended a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in the format of a Contact Group dedicated to countering the coronavirus infection COVID-19 and conducted via video link.

The main topic of the forum was the consolidation of common efforts in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, which has become a new, extremely serious challenge for the entire world community.

At the current summit, the President of the Republic of Aze...

COOPERATION WITH THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) IS INTENSIFYING

On May 5, 2020, an online meeting of the officers of the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN Office in Geneva with experts from the World Trade Organization was held.

At the beginning of the meeting, the Turkmen side informed WTO experts about the work done to provide our country with observer status in the WTO.

In addition, according to the results of the regular meetings of the Government Commission for the Study of Turkmenistan’s Membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO),...

ONLINE MEETING FOR DISCUSSING THE EU - CENTRAL ASIA RULE OF LAW PLATFORM

On May 5, 2020, a meeting was held in the form of a video conference in the building of the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan to discuss the EU - Central Asia Rule of Law Platform.

From the Turkmen side, the meeting was attended by representatives of several ministries and departments, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan. Representatives of the European Union in Turkmenistan and specialists from the “Transparency and A...

MEETING UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OF THE ECONOMIC COOPERATION ORGANIZATION

On May 5, 2020, the extraordinary session of the representatives of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the Economic Cooperation Organization member-states was held. The session took place through videoconferencing.

The delegation of Turkmenistan was headed by the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The representatives of Turkey, Pakistan, Iran, as well as the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Economic Cooperation Organization gave speeches at the mee...

POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS ON THE LEVEL OF THE DEPUTY MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN AND IRAN

On May 5, 2020, political consultations on the level of the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran were held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan through videoconferencing.

Having expressed adherence to further development of bilateral ties, the parties discussed a number of interregional issues and collaboration in the international format.

The significance of regular contacts between the Heads of States and the chiefs of externa...

TURKMENISTAN – A MEMBER OF THE WORLD TOURISM CITIES FEDERATION

On the 1st of May 2020, the capital of Turkmenistan Ashgabat became a member of the World Tourism Cities Federation.  

As is known, the World Tourism Cities Federation is established in 2012 by the famous tourist cities and tourist organizations of the world.

The WTCF has the headquarters and the Secretariat in Beijing (People’s Republic of China) and has become the respected international tourist organization.

A BRIEFING ENTITLED “INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OF TURKMENISTAN IN THE HEALTHCARE SPHERE” WAS HELD IN ASHGABAT

On May 8, 2020, a briefing entitled "International cooperation of Turkmenistan in the healthcare sphere" was held in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

The briefing was attended by the heads and representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Health and Medical Industry, and other relevant departments of Turkmenistan, leading political scientists of the country, as well as heads of diplomatic missions and representatives of international organizations accre...

TURKMENISTAN'S COOPERATION WITH UNESCO IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SDGS

On May 11, 2020, a consultative meeting was held in the form of a video conference with representatives of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Education, Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan, as well as the State Committee for Statistics of Turkmenistan.

During the online meeting, special emphasis was placed on the implementation and monitoring of the SDGs in Turkmeni...

CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN THE MINISTRIES OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL

On May 11, 2020, the consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the State of Israel were held through videoconferencing.

The Turkmen delegation was headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, while the Israeli side was led by the Deputy Director General of the MFA of Israel, Head of Eurasia and the Western Balkans Division, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Gary Koren.  

The parties reiterated the constructive nature of coop...