TURKMENISTAN CONTINUES TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT TO THE AFGHAN PEOPLE

On August 12, 2020, Turkmenistan sent another humanitarian aid to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in the form of sets of medical equipment to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The corresponding Order was signed by the President of Turkmenistan.

According to the Order, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan are ordered to donate sets of medical equipment for the Real-time PCR to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as...

TALKS WERE HELD BETWEEN THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN AND THE ACTING CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF AFGHANISTAN

On August 12, 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov held talks with the Acting Chairman of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Ajmal Ahmadi. The meeting was held by means of video conferencing.

On the agenda of the talks was the expansion and strengthening of mutually beneficial relations in all areas of cooperation of reciprocal interest. Having especially noted the effectiveness and timeliness of the previous meetings of the delegations of the...

PARTICIPATION OF THE CHAIRWOMAN OF MEJLIS OF TURKMENISTAN IN THE SUMMIT OF WOMEN SPEAKERS OF PARLIAMENTS

On August 17-18, 2020, the Chairwoman of Mejlis (Parliament) of Turkmenistan participated to the 13th Summit of Women Speakers of Parliaments which took place in online format in Vienna of the Republic of Austria.   

The event was organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union in cooperation with the Parliament of Austria and the United Nations. 

The participants of the Summit found an opportunity to discuss the key aspects of the international agenda, including the expansion of empowerment of...

THE FIFTH WORLD CONFERENCE OF SPEAKERS OF PARLIAMENT HAS STARTED

On August 19, 2020, the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament has started in the city of Vienna of the Republic of Austria through videoconferencing.

The given event which was organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union jointly with the Parliament of Austria and the United Nations is attended by more than two hundred parliamentarians of various countries of the world, including the Chairwoman of Mejlis of Turkmenistan G.Mammedova.

The Conference is being held under the overarchin...

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS OF CENTRAL ASIA AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS DISCUSSED ISSUES OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH

On August 20, 2020 the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan with support from the Regional and Country Offices of the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) hosted a web conference on child and adolescent health during the time of COVID-19.

The conference was attended by healthcare professionals of Central Asian countries as well as of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Germany, Russian Federation and UK aimed at sharing experiences and discussing the...

MEJLIS OF TURKMENISTAN ADOPTED THE RESOLUTIONS ON JOINING A NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTS

On August 22, 2020, the tenth meeting of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan of sixth convocation took place in the format of a videoconference.  

The heads of profile ministries and departments of the country, as well as the representatives of the mass media participated to the session.  During the session, the drafts Resolutions of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan on adopting a number of laws and joining various important international legal documents, including the modernization of the legislative base o...

A FOUNDING MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION TURKMEN ALABAY DOGS WAS HELD IN ASHGABAT

On August 31, 2020, a founding online meeting of the Association Association Turkmen Alabay dogs was held in Ashgabat, in which leading experts and dog handlers from more than 10 countries also took part. In total, the meeting was attended by about 200 delegates.

As is known, on May 1, 2020, in order to implement the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan, the Association Turkmen Alabay dogs was established.

According to the agenda, at the beginning of the meeting, the participants di...

THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TAPI GAS PIPELINE PROJECT SUCCESSFULLY CONTINUES

On August 31, 2020, the signing ceremony of the “Memorandum of Understanding concerning Land Acquisition for the Afghan portion of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project” took place in the city of Kabul.   

The Memorandum was signed by the Acting Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan M.Karzai on behalf of the Afghan side and by the representative of the State Concern “Turkmengas” in the Board of Directors of the «TAPI...

MEETING OF THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN WITH THE HEAD OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF AFGHANISTAN

On September 2, 2020, a videoconference meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Acting Chairman of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ajmal Ahmadi.

During the constructive meeting, the parties focused on the need to further strengthen and develop ties across all ranges of mutually beneficial Turkmen-Afghan cooperation.

As is known, Turkmenistan invariably stands for the creation of the necessary socio-economic, in...

OSCE CENTER IN ASHGABAT HOSTS SEMINAR ON WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP, RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS

On September 2, 2020 the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized three-day online seminar under the title “Membership in the World Trade Organization as a balance of rights and obligations”.

The event aims to present best practices of OSCE participating States in going through the WTO negotiation process and will facilitate discussions on possible steps for further expansion of the national trade policy.

The seminar brought together representatives of a number of Turkmenistan’s ministries, inclu...