On the 17th of November 2020, the 16th “Central Asia -  European Union” Ministerial Meeting was held in participation of the European Union’s (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell.  The meeting was also attended by the European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen. During the session, the participants exchanged views on two vectors present on the agenda of the meeting. That is the cooper...

On the 16th of November 2020, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the newly appointed Ambassador of Japan to Turkmenistan Yamamoto Hiroyuki. In the beginning of the meeting, the newly appointed Ambassador of Japan to Turkmenistan Yamamoto Hiroyuki presented the copies of credentials to the head of the external policy agency. During the constructive talks, the diplomats noted the efficient nature of Turkmen-Jap...

On November 16, 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with the newly appointed Ambassador of Italy to Turkmenistan Luciano Galli. At the beginning of the conversation, congratulating the Ambassador on his appointment to a responsible position, R. Meredov wished him success and new achievements in his mission aimed at developing the Turkmen-Italian cooperation. The diplomats stressed the intense nature of the relationship at the high and highest...

On November 13, 2020, a Turkmen-British trade-economic meeting was held in the format of a video conference. The meeting was attended by the Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan M.Serdarov, Chairman of the State Bank for Foreign Economic Activities R.Jepbarov, Chairman of the State Committee for Water Resources G.Bayjanov, and from the British side - Trade Envoy of the Prime Minister of Great Britain in Turkmenistan Baroness Nicholson, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary o...

On the 11th of November, 2020, the ceremony of presenting the credentials of the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the Italian Republic T.Komekov to the President of the State of Israel Reuven Rivlin as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the State of Israel (with the residence in Rome) was held in the Presidential Palace of the city of Jerusalem.   During the ceremony, the President of the State of Israel conveyed the congratulatory words to President of Turkmenis...

Recently, the President of Turkmenistan signed the relevant Resolution in accordance with which a single tariff is established in the country for the transit of foreign cargo trailers arriving to Turkmenistan.    These steps are taken in the framework of the implementation of the Agreement on the Establishment of International and Transit Corridor between the Governments of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Sultanate of Oman, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan (Ashgabat Agreement) an...

Today, on the 10th of November the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had via video communication a meeting with the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNODC/UNOV) Ms. Ghada Fathy Waly. During the meeting, the parties stated the high level and efficiency of cooperation between Turkmenistan and UNODC. The results of joint work were di...