On June 30, 2020, the 86th meeting of the Economic Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in video conferencing format. At the meeting, the Turkmen delegation was represented by the Deputy Minister of Finance and Economics of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, priority directions of the interstate trade and economic partnership were discussed, as well as issues of strengthening the regulatory framework of mutually beneficial partnership between the countries of the Commonwe...

On June 30, 2020, the special 31st meeting of the Council on Healthcare Cooperation of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held through videoconferencing. At this session, the Turkmen delegation was represented by the key officials of the Ministry of Health Protection and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan.      A number of pressing issues encompassing various aspects of collaboration between the Commonwealth states were entered in the agenda of the meeting.  The parties discussed the ep...

On June 29, 2020, the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has turned 63 years old. This is the age of the Prophet Mohammed.  According to the inherent traditions of the Turkmen people, reaching this age is a great honor. On the occasion of this noble date, congratulatory messages and phone calls from the heads of states, governments and international organizations are received by the Head of State. Thus, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of th...

On June 29, 2020, a video meeting was held between the Korea International Trade Association, the secretariat of the Central Asia – Republic of Korea Cooperation Forum, and the leaders of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the countries of Central Asia. The online meeting was attended by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Korea, the co-chairs of the secretariat of the Central Asia-Republic of Korea Cooperation Forum, the leadership of the Korea International Trade Association, as...

On June 28, 2020, a telephone conversation took place between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the People’s Republic of China R.Meredov and Wang Yi. During the constructive talks, the heads of external policy agencies of the two countries discussed a wide agenda of bilateral relations. The strengthening of mutual support between Turkmenistan and China in the framework of various regional and international organizations was also among the topics of discussions.      The...

On June 26, 2020, an online meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Turkmenistan (with residence in Ankara) Ashraf Hohar took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Having exchanged warm greetings, the parties expressed the interest of Turkmenistan and Canada in building long-term relationship in various areas of mutual interest. The importance of cooperation between the forei...

On June 26, 2020, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov held a video conference with the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on Reforms, Mr. Jens Wandel. During the meeting, the parties discussed key vectors of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the UN and its specialized structures. In particular, joint actions to counteract the coronavirus pandemic and its socio-economic consequences were discussed. The importance of the...