On November 22, 2021, a regular meeting of the heads of foreign ministries of Central Asia and the European Union in the format “European Union - Central Asia” opened in Dushanbe. The delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vepa Hajiyev took part in the meeting. The participants of the meeting discussed the state and prospects of relations between the European Union and Central Asian countries, the course of implementation of the European Union Strategy for Cen...

Today, on November 19, an online meeting with the delegation of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development headed by Managing Director, Central Asia for the EBRD Zsuzsanna Hargitai took place. From the Turkmen side the meeting was attended by the Chairman of the Central Bank of Turkmenistan G.Mushshikov and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hajiyev. In the course of the constructive talk the parties discussed a number of directions of mutually beneficial cooper...

On November 19, 2021, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev met with Regional Representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Central Asia Hans Friedrich Schodder in videoconference format. During the meeting, the sides gave a brief overview to the joint work done in 2021 and reviewed the implementation of previously reached agreements. The sides emphasized the strategic nature of Turkmenistan's partnership with the United...

On November 19, 2021, the Seventh meeting of the Sub-Committee on Energy Cooperation of the Turkmen-Chinese Intergovernmental Committee on Cooperation was held in an online format. The Turkmen side was led by the Chairman of “Turkmengas” State Concern B.Amanov. The Chinese side was led by the Director of the National Energy Administration of the People’s Republic of China Zhang Jianhua. The meeting was also attended by the representatives of the relevant ministries and agencies of the two cou...

On the 19th of November, 2021, an International Conference titled “Neutrality, Peace and Trust” organized in collaboration with the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in a hybrid format. The Conference was attended by the ECO delegation, officers of the diplomatic service of Turkmenistan, teachers and students of the higher educational institutions, as well as the representatives of th...

On November 18, 2021, during the 41st session of the General Conference of UNESCO, Turkmenistan was elected as a member of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme for the period 2021-2025. The goal of the International Hydrological Programme is to contribute to the development and deepening of knowledge in the field of hydrology, development of modern methods and approaches of research in this field, the development of strategies and policies for sustainable...

Today, on November 18, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Chung Eui-yong. During the talks, the ministers discussed priority issues of bilateral cooperation in political, trade and economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres. The sides noted the traditionally friendly relations between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Korea, built o...