PROTOCOL ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKMENISTAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEОNЕ WAS SIGNED

On June 15, 2020, the Protocol on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Sierra Leоnе was signed in the building of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Islamic Republic of Iran. 

On behalf of Turkmenistan, the Document was signed by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Islamic Republic of Iran A.Gurbanov.  The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Sierra Leоnе to the Islamic Republic of Ira...

COOPERATION BETWEEN TURKMENISTAN AND ABU DHABI FUND FOR DEVELOPMENT WAS DISCUSSED AT A MEETING IN A VIDEOCONFERENCE FORMAT

On June 17, 2020, a video conference was held with the Director General of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi.

On the Turkmen side, the meeting was attended by heads and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Central Bank of Turkmenistan, the State Bank for Foreign Economic Affairs and the State Concern “Turkmengaz”.

During the meeting, the current state and further development of bilateral cooperation in the economic, financial and oil and gas sector...

MEETING WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE “TURKMENISTAN - THE EUROPEAN UNION” WAS HELD

On June 18, 2020, a regular meeting as part of the Human Rights Dialogue “Turkmenistan - European Union” was held in the form of a video conference.

The heads and representatives of relevant ministries and departments of the country, including the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, the Ombudswoman of Turkmenistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs and others attended the meeting.     

The European side at the meeting was represented by the head and representatives of the European Serv...

BRIEFING ON "REVIEW OF THE CURRENT SITUATION ON COMBATING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC INFECTION" WAS HELD IN ASHGABAT

On June 19, 2020, a briefing was held in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the topic "Review of the current situation on combating the coronavirus pandemic infection".

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, as well as heads of diplomatic missions and representatives of international organizations accredited in the country, loca...

MEETING OF CO-CHAIRS OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL TURKMEN-RUSSIAN COMMISSION ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION

On June 19, 2020, a meeting through videoconferencing took place between the Co-chairs of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission on Economic Cooperation, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov and the Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation A.L.Overchuk.  

The heads and representatives of a number of ministries and departments of the leading sectors of the economy of Turkmenistan and Russia also part...

ONLINE TALKS TO JOIN TURKMENISTAN TO THE WORLD BANK BUSINESS PROJECT

On June 19, 2020, online negotiations were held on the accession of Turkmenistan to the World Bank Doing Business project.

The negotiations were attended by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance and Economics of Turkmenistan, the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, an employee of the World Bank’s representative office in Turkmenistan, as well as World Bank specialists via video link.

 

Noting the productive nature of cooperation with the Worl...

TELEPHONE CONVERSATION TOOK PLACE BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN AND THE THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

On June 19, 2020, telephone conversation took place between the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.

Warmly welcoming each other, the leaders of the two countries expressed satisfaction with the opportunity to exchange views on priority issues of traditionally friendly interstate relations, which are in the nature of strategic partnership, and relevant aspects of regional and international issues.

During the convers...

RESIDENTS OF TURKMENISTAN PARTICIPATED AT THE EVENT DEDICATED TO THE INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY

On June 20, 2020, the Embassy of India in Turkmenistan organized an event dedicated to the International Day of Yoga that took place in the Centre of Yoga and Traditional Medicine located in the “Bagtyyarlyk” sport complex of Ashgabat city.

The representatives of the diplomatic corps of the country, residents of Turkmenistan and other countries practicing yoga took part in the event distantly. 

As is known, the International Day of Yoga was established by the UN General Assembly in 2014 up...

MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN AND THE UAE DISCUSSED THE KEY ASPECTS OF BILATERAL COOPERATION

On June 22, 2020, the online talks were held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahayan.

The parties stated the high level of bilateral cooperation in political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres. The significance of high-level contacts in the context of advancing the Turkmen-Emirates ties was highlighted.

The coun...

Week of Culture 2020: grand start

The solemn ceremony of opening the Week Culture took place at the administrative center of  Dashoguz region.The annual forum is held on occasion of the Day of Workers of Culture and Arts and the Poetry of Magtymguly Fraghi, which is widely celebrated in our country.

The opening ceremony took place at the Gorogly Square in front of the Rukhyet Palace.

Music sounded everywhere, the atmosphere of extraordinary creative enthusiasm reigned at the square. The expositions telling about the origin...