On May 2, 2020, Turkmenistan sent humanitarian aid to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The relevant order was signed by the President of Turkmenistan on April 30. Governor and representatives of the Faryab region of the neighboring country appreciated the help from the Turkmen people and expressed sincere gratitude to the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov for the full support and attention to the people of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The humanitarian aid consist...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held regular video conference working session of the Cabinet of Ministers where current objectives of the state life have been discussed. First, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers G. Mushikov reported on the situation in the system under his supervision, measures for control of fulfilment of planed objectives of the year by facilities of the leading sections of the economy. It was informed that work for renewal of regulatory and legal bae regula...

On May 1, 2020, a meeting took place in the MFA of Turkmenistan between the representatives of a number of ministries and departments of Turkmenistan and the representatives of UNICEF with the aim of discussing the Draft Country Programme Document (CPD) for cooperation between Turkmenistan and UNICEF for the period 2021 to 2025.    The representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance and Economy, Ministry of Healthcare and Medical Industry, Instit...

On May 1, 2020, the online meeting with the Regional Director for Europe of the World Health Organization Dr. Hans Kluge was held the in the premises of the UN Representative Office in Ashgabat.     The representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Ministry of Healthcare and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan, as well as the Head of WHO Country Office in Turkmenistan participated to the session. During the constructive conversation, the parties exchanged views on the ne...

On April 30, the telephone conversation was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale, during which the issues related to the development of bilateral cooperation were discussed. At the same time it was underlined that the regular contacts between the external policy agencies of two countries serve as an important mechanism for interstate collaboration. The parties noted the significance...

On April 29, 2020, the Turkmen-German working meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. From the turkmen side, the meeting was attended by the representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, State Committee for Water Resources of Turkmenistan. From the German side, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Turkmenistan Mr.Neithart Höfer-Wissing took part in the meeting....

On April 28, 2020, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Turkey held a videoconference with the participation of the Consulate General of Turkmenistan in Istanbul in the Embassy building dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s neutrality and declaring 2020 year as “Turkmenistan - Home of Neutrality.” The meeting was attended by the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Turkey and the Consul General in Istanbul, the President of the Turkish Institute for Strategic Concepts, the Se...