Today, on May 20, 2020, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov held talks in the form of a video conference with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic Manlio Di Stefano. The heads of the Foreign Ministries reviewed the current situation and measures to counteract the spread of a new type of coronavirus - COVID-19. At the same time, the willingness to use the experience and interaction potential available in the asset of bi...

On May 20, 2020, the Seventh Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development was held in videoconference format in Bangkok. This forum, organized under the auspices of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), brought together a significant number of officials, experts and specialists from Member States and other members of the organization. At the forum, the Turkmen delegation was headed by the Minister of Finance and Economics of Turkmenistan. During the onlin...

On May 19, 2020, a meeting in the format of a video conference with representatives of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The online meeting was attended by representatives of relevant ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Justice, Finance and Economics, the State Customs Service, the State Transport Agency "Turkmenavtoulaglari", as well as representatives of the Turkmen Ass...

On May 19, 2020, a two-day online seminar on medical skills training applicable to the management of checkpoints began in Ashgabat. This workshop was organized by the OSCE Center in Ashgabat in conjunction with the WHO Country Office in Turkmenistan. The seminar is attended by leaders and representatives of the OSCE, representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Health and Medical Industry, the State Border, Migration and Customs Services of Turkmenistan, the Head of the WHO Country O...

On May 19, 2020, a working meeting was held in the building of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan in the form of a video conference between representatives of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation on the export opportunities and import needs of Turkmenistan and Russia in the textile industry. The Turkmen side was headed by the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan. The Russian side was headed by the Vice P...

On May 19, 2020, the third meeting of the Joint Turkmen-Uzbek Commission on International Road Transport in online mode was held in Ashgabat. The meeting was held at the level of deputy heads of relevant ministries and departments of Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan. At the meeting, held in the form of a videoconference, an exchange of views took place on enhancing cooperation mechanisms in the field of transportation and transit through the state borders of the two countries of...

On May 18-19, 2020, the 73rd World Health Assembly took place in a video conference format. The session was attended by ministers and deputy ministers of health of WHO Member States, leaders and representatives of the WHO system. At the event, the Turkmen side was represented by the Deputy Minister of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan and the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN Office in Geneva. At the opening of the meeting, the Director-General of the World Healt...