On the 23rd of November 2020, a two-day 2020 Afghanistan Conference has started in Geneva in the online format under the chairmanship of the Governments of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Republic of Finland jointly with the United Nations.   The given Conference has united the high-ranking representatives of more than 100 countries and international organizations.  Turkmenistan is represented at the Conference by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreig...

On November 23, 2020, the Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan R.Meredov met via videoconferencing with the Chairman of the Interstate Television and Radio Company “Mir” R.Batyrshin. During the meeting, the parties considered the cooperation opportunities in the area of television and radio broadcasting, in particular the information exchange and collaboration in the area of mass media. It was stated that during his official statements, the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has...

On November 19, 2020, a joint meeting through videoconferencing of the heads of the ministries and departments of the Central Civil Defense and Emergency Situations Services of Turkmenistan and the heads of UN agencies was held to approve the priorities of cooperation for 2021. The meeting discussed the priority issues of joint activities in the field of disaster risk reduction and increased emergency preparedness for 2021, including strengthening interagency coordination and the implementati...

On November 19, 2020, the presentation of the book of the President of Turkmenistan “Traditions of Turkmen Statehood” in Japanese was held at the Oguz Khan Engineering and Technological University of Turkmenistan. The new edition has become a kind of gift for the public studying the Japanese language on the eve of the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality. The presentation was attended by chief editors of print media, rectors, faculty, and students of the capital's univer...

On the 19th of November 2020, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan B.Myatiyev took part in the online meeting on the preparation to the 13th “Central Asia – Republic of Korea” Cooperation Forum planned to be held in the coming days. The consultative meeting was also attended by the deputies of the heads of external policy agencies of the countries of Central Asia and the Republic of Korea. During the meeting, an exchange of views took place on the agenda of the upcoming F...

On November 18, 2020, a telephone conversation took place between the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.  During the conversation, the heads of states expressed satisfaction with the high level of bilateral ties, as well as the constructive collaboration in the framework of regional and international structures.    The parties considered the political, trade-economic, and cultural-humanitarian aspects of r...

On November 18, 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met via videoconferencing with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden, Ms. Ann Linde. During the constructive conversation, the diplomats discussed a wide range of bilateral issues, exchanged views on the regional and international agenda. Also, the heads of the Foreign Ministries of the two countries expressed mutual interest in intensifying contacts in the political-diplomatic, trade-ec...