On May 6, 2020, a videoconference with the representatives of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International Road Transport Union (IRU) was held. The representatives of relevant ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State Customs Service, and the State Agency “Turkmenawtoulaglary” (Turkmen road transport) participated in the session. During the videoconference, the parties discussed the current state an...

On May 6, 2020, in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, a meeting was held in the form of a video conference with the Secretary-General of the International Transport Forum (ITF) Kim Young Tae. The leaders and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, specialized agencies such as Turkmenavtoulaglari (Turkmen Road transport), Turkmenkhovayollary (Turkmen Airlines), Turkmendenizderyoyllary (Turkmen Sea and River transport), Turkmendemiryollary (Turkmen Rail...

On May 6, 2020, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov held talks with Secretary-General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe T. Greminger in a video conference format. The parties discussed practical issues of Turkmenistan’s interaction with the OSCE. The need to coordinate efforts to resolve the socio-economic and humanitarian issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic was emphasized. The OSCE Secretary General praised the measures taken by the leadershi...

On May 6, 2020, a telephone conversation took place between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. During the talk, the parties discussed the current state of affairs and perspectives for strengthening the Turkmen-Uzbek relations based on the principles of friendship, good neighborhood, and strategic partnership.         The Heads of the States considered the level of collaboration in such key areas as trade, ener...

On May 5, 2020, an online meeting of the officers of the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN Office in Geneva with experts from the World Trade Organization was held. At the beginning of the meeting, the Turkmen side informed WTO experts about the work done to provide our country with observer status in the WTO. In addition, according to the results of the regular meetings of the Government Commission for the Study of Turkmenistan’s Membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO),...

On May 5, 2020, a meeting was held in the form of a video conference in the building of the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan to discuss the EU - Central Asia Rule of Law Platform. From the Turkmen side, the meeting was attended by representatives of several ministries and departments, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, Finance, and Economy of Turkmenistan. Representatives of the European Union in Turkmenistan and specialists from the “Transparency and...

On May 5, 2020, the extraordinary session of the representatives of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the Economic Cooperation Organization member-states was held. The session took place through videoconferencing. The delegation of Turkmenistan was headed by the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The representatives of Turkey, Pakistan, Iran, as well as the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Economic Cooperation Organization gave speeches at the mee...