On April 28, 2020, the roundtable with the participation of the representatives of the Government of Turkmenistan and the UN Development Programme was held in the UN Building in Ashgabat. The main theme of the meeting was the project of the Country Programme of Cooperation between Turkmenistan and the UNDP for 2021-2025.  The priorities for further expansion of cooperation in such fields as the supremacy of law and diversification of the economy, as well as the quality of statistical data wer...

On April 28, 2020, the video meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov with the European Union Special Representative for Central Asia Peter Burian was held. The parties exchanged views regarding the regional and international agenda, as well as reiterated the necessity of overall cooperation and mutual support of the countries and nations in these difficult times for the world community.   During the online conversation, the issues of the development of bilatera...

On April 28, 2020, the online-presentation of the International Monetary Fund’s report entitled “Development Perspectives of Regional Economy” for the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus was held in the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan.     During the videoconferencing, it was particularly noted that the strengthening of mutually beneficial partnership and expansion of many-sided mutual aid between the world countries gains greater relevance and significance in the curre...

On April 28, 2020, a video conference was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, in which Professor of the Institute of Archeology of the University College of London, Chief Counsel of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Tim Williams delivered a lecture via live video. The theme of the online lesson, with the participation of students from the Institute of International Relations of the Min...

On April 27, 2020, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov and Head of UNICEF Office in Turkmenistan Christine Weigand. During the meeting, the parties noted the successful long-term cooperation between Turkmenistan and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The effectiveness of programs that were developed and implemented at the national level was emphasized. An exchange of views also took place on further steps aimed at improving measure...

On April 27, 2020, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov held a meeting with the representatives of the United Nations and its structural agencies working in Turkmenistan. The meeting was focused on the main topic of the recent telephone conversation between the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres. As the chief of the external political agency has mentioned, the President of Turkmenistan and th...

On April 27, 2020, the Global Session “National Indicators and the National Voluntary Reviews on the Sustainable Development Goals” was held in the videoconference format in the UN Building located in Ashgabat.  The representatives of the United Nations and its structural agencies, working in our country, as well as the representatives of a number of ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance and Economy, State Committee for Stat...