On the 20th of March 2021, a grand tree planting campaign took place in Turkmenistan initiated by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the threshold of the national Novruz holiday and in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Independence of Turkmenistan. The event on planting the trees was attended by the President of Turkmenistan, heads, and representatives of Mejlis (Parliament), Members of the Government, the leadership of the ministries and departments of the country,...

On the 18th of March 2021, a working meeting via videoconferencing was held between the State Minister – Chairman of the State Concern “Turkmengas” B.Amanov and the President of the Japanese company «Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.» T.Watanabe. The current state and prospects of cooperation between the Japanese company and Turkmenistan were discussed.  Special attention was paid to the issues related to the completion of the warranty period of the industrial complex in the Ahal region produci...

On the 18th of March 2021, a meeting via videoconferencing was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Ruslan Kazakbaev.  During the meeting, the Ministers discussed the key aspects of Turkmen-Kyrgyz relations in the political-diplomatic field, as well as in trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian dimensions. Special emphasis was made on the arrangement of the visits on the highest level in the cur...

On March 18, 2021, in the premises of the MFA of Turkmenistan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with the new Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Mary city Nuriddin Rahmani. At the beginning of the meeting Consul General of Afghanistan presented his consular patent. In turn, he was awarded consular exequatur by the MFA of Turkmenistan. The parties considered the current state and perspectives of the development of friendly Tu...

On the 17th of March, 2021, the International Scientific and Practical Conference “The History of Architecture and Culture” was held in the Museum of Fine Arts of Turkmenistan. At the beginning of the event, the participants got acquainted with the exhibition, which was organized by the State Academy of Arts of Turkmenistan and the Turkmen Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering. The Conference, which was held in a hybrid format, was attended by the Minister of Culture of Turkmenis...

During the videoconference meeting on March 17, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov discussed with the OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid the key aspects of cooperation within the human dimension. The parties considered the results of cooperation in the area of promoting and protecting human rights, gender equality.  The efficiency of cooperation of the country with OSCE through the Office of Ombudsperson of Turkmenistan was highlighted.  In addition, the importanc...

During the online meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov with the OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid, the issues of energy security and sustainable transport were discussed.    The parties underlined the importance of stable access to energy resources from the standpoint of regional and global development. The Turkmen side has noted that being one of the largest producers and suppliers of energy resources in the world, Turkmenistan actively continues to wor...