On October 9, 2020, a videoconference meeting with the Association of National Olympic Committees was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan B. Myatiev, heads of the National Olympic Committee (NOC), as well as by video link, Acting President of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Robin Mitchell. During the meeting, the active cooperation of the NOC of Turkmenistan with ANOC and the...

On October 8, 2020, a telephone conversation took place between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The leaders of the two states noted with satisfaction that the fraternal, friendly, and good-neighborly dialogue between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan is dynamic and progressive, it is distinguished by deep sincerity and openness. As it was emphasized, in recent years, Turkmen-Uzbek cooperation has...

On October 8, 2020, the first meeting of the Turkmenistan-IRA-US format was held, which was attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale, and Acting Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Hanif Atmar in the format of a video conference. During the meeting, the parties discussed a number of important issues of political, trade, economic, and humanitarian nature. The parties...

On the 8th of October 2020, the signing of the Protocol on Exchange of Instruments of Ratification of the Treaty on Strategic Partnership between Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan took place in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan. From the Afghan side, the Document was signed by the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Haneef Atmar.  The Document was signed by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkme...

On October 8, 2020, an online meeting of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan B.Matiev with the President of the International Cyclists Union (UCI) David Lapartien took place. Representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Sports and Youth Policy, the National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan also attended the meeting on behalf of the Turkmen side. The parties expressed the need to further intensify bilateral cooperation, where there is a solid practice of product...

On October 8, 2020, a meeting of the Government Commission was held via videoconference to study issues related to Turkmenistan's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan V.Hajiev, heads and representatives of a number of relevant ministries and departments of the country took part in the meeting from the Turkmen side. The delegation of the World Trade Organization was headed by the Director of the Department for Accession to the WTO, Ms. Maika...

On October 8, 2020, an online meeting with the President of the International Sambo Federation Vasily Shestakov was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. From the Turkmen side, the meeting was attended by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan B.Matiev, heads of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Policy of Turkmenistan, and the National Olympic Committee. During the meeting, the participants discussed issues related to the holding of the World Sambo Championship in Tu...