On May 20, 2020, the Seventh Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development was held in videoconference format in Bangkok. This forum, organized under the auspices of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), brought together a significant number of officials, experts and specialists from Member States and other members of the organization. At the forum, the Turkmen delegation was headed by the Minister of Finance and Economics of Turkmenistan. During the onlin...

Today, on May 20, 2020, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov held talks in the form of a video conference with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Italian Republic Manlio Di Stefano. The heads of the Foreign Ministries reviewed the current situation and measures to counteract the spread of a new type of coronavirus - COVID-19. At the same time, the willingness to use the experience and interaction potential available in the asset of bi...

On May 20, 2020, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs Francois-Philippe Champagne. During the conversation, the parties exchanged views on the current situation related to the COVID-19 pandemic and measures to counter its spread. At the same time, mutual readiness for the implementation of coordinated actions was emphasized, using the opportunities of bilateral partnership. The su...

On May 18-19, 2020, the 73rd World Health Assembly took place in a video conference format. The session was attended by ministers and deputy ministers of health of WHO Member States, leaders, and representatives of the WHO system. At the event, the Turkmen side was represented by the Deputy Minister of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan and the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN Office in Geneva. At the opening of the meeting, the Director-General of the World Heal...

On May 19, 2020, the third meeting of the Joint Turkmen-Uzbek Commission on International Road Transport in online mode was held in Ashgabat. The meeting was held at the level of deputy heads of relevant ministries and departments of Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan. At the meeting, held in the form of a videoconference, an exchange of views took place on enhancing cooperation mechanisms in the field of transportation and transit through the state borders of the two countries of...

On May 19, 2020, a working meeting was held in the building of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan in the form of a video conference between representatives of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation on the export opportunities and import needs of Turkmenistan and Russia in the textile industry. The Turkmen side was headed by the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan. The Russian side was headed by the Vice P...

On May 19, 2020, a videoconference meeting was held between the Ministers of Agriculture of the Central Asian countries with the participation of the UN Agricultural and Food Organization (FAO). During the videoconference, the heads of the agrarian departments of Turkmenistan, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan made reports on the development of agriculture and measures to ensure uninterrupted food production in their cou...