On May 1, 2020, a meeting took place in the MFA of Turkmenistan between the representatives of a number of ministries and departments of Turkmenistan and the representatives of UNICEF with the aim of discussing the Draft Country Programme Document (CPD) for cooperation between Turkmenistan and UNICEF for the period 2021 to 2025.    The representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance and Economy, Ministry of Healthcare and Medical Industry, Instit...

On May 1, 2020, the online meeting with the Regional Director for Europe of the World Health Organization Dr. Hans Kluge was held on the premises of the UN Representative Office in Ashgabat.     The representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Ministry of Healthcare, and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan, as well as the Head of WHO Country Office in Turkmenistan, participated in the session. During the constructive conversation, the parties exchanged views on the nece...

On the 1st of May 2020, the capital of Turkmenistan Ashgabat became a member of the World Tourism Cities Federation.   As is known, the World Tourism Cities Federation is established in 2012 by the famous tourist cities and tourist organizations of the world. The WTCF has the headquarters and the Secretariat in Beijing (People’s Republic of China) and has become the respected international tourist organization.

On April 30, 2020, a telephone conversation was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif, during which the parties discussed the current state and perspectives of development of bilateral cooperation. At the same time, the need for rapid implementation of the agreements attained between the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Islamic Repu...

Today, on April 30, 2020, negotiations took place in the framework of the Turkmen-Japanese Joint Committee on Economic Cooperation through videoconferencing, which were attended by co-chairmen of the Committee: Minister of Foreign Affairs R.Meredov and the Managing Executive Officer and President of Machinery of Itochu Corporation Hiroyuki Tsubai.   The parties noted the great significance of systematic and constructive dialogue between Turkmenistan and Japan set on high state and governmenta...

On April 30, 2020, the online meeting of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hajiyev with the Regional Coordinator of the International Organization for Migration, Chief of IOM Missions in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan Zeynal Hajiyev was held. During the meeting, the parties discussed the key vectors of cooperation of Turkmenistan with the IOM, in the context of joint implementation of the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan on the provision...

On April 30, the telephone conversation was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale, during which the issues related to the development of bilateral cooperation were discussed. At the same time, it was underlined that the regular contacts between the external policy agencies of the two countries serve as an important mechanism for interstate collaboration. The parties noted the signific...