On August 30, 2019, during the session of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, the President of Turkmenistan signed a Decree ordering the opening of the Consulate-General of Turkmenistan in the United Arab Emirates (city of Dubai). In accordance with the Law of Turkmenistan “On consular offices of Turkmenistan abroad,” this Document will serve as further stimulus for the development of bilateral relations between Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates, as well as contribute to the eff...

At the site of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the UAE Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.  During the meeting, the parties noted with satisfaction the development of mutually beneficial relations between Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates. Diplomats discussed the development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the UAE in internat...

On August 29, 2019, the presentation of the UN Special Programme for the Aral Sea basin (UN SPAS) was held in the UN ESCAP headquarters during the Sixth Session of the Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction in the framework of the side event “Environment and Disasters: Closing the gap in the Asia and the Pacific region.” The official representatives of the UN member-states delegations, experts of the UN structural agencies working in Bangkok, as well as the representatives of the public organiz...

On August 29, 2019, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Turkmenistan, Zh.A.Asanov, on the occasion of the completion of his diplomatic mission. The parties noted a high level of bilateral relations and exchanged views on the further development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic, cultural-humanitarian and other fields. At the end of the meeting, o...

A telephone conversation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.O.Meredov with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.V.Lavrov was held on the 29th of August, during which the issues of bilateral cooperation were discussed. The parties highly appraised the outcomes of the First Caspian Economic Forum which was held in Turkmenbashy city on August11-12 of the current year.  Also, the heads of external policy agencies of the two countries exchanged views on...

On August 28, 2019, a meeting of the Working Group on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the country was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The heads and representatives of the ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, higher education institutions, mass media, as well as the key staff of the missions and international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan took part in the meeting.  During th...

As is known, on August 26, 2019, the state visit of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the Republic of Singapore has started.  On August 27, a meeting was held in the “Istana” Palace of the President of the Republic of Singapore between the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the President of Singapore Mrs.Halimah Yacob.  During the meeting in participation of the governmental delegations of the two countries, the Leader of Turkmen state expressed g...