On May 12, 2020, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov attended a meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States, which was held in a video conference format. The meeting was attended by the Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth member states, as well as the Chairman of the Executive Committee - CIS Executive Secretary S.N.Lebedev. During constructive negotiations, the parties discussed a number of impor...

On May 8, 2020, a briefing entitled "International cooperation of Turkmenistan in the healthcare sphere" was held in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The briefing was attended by the heads and representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Health and Medical Industry, and other relevant departments of Turkmenistan, leading political scientists of the country, as well as heads of diplomatic missions and representatives of international organizations accre...

On May 6, 2020, a telephone conversation took place between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. During the talk, the parties discussed the current state of affairs and perspectives for strengthening the Turkmen-Uzbek relations based on the principles of friendship, good neighborhood and strategic partnership.         The Heads of the States considered the level of collaboration in such key areas as trade, energ...

On May 6, 2020, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov held talks with Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe T. Greminger in a video conference format. The parties discussed practical issues of Turkmenistan’s interaction with the OSCE. The need to coordinate efforts to resolve the socio-economic and humanitarian issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic was emphasized. The OSCE Secretary General praised the measures taken by the leadershi...

On May 4, 2020, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov attended a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in the format of a Contact Group dedicated to countering the coronavirus infection COVID-19 and conducted via video link. The main topic of the forum was the consolidation of common efforts in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, which has become a new, extremely serious challenge for the entire world community. At the current summit, the President of the Republic of Aze...

2 мая 2020 года Туркменистан направил в Исламскую Республику Афганистан гуманитарную помощь. Соответствующее Распоряжение было подписано Президентом Туркменистана 30 апреля. Хяким и представители велаята Фарьяб соседней страны с признательностью приняли помощь от туркменского народа и выразили искренние слова благодарности Президенту Туркменистана Гурбангулы Бердымухамедову за всестороннюю поддержку и внимание народу Исламской Республики Афганистан. Гуманитарный груз состоит из продовольствен...

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 two countries serve as an important mechanism for interstate collaboration. The parties noted the significance...