On July 2, 2020, a trilateral meeting was held in the form of a video conference between the Presidents of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan. The agenda of the high-level meeting included discussion of a joint project - the international transit and transport corridor along the route Afghanistan-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey (Lapis Lazuli). During a video conference on the implementation of this joint project, the heads of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Gh...

Turkmenistan is elected to the vice-chairmanship of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN informed about this on June 29, 2020.   It is pertinent to note that our country is being elected to the vice-chairmanship of the UN General Assembly session for the sixth time. Previously Turkmenistan was elected to the 58th, 62nd, 64th, 68th and 71st sessions in this status.  The successive assignment of this honorable mission serves...

On June 30, 2020, the successive meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Central Asian countries and USA in the “C5+1” format was held through videoconferencing.    The Secretary of State of the United States of America and the Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan took part in the session. The participants considered the collaboration in political-diplomatic field, and discussed the key...

On June 28, 2020, a telephone conversation took place between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the People’s Republic of China R.Meredov and Wang Yi. During the constructive talks, the heads of external policy agencies of the two countries discussed a wide agenda of bilateral relations. The strengthening of mutual support between Turkmenistan and China in the framework of various regional and international organizations was also among the topics of discussions.      The...

On June 26, 2020, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov held a video conference with the Special Adviser to the UN Secretary General on Reforms, Mr. Jens Wandel. During the meeting, the parties discussed key vectors of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the UN and its specialized structures. In particular, joint actions to counteract the coronavirus pandemic and its socio-economic consequences were discussed. The importance of the...

On June 25, 2020, a telephone conversation took place between Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt S.Shoukry. The diplomats discussed a number of key issues regarding the Turkmen-Egyptian relations. The high level of political-diplomatic dialogue and the positive experience of cooperation within the international organizations, in particular the UN, were emphasized. Colleagues noted the need for inter-MFA consultat...

On June 25, 2020, the nineteenth meeting of the Turkmenistan-European Union Joint Committee was held at the Ministry of Finance and Economics of Turkmenistan in online format. Turkmenistan at this meeting was represented by the heads and representatives of several ministries and departments, including the Ministries of Finance and Economy, Foreign Affairs, Trade and Foreign Economic Relations, Education, Health and Medical Industry, and others. On the EU side, the meeting was attended by repr...