The Letter of the President of Turkmenistan written to the Director General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus was recognized as a special informational material and distributed as an official document of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly in all the working languages ​​of this organization. As is known, the actions of Turkmenistan in the current situation fully comply with the recommendations of the World Health Organization and are developed in the context o...

On May 22, 2020, a briefing was held in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the implementation of Turkmenistan’s international health initiatives. The briefing, which became a regular venue for a comprehensive exchange of views on pressing issues in the field of health, was attended by heads and representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Health and the Medical industry, other relevant departments of Turkmenistan, heads of diplomatic missions and repre...

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...

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, 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...

On May 15, 2020, a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan was held in Ashgabat. During the session, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a Resolution “On the entry of Turkmenistan to the World Trade Organization as an observer.” In accordance with the Document, immediately today, the Turkmen side sent the application letter on the accession to the World Trade Organization as an observer to the Director-General of the WTO.  In line with the WTO proced...

On the 13th of May, a telephone conversation was held between the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Co-chairman of the Russian side of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission for Economic Cooperation Alexei Overchuk. During the talk, the parties discussed the implementation of agreements attained in the result of the telephone conversation of the Presidents o...