On April 29, 2020, the telephone conversation between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland Simon Coveney was held.    Ministers discussed the key aspects of cooperation in political-diplomatic sphere. The main issues of regional and international agenda were touched upon, including the importance of solidarity of the countries of the world in resisting the pandemic.  The diplomats underlined that the high-l...

On April 28, 2020, the video meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov with the European Union Special Representative for Central Asia Peter Burian was held. The parties exchanged views regarding the regional and international agenda, as well as reiterated the necessity of overall cooperation and mutual support of the countries and nations in these difficult times for the world community.   During the online conversation, the issues of the development of bilatera...

On April 28, 2020, the online meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov and the Regional Director for Europe of the World Health Organization Dr Hans Kluge. During the talks, the high level of multiyear cooperation of Turkmenistan with the World Health Organization was confirmed. Referring in this regard to the recent telephone conversation between the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the Secretary-General of the United Nations A...

On April 27, 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan     R. Meredov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the European Union to Turkmenistan Mr. Diego Ruiz Alonso. At the beginning of the meeting, the parties noted the positive development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the EU in recent years. The current state and prospects for the development of multilateral partnership in the framework of priority projects and strategies were reviewed. In additi...

On April 21, 2020, during the work of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), elections were held to a number of Council structures. Turkmenistan was elected to two of its important bodies: the UN Commission on Social Development for the period 2021-2025 and the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development for 2021-2024. The election of Turkmenistan to two important bodies of the UN Economic and Social Council is another evidence of the growing authority of our cou...

On April 23, 2020, a meeting was held with the IMF in the format of a video conference in the building of the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, heads of the Ministry of Finance and Economics and the Central Bank of Turkmenistan, as well as representatives of the International Monetary Fund, ministers of finance and economy of the countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia. During the videoconfere...

On April 22, 2020, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a telephone conversation with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Antonio Guterres. During the conversation, the parties discussed pressing international issues, including the establishment of a comprehensive partnership of peoples and countries during this period, which is crucial for the world community. The parties emphasized the importance of the coordinating role of the UN, since today mankind has fac...