On November 23, 2020, a two-day high-level online conference on Afghanistan, organized by the Governments of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Republic of Finland in cooperation with the United Nations, kicked off in Geneva. This Conference, which brings together high-ranking representatives from dozens of countries of the world and leading international organizations, takes place every 4 years. Turkmenistan is represented at this event by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Minis...

On November 23, 2020, a high level online meeting on regional cooperation was held within the Afghanistan Conference.  Turkmenistan was represented at the event by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov. During the meeting that was attended by the heads of states and governments, as well as the international organizations, the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the Secretary-General’s Special...

On the 23rd of November 2020, a two-day 2020 Afghanistan Conference has started in Geneva in the online format under the chairmanship of the Governments of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Republic of Finland jointly with the United Nations.   The given Conference has united the high-ranking representatives of more than 100 countries and international organizations.  Turkmenistan is represented at the Conference by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreig...

On November 18, 2020, a telephone conversation took place between the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.  During the conversation, the heads of states expressed satisfaction with the high level of bilateral ties, as well as the constructive collaboration in the framework of regional and international structures.    The parties considered the political, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian aspects of re...

The Joint Communiqué adopted upon the outcomes of the 16th “Central Asia – EU” Ministerial Meeting had a special clause on the significance of the initiatives of Turkmenistan aimed at the enhancement of the role of neutrality policy as a vital and efficient tool for peace building and attainment of unanimous resolutions in the international relations.      In particular, the heads of the external policy agencies of the European Union and the countries of Central Asia welcomed the initiative o...

At the Ministerial Meeting of the European Union and Central Asian countries, the Turkmen side urged the participants to pay due attention to the climate change issues. In this context, the delegation of Turkmenistan noted that each country taking part in the “Central Asia – European Union” format should spend utmost efforts to fulfill the provisions of the Paris Agreement.      In this regard, the determination of Turkmenistan to declare at the Climate Ambition Summit to take place on the...

During the ministerial meeting in the "Central Asia - European Union" format, the delegation of Turkmenistan paid special attention to the need to jointly resolve crisis situations arising from political, economic, humanitarian, natural, technogenic and other reasons. It was emphasized that Turkmenistan intends to increase its participation in international programs, funds and related projects created to prevent crises, as well as minimize their negative consequences. In particular, the ef...