On July 23, 2020, a telephone conversation was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development, Minister for European Neighborhood and the Americas Ms.Wendy Morton. The parties extensively discussed topical issues of bilateral cooperation possessing mutual interest. The importance of holding regular political consultations between t...

On July 22, 2020, the successive session of World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council was held in WTO headquarters located in Geneva of the Swiss Confederation, during which the application of Turkmenistan on accession to WTO as an observer was considered. The Turkmen side was represented at the session by the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations at Geneva, as well as the representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic...

On July 18, 2020, the successive meeting of the Inter-departmental Commission on the Implementation of International Obligations of Turkmenistan in the area of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The heads and representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of Turkmenistan, Ombudswoman of Turkmenistan, representatives of public organizations, UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan Elena Panova and th...

On July 16, 2020, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov participated to the first ministerial meeting in “Central Asia – China” format through videoconferencing. The Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Republic of Uzbekistan and the People’s Republic of China took part in the session. During the constructive dialogue, the participants discussed a number of key issues on the promotion of cooperation in polit...

On July 15, 2020, a briefing was held in the premises of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan upon the results of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe consultative-technical mission’s visit to Turkmenistan. As is known, Catherine Smallwood, Senior Emergency Officer at WHO/Europe is heading the given mission.     The heads and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Ministry of Healthcare and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan, Mini...

On July 13, 2020, tripartite online meeting was held between the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammed Haneef Atmar. In the course of the negotiations, the parties ascertained the high level of political-diplomatic dialogue between the three states. An exchange of vi...

On July 10, 2020, a telephone conversation was held between the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev. In the beginning of the talk, the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov congratulated Nursultan Nazarbayev with his 80th birthday anniversary and wished him strong health, endless life energy and success in his responsible work for the sake of the people of Kazakhstan. Parties n...