On April 10, 2020, the 78th meeting of the Interstate Coordination Water Management Commission (ICWC) of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea was held in Ashgabat with the participation of representatives of water departments of Turkmenistan, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan. A delegation led by the Chairman of the State Committee for Water Resources of Turkmenistan took part in the meeting from the Turkmen side. During the meetin...

At the request of President of the Azerbaijan Republic, Ilham Aliyev, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov participated in the Summit of the Turkic Council held in a format of videoconference. The summit agenda focused on the efforts of the Turkic Council member-states to fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking during the summit, the President of Turkmenistan expressed gratitude to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev for the initiative to organize the meeting. The Tur...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held regular video conference session of the Cabinet of Ministers where current issues of the state life has been reviewed. First, the President called Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers G. Mushikov who reported on the situation in the sphere under his supervision. Reporting on fulfilment of assignments, the Vice-premier informed about measures for protection of high rates of social and economic development of the country as well as on further i...

On the 9th of April 2020, a meeting with the heads and representatives of the agencies and specialized structures of the United Nations accredited in Turkmenistan was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, UN Resident Coordinator, Heads of the UNICEF, WHO in Turkmenistan, as well as the representatives of the UNDP and UNFPA in Turkmenistan participated to the meeting...

On April 9, 2020, a telecast was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, teachers and students of the Institute of International Relations, as well as leaders and representatives of the Turkmen Logistics Association, government agencies “Türkmendemirýollary”, “Türkmenawtoulaglary”, Türkmenhowaýollary, Türkmendeňizderýaýollary”. From th...

On April 9, 2020, a meeting of representatives of the United Nations and its divisions with representatives of several ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, including the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Health and Medical Industry, Finance and Eeconomics, was held in the UN building in Ashgabat. During the meeting, participants discussed a number of key issues of mutual interest. The parties exchanged views on the regional and global agenda. In particular, they considered preventive meas...

On April 9, 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov met with the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Central Asia, the Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Natalia Gherman. During the meeting, the commitment of Turkmenistan and the UN to the further development of cooperation on the path to global peace, stability and security was noted. The parties spoke about the need to continue regional dialogue and emphasized...