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OBTAINING THE STATUS OF OBSERVER OF THE WTO WAS DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING OF THE GOVERNMENT COMMISSION
On May 4, 2020, the successive meeting of the Government Commission for studying the issues, connected with the membership of Turkmenistan in the World Trade Organization was held in the MFA of Turkmenistan. Under the chairmanship of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the heads and representatives of a number of ministries and departments of the country discussed the concrete steps on the development of cooperation with the WTO in accordance with the instructions of Pres...
TURKMENISTAN SENDS HUMANITARIAN AID TO NEIGHBORING AFGHANISTAN
On May 2, 2020, Turkmenistan sent humanitarian aid to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The relevant order was signed by the President of Turkmenistan on April 30. Governor and representatives of the Faryab region of the neighboring country appreciated the help from the Turkmen people and expressed sincere gratitude to the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov for the full support and attention to the people of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The humanitarian aid consist...
MEETING WITH THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR EUROPE OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
On May 1, 2020, the online meeting with the Regional Director for Europe of the World Health Organization Dr. Hans Kluge was held the in the premises of the UN Representative Office in Ashgabat. The representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Ministry of Healthcare and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan, as well as the Head of WHO Country Office in Turkmenistan participated to the session. During the constructive conversation, the parties exchanged views on the ne...
PRESS RELEASE
On April 30, the telephone conversation was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale, during which the issues related to the development of bilateral cooperation were discussed. At the same time, it was underlined that the regular contacts between the external policy agencies of the two countries serve as an important mechanism for interstate collaboration. The parties noted the signific...
PRESS RELEASE
On April 30, 2020, a telephone conversation was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif, during which the parties discussed the current state and perspectives of development of bilateral cooperation. At the same time, the need for rapid implementation of the agreements attained between the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Islamic Repu...
TELEPHONE CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN
On April 29, 2020, a telephone conversation took place between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani. Presidents Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Hassan Rouhani exchanged mutual congratulations on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, addressing the wishes of peace, prosperity and well-being to the peoples of both countries. During the telephone conversation, the interlocutors praised the interstate dialogue, whic...
VIDEOCONFERENCE MEETING ON THE ASPECTS OF COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
On April 16, 2020, a meeting between representatives of several ministries and departments of Turkmenistan and international experts of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) was held in the format of a videoconference in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. At the beginning of the meeting, speaking about the contribution of Turkmenistan to economic growth for the society interests, the World Intellectual Property Organization experts noted that thus T...