On April 27, 2020, the Global Session “National Indicators and the National Voluntary Reviews on the Sustainable Development Goals” was held in the videoconference format in the UN Building located in Ashgabat.  The representatives of the United Nations and its structural agencies, working in our country, as well as the representatives of a number of ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance and Economy, State Committee for Stat...

On April 27, 2020, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov held a meeting with the representatives of the United Nations and its structural agencies working in Turkmenistan. The meeting was focused on the main topic of the recent telephone conversation between the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres. As the chief of the external political agency has mentioned, the President of Turkmenistan and th...

On April 24, 2020, a meeting through videoconferencing with the experts of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) was held in the MFA of Turkmenistan. From the Turkmen side, the heads and representatives of a number of ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, including the State Customs Service, Mejlis, Central Bank, Agencies “Turkmenawtoulaglary,” “Turkmendemiryollary” and “Turkmendenizderyayollary,” as well as the representatives of Turkmen Association of International Automobile C...

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, the State Bank for Foreign Economic Activities of Turkmenistan held video conference negotiations with representatives of Commerzbank AG of the Federal Republic of Germany. During the negotiations, the parties noted the effectiveness of cooperation between Turkmenistan and Commerzbank AG and discussed the key aspects of сollaboration. The issues of financing projects, implemented in Turkmenistan with the participation of German companies, were raised. The parties spoke a...

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...

Today, on April 22, 2020, there was a telephone conversation between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Azerbaijan E.Mammadyarov. During that meeting a wide range of topical issues related to further reinforcement of the traditional friendly relations between two states were discussed. First of all, sides pointed out the need for implementation of the bilateral agreements between President of Turkmenistan G.M.Berdimuhamedov...