On September 6, 2019, Ashgabat hosted the 8th Turkmen-German Health Forum, which over the years has been an effective platform for developing partnerships in the field of medicine between two friendly countries. The forum is organized as part of a cooperation agreement between the Ministry of Health and the Medical Industry of Turkmenistan and the Federal Ministry of Health of the Federal Republic of Germany. The forum is attended by well-known scientists, professors of leading clinics in Ger...

On September 6, 2019 in Geneva, the Swiss Confederation, the delegation of Turkmenistan met with the representatives of international organizations and structures specializing in the development of international trade and economic cooperation between the countries. The meetings were organized as part of the continuation of work to enhance cooperation between Turkmenistan and the World Trade Organization. In this context he delegation of Turkmenistan had held negotiations with the representati...

On September 5, 2019, a meeting was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the delegation of the CIS Executive Committee, headed by the First Deputy Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee – Executive Secretary V.A.Guminskiy, who has arrived to Turkmenistan on a working visit.   The parties noted the effectiveness of cooperation and advancement of events in the framework of Turkmenistan’s chairmanship in the Commonwealth of Independent States in the present year.  The re...

A telephone conversation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.O.Meredov with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.V.Lavrov was held on the 29th of August, during which the issues of bilateral cooperation were discussed. The parties highly appraised the outcomes of the First Caspian Economic Forum which was held in Turkmenbashy city on August11-12 of the current year.  Also, the heads of external policy agencies of the two countries exchanged views on...

On August 30, 2019, during the session of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, the President of Turkmenistan signed a Decree ordering the opening of the Consulate-General of Turkmenistan in the United Arab Emirates (city of Dubai). In accordance with the Law of Turkmenistan “On consular offices of Turkmenistan abroad,” this Document will serve as further stimulus for the development of bilateral relations between Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates, as well as contribute to the eff...

On August 29, 2019, the presentation of the UN Special Programme for the Aral Sea basin (UN SPAS) was held in the UN ESCAP headquarters during the Sixth Session of the Committee on Disaster Risk Reduction in the framework of the side event “Environment and Disasters: Closing the gap in the Asia and the Pacific region.” The official representatives of the UN member-states delegations, experts of the UN structural agencies working in Bangkok, as well as the representatives of the public organiz...

On August 28, 2019, a meeting of the Working Group on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the country was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The heads and representatives of the ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, higher education institutions, mass media, as well as the key staff of the missions and international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan took part in the meeting.  During th...