On the threshold of the 25th anniversary of permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan, an exhibition dedicated to the International Day of Neutrality has started in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan. The exhibition is expected to become a kind of report on the development of the national economy of the country where the expositions of 37 ministries and profile departments, as well as the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan will be demonstrated.   Today o...

On December 1, 2020, the International Exhibition dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan's permanent Neutrality began its work in the building of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The exhibition, which will run until December 12 - International Day of Neutrality, will be dedicated to the achievements of various sectors of the economy. The first day of the exhibition was devoted to the development of trade and foreign economic relations.  The opening ceremony of the exhib...

On the 30th of November 2020, the 19th meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government (Prime Ministers) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the format of a videoconference was held. The session was attended by the high-ranking representatives of the SCO member states and observers.    The Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov took part in the session as a guest. During the session, the participants discussed...

On November 26, 2020, a high-level conference entitled “Preventing Violent Extremism in Central Asia: Regional Progress and the Way Forward” was hosted online by the UNDP Regional Center in Istanbul. The meeting was attended by Natalia German, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Central Asia and Head of UNRCCA, Agi Veres, Deputy Regional Director of UNDP and Deputy Assistant Administrator of UNDP for Europe and the CIS, Deputy Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ta...

During his speech at the 13th Central Asia-Korea Cooperation Forum in an online format, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan outlined the position of Turkmenistan on environmental issues. As is known, environmental safety is one of the key vectors of interaction within the framework of the Central Asia-Korea Cooperation Forum. Turkmenistan considers environmental protection as one of the most important directions of the state policy of Turkmenistan. This is manifested in the ado...

On November 18, 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met via videoconferencing with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden, Ms. Ann Linde. During the constructive conversation, the diplomats discussed a wide range of bilateral issues, exchanged views on the regional and international agenda. Also, the heads of the Foreign Ministries of the two countries expressed mutual interest in intensifying contacts in the political-diplomatic, trade-ec...

On November 18, 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting via videoconference with the Director-General of the UN Office at Geneva, Secretary-General of the Conference on Disarmament Tatiana Valovaya. During the meeting, the sides stressed the high level of long-term cooperation between Turkmenistan and the United Nations in various areas. It was noted that this partnership is being replenished with new content in accordance with new realities and chal...