On the 27th of January 2021, a meeting took place via videoconferencing between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization Hadi Soleimanpour. During the meeting, the parties discussed the current state of affairs and priority vectors of collaboration on the platform of the Economic Cooperation Organization. The importance of the contacts on the highest level was emphasized which contributes to the reinforce...

On the 26th of January 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held inter-MFA consultations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus Vladimir Makei.  During the meeting, the Ministers discussed present issues of bilateral cooperation in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres. The importance of high-level contacts which contribute to strengthening of interstate ties was highlighted.    The Ministers exp...

On the 21st of January 2021, a meeting was held between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev via videoconferencing. During the meeting, the Presidents reiterated commitment to the development of friendly relations between the two countries and peoples based on the principles of mutual respect and trust, as well as the community of historical, cultural and spiritual values. The heads of state discussed the current stand...

On January 16, 2021, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held an Informational briefing in Ashgabat, dedicated to the commissioning of three infrastructure facilities - a power line in the direction of Kerki (Turkmenistan) - Sheberghan (Afghanistan), a 30-kilometer railway section between stations "Aqina-Andkhoy" and the International fiber-optic communication system and transit flows along the route Ymamnazar (Turkmenistan)...

On the 15th of January 2021, the commissioning ceremony of the new gas-compressor station in the “Malay” gas field of the Lebap region of Turkmenistan was held in participation of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The event was attended by the Chairwoman of Mejlis (Parliament) of Turkmenistan, members of the Government, heads and representatives of a number of ministries and departments of the country, as well as the representatives of the China National Petroleum Corpo...

During the period of 12-14 January 2021, an online meeting with the delegation of the World Bank led by the head of the project group Susanna Ayropetyan was held.     At the talks, the Turkmen side was represented by the heads and representatives of the Ministry of Finance and Economy, Ministry of Healthcare and Medical Industry, as well as the MFA of Turkmenistan.    During the meeting, the parties noted the high level of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the World Bank on a wide range...

On January 14, 2021, the inauguration of the 30-kilometer railway section between the Aqina-Andkhoy stations of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan took place. The event was attended by the heads of Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, members of governments, heads and representatives of a number of ministries and departments of the two countries, public organizations. The Chairman of the Agency "Türkmendemirýollary" (Turkmen Railways) A. Atamuradov and the head of the Afg...