On December 19, 2020, a telephone conversation was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan M.Tleuberdi. During the talk, Ministers discussed a number of issues in the framework of bilateral and regional agenda. The diplomats especially noted the positive dynamics of the development of relations in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres. The parties reiterated...

Speaking today, on December 18, at the meeting of the Council of Heads of States of the Commonwealth of Independent States in the format of a video conference, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov assessed the level of economic interaction within the CIS and shared a number of important initiatives for its development. The President highlighted the importance of the CIS Economic Development Strategy until 2030, based on the principles of the Declaration on Strategic Economic Cooperation of the...

On December 18, 2020, a meeting of the Council of Heads of States of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in the format of a video conference. The meeting was attended by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan I. Aliyev, President of the Republic of Belarus A. Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K. Tokayev, Acting President of the Kyrgyz Republic T. Mamytov, President of the Republic of Moldova I. Dodon, President of the Russian Federation V. Putin, President of th...

On December 18, 2020, a briefing was held at the Russian Embassy in Turkmenistan in the format of a videoconference by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Turkmenistan A. Blokhin, dedicated to the results of Turkmen-Russian relations in the outgoing year and the 25th anniversary of the neutral status of Turkmenistan. Representatives of the national media, as well as foreign journalists accredited in Turkmenistan, took part in the briefing via video li...

On December 17, 2020, the final stage of political consultations between Turkmenistan and the United States took place in the format of a video conference. From the Turkmen side, the meeting was attended by the heads and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, as well as the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan. The US delegation was led by Dan Negrea, a senior State...

On December 17, 2020, inter-MFA consultations between Turkmenistan and the Kingdom of Belgium were held in the format of a videoconference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The Turkmen delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister V. Hajiyev. The delegation of Belgium was led by Director General for Bilateral Relations of the Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Kingdom of Belgium, Anick Van Calster. During the talks,...

Today, on December 17, a meeting was held between the delegations of Turkmenistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the format of a video conference. The Turkmen side was headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov. A large delegation from the Asian Development Bank was led by Werner Lipak, ADB Director General for Central and West Asia. During the meeting, the effectiveness of the long-term cooperation of Turkmenistan with the Asian Development Bank, in...