On October 21-25, 2019, the second meeting of the joint Turkmen-Georgian commission on international road transportation was held in Tbilisi. The Deputy Minister of Industry and Communication of Turkmenistan headed the delegation of Turkmenistan; the Georgian side was led by the Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia. The delegations shared information and statistics on trade turnover and volume of road transportation between the two countries. The sides discusse...

On October 25, 2019, a meeting was held in the Baku Congress Center between President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who arrived in the Azerbaijani capital to participate in the XVIII Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, with President Ilham Aliyev. Thanking the President of Turkmenistan for participating in the Forum, the President of Azerbaijan, the country that assumed the chairmanship of the Non-Aligned Movement in 2019-2022, praised the open-door and multi-format international cooperation pol...

The first meeting of the Turkmen-Korean Business Council was held in Seoul in the building of the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) on October 24, 2019, The event was attended by delegations of ministries and departments, as well as companies of two countries. The possibilities of cooperation in specific projects in the fields of energy, water management, ecology, transport, industry, finance, insurance, information and communication technologies were discussed during the meeting....

On October 23, 2019, in Tokyo, as part of a working visit of the government delegation of Turkmenistan headed by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to Japan, a ceremony of signing bilateral documents was held, reinforcing the desire of the parties to intensify multi-format interaction. Among them: General agreement between the State Committee for Water Resources of Turkmenistan and the company Itochu Corporation (Japan) on the sale of earth moving equipment; General agreement between the age...

On October 23, 2019, at the Akasaka Palace, a meeting was held between President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Welcoming the distinguished guest, the Head of the Japanese Government thanked the Head of Turkmenistan for accepting the invitation to visit Tokyo and taking part in the celebrations of the accession to the throne of Emperor Naruhito, as well as for the attention paid to issues of interstate relations. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also thanked Presid...

On October 23, 2019, in the morning President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a meeting with the Chairman of the House of Representatives of the Japanese Parliament, Tadamori Oshima. Warmly welcoming the distinguished guest, Mr. Oshima noted that it was a great honor for him to meet with the head of Turkmenistan. At the same time, the high level of relations between the two states was emphasized, as well as the dynamic nature of the established inter-parliamentary relations. Thanking for the...

On October 23, 2019, the delegation of Turkmenistan to the OSCE made a statement at the Practical Seminar on Sharing Good Practices on Statelessness among OSCE participating States. The event was organized by OSCE and UNHCR. In the statement, it was noted that on September 20, 2019, the President of Turkmenistan signed the Decree on the granting Turkmen citizenship to 863 people. On September 26, 2019, the solemn ceremony of giving the passports to the people who were granted Turkmen citizens...