WORKING MEETING TO PREPARE A NATIONAL REPORT TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD

On May 26, 2020, a working meeting on the preparation of a national report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child began its work in a video conference format in the UN building in Ashgabat.

The event was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the UNICEF expert online, members of the Working Group of the Interdepartmental Commission to ensure compliance with Turkmenistan's international obligations in the field of human rights and international...

OSCE CONSULTATIONS HELD AT THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS

On May 27, 2020, consultations of the international consultant of Ms. Svetlana Poddubskaya on the “First Draft Technical Report compliance with the national system of Turkmenistan in combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism”were held in the Ministry of Finance and Economics of Turkmenistan in video conference format within the framework of the national preparations to the Mutual Assessment by Eurasian Group for the Development of Financial Measures against Money Laundering (EAG)...

A VIDEOCONFERENCE WAS HELD WITH THE ORGANIZERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION "EXPO 2020"

On May 27, 2020, in the building of the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan, within the framework of the preparation for "EXPO 2020", a video conference was held with the organizers of the international exhibition "EXPO 2020".

From Turkmen side the Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan participated in the videoconference. During the online meeting, the parties noted the high level of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the United Arab E...

DEVELOPMENT OF BILATERAL COOPERATION ON A MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL BASIS WAS DISCUSSED WITH «DEUTSCHE BANK AG»

On May 27, 2020, an online-meeting of the head of Central Bank of Turkmenistan was held with the Chief Executive Officer for Corporate Banking Investments of Middle and Southern Europe – Banking Business Services, Head of Regional Directors of the German «Deutsche Bank AG» Iorg Bongartts.

During the meeting, the sides discussed a series of issues, related to bilateral cooperation. The parties noted the productive nature of the interaction established between Turkmenistan and the largest Germa...

A MEETING OF REPRESENTATIVES OF RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS OF TURKMENISTAN WITH THE COMPANY "TOTAL"

On May 27, 2020, in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, negotiations were held online between the official representatives of Turkmenistan and the French company Total. At the meeting, the Turkmen delegation was represented by the Advisor to the President of Turkmenistan on oil and gas issues Y.Kakaev, heads of, the Turkmengaz State Concern and the Turkmennebit State Concern, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other agencies, and from the French s...

PRESIDENTS OF TURKMENISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN DISCUSSED COOPERATION PRIORITIES BY PHONE

On May 27, 2020, a telephone conversation took place between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani.

Warmly, fraternally welcoming each other, the heads of the two states expressed satisfaction with the opportunity to personally exchange views on the state and prospects of the Turkmen-Afghan dialogue, as well as discuss some aspects of international and regional politics of mutual interest.

Presidents G...

OSCE PROMOTES DEVELOPMENT OF CROSS-BORDER TRADE AND TRANSIT POTENTIAL IN TURKMENISTAN

An online training on border crossing facilitation for transit goods carried by rail and road, opened in Ashgabat on 27 May 2020. The training is organized by OSCE Centre in Ashgabat within the framework of the Centre’s extra-budgetary project on “Strengthening State Border Service Capacities in Turkmenistan”, which places a particular focus on promoting cross-border trade and transit in the Central Asian region.

The purpose of the online training was to introduce participants to security, pu...

A VIDEO MEETING WAS HELD WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SECRETARIAT OF THE CENTRAL ASIA - REPUBLIC OF KOREA COOPERATION FORUM

On May 28, 2020, a video meeting was held in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan with representatives of the secretariat of the Central Asia - Republic of Korea Cooperation Forum.

The head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan, the Executive Director of the Secretariat of the Cooperation Forum and representatives of the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) attended the online meeting.

The goal of the negotiations was to implement a project called...

AN INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON THE FINANCING OF THE SDGS WAS HELD AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN

On May 28, 2020, an international seminar in the format of video conferencing was held in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan entitled: “Financing the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals: the role of integrated national financing mechanisms”.

The meeting was attended by delegates at the level of ministers of the countries participating in the UN Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA), which includes Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakh...

ONLINE MEETING OF THE EEAS AND DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTERS OF CENTRAL ASIA

On May 28, 2020, a meeting was held in a video conference format, with the participation of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hajiev, the Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Ms. Helga Schmid and the Deputy Foreign Ministers of Central Asian countries.

During the online negotiations, the participants discussed the current state and prospects for the development of cooperation between the EU and Central Asia. The parties discussed the implemen...