HIGH-LEVEL EVENT ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE ERA OF COVID-19 AND BEYOND DISCUSSED FINANCIAL ISSUES

On May 28, 2020, a high-level meeting on financing for development in the era of COVID-19 and beyond was held in video format.

The event was jointly organized by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness. The event was attended by delegations of UN member states. From the Turkmen side, the Minister of Finance and Economics of Turkmenistan E.Annamuhammedov attended the meeting.

The event was held in three segments....

MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN AND AFGHANISTAN DISCUSSED ISSUES OF BILATERAL COOPERATION

On May 28, 2020, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held video conference negotiations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Mohammad Haneef Atmar.

In development of the telephone conversation between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, which took place the day before, on May 27, diplomats discussed the current state and future prospects of...

THE AMBASSADOR OF TURKMENISTAN PRESENTED HIS CREDENTIALS TO THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE

On May 29, 2020, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan T.Ataev presented his credentials to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at the official residence of the head of Ukrainian state.

During the ceremony, the Ambassador conveyed warm greetings and best wishes of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.

Stressing that the Ukrainian side is interested in further expanding relations with Turkmenistan, Presiden...

THE TURKMEN-JAPANESE INTER-PARLIAMENTARY FRIENDSHIP GROUP HELD A MEETING

On May 29, 2020, the Mejlis of Turkmenistan hosted a videoconference of the Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group between representatives of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan and the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Japan.

The Japanese delegation at the conference was headed by the Director of the Department of Financial Affairs of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, the head of the secretariat of the Parliamentary League of Japanese-Turkmen Friendship Matsushita Shinpei.

At the be...

A MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES WAS HELD IN VIDEOCONFERENCE FORMAT

On May 29, 2020, a regular meeting of the Council of the Heads of Governments of the Commonwealth of Independent States took place by videoconferencing.

The meeting was attended by the Prime Minister of the Azerbaijan Republic A.Asadov, the Vice Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia M. Grigoryan, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus S.Rumas, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan A.Mamin, the Vice Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic E.Asrandiev, the Prime Minister of...

ISSUES OF FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL COOPERATION WITH THE ASTRAKHAN REGION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION WERE DISCUSSED

On May 29, 2020, online negotiations were held between the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov and the Governor of the Astrakhan Region of the Russian Federation I.Yu.Babushkin.

During a constructive conversation, the parties discussed the strategic nature of bilateral cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Astrakhan region, which has an important place in partnership with the Russian Federation. It was noted that a great de...

A MEETING WAS HELD ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES IN THE TURKMEN-IRANIAN BORDER CHECKPOINTS

On May 30, 2020, a meeting was held in videoconference format between representatives of the Joint Working Commission of Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran on the control of construction work and the commissioning of decontamination and disinfection facilities under construction at the border checkpoints “Sarakhs-Sarakhs”, “Artyk-Lutfabat” and “Altyn Asyr – Incheburun”.

The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Health and Medical Industry, Ag...

MEETING BETWEEN THE INSTITUTE OF STATE, LAW AND DEMOCRACY OF TURKMENISTAN WITH THE CENTER FOR STRATEGIC KNOWLEDGE AND RESEARCH OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

On June 1, 2020, an online meeting took place between the Director of the Institute of State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan Y. Nuryev and the Executive Director of the United Arab Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) Mr. Khalid Al Suvaidi.

During the meeting, the parties noted the high level of cooperation between the two countries, and also examined issues of national legislation in the scientific system and the possibility of exchanging experiences in this area....

UNWTO REGIONAL MEETING “ROAD TO RECOVERY” WAS HELD

On June 1, 2020, a high-level regional meeting, “Road to Recovery,” took place in a video conference format. The event was organized by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

The regional meeting was attended by UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili, heads of national tourism administrations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republiс of Moldova, the Russian Feder...

MEETING ON HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES WITH EXPERTS FROM NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS OF THE COUNTRIES OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC FORUM

On June 2, 2020, the Ombudsman of Turkmenistan met with experts on human rights from the countries of the Asia-Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions. The session, organized in the form of a video conference, was held in the framework of cooperation between UNDP and the Office of the Ombudsman of Turkmenistan.

The meeting was attended by Y. Gurbannazarova, Ombudsman of Turkmenistan, N. Natsvishvili, acting UNDP Resident Representative in our country, R. Komenda, OHCHR Regional Re...