On April 28, 2020, a video conference was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, in which Professor of the Institute of Archeology of the University College of London, Chief Counsel of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Tim Williams delivered a lecture via live video. The theme of the online lesson, with the participation of students from the Institute of International Relations of the Min...

On April 28, 2020, the online-presentation of the International Monetary Fund’s report entitled “Development Perspectives of Regional Economy” for the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus was held in the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan.     During the videoconferencing, it was particularly noted that the strengthening of mutually beneficial partnership and expansion of many-sided mutual aid between the world countries gains greater relevance and significance in the curre...

On April 28, 2020, the video meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov with the European Union Special Representative for Central Asia Peter Burian was held. The parties exchanged views regarding the regional and international agenda, as well as reiterated the necessity of overall cooperation and mutual support of the countries and nations in these difficult times for the world community.   During the online conversation, the issues of the development of bilatera...

On April 28, 2020, the roundtable with participation of the representatives of the Government of Turkmenistan and the UN Development Programme was held in the UN Building in Ashgabat. The main theme of the meeting was the project of the Country Programme of Cooperation between Turkmenistan and the UNDP for 2021-2025.  The priorities for further expansion of cooperation in such fields as the supremacy of law and diversification of economy, as well as the quality of statistical data were discus...

On April 24, 2020, a meeting through videoconferencing with the experts of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) was held in the MFA of Turkmenistan. From the Turkmen side, the heads and representatives of a number of ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, including the State Customs Service, Mejlis, Central Bank, Agencies “Turkmenawtoulaglary,” “Turkmendemiryollary” and “Turkmendenizderyayollary,” as well as the representatives of Turkmen Association of International Automobile C...

On April 23, 2020, various celebrations dedicated to the National holiday of the Turkmen horse were held in the administrative center of the Lebap province - in the city of Turkmenabat. In the morning, in the conference hall of the Lebap velayat library in Turkmenabat, the ceremony of presentation of the book of the esteemed President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov “The Horse - a Symbol of Faithfulness and Happiness” in Arabic, German and Turkish languages took place. The ceremony was attended...

On April 21, 2020, during the work of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), elections were held to a number of Council structures. Turkmenistan was elected to two of its important bodies: the UN Commission on Social Development for the period 2021-2025 and the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development for 2021-2024. The election of Turkmenistan to two important bodies of the UN Economic and Social Council is another evidence of the growing authority of our cou...