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...

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...

On May 28, 2020, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Kazakhstan together with the South Kazakhstan State University named after M. Auezov organized a video conference on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan and the proclamation of 2020 as “Turkmenistan is the homeland of Neutrality,” which is widely celebrated in our country and abroad. The event was attended by representatives of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Kazakhstan,...

On May 28, 2020 a videoconference was held between the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Belarus and the Belarus State Agricultural Academy on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan's Permanent Neutrality. The meeting was attended by staff of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Belarus, Rector of the Belarus State Agricultural Academy V.Velikanov, Vice-Rector M.Potapenko, professors and teachers as well as  foreign and Turkmen students studying at the Academy...

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...

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....

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...