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THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN HAD A MEETING WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE OF ELECTORAL ASSISTANCE DIVISION OF THE UN
On February 24, 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had an online meeting with the Director of the Electoral Assistance Division of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat Craig Jenness. During the talk in the videoconferencing format, the parties gave a high rating to the strategic partnership of Turkmenistan with the UN and its specialized agencies. In this context, the sides exchanged views on important intern...
"STRUCTURAL DIALOGUE" BETWEEN THE FOREIGN POLICY AGENCIES OF TURKMENISTAN AND GREAT BRITAIN HAS BEGUN
On February 24, 2022, the "Structural Dialogue" between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the United Kingdom began in the format of videoconferencing. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev headed the Turkmen delegation, the British delegation was headed by the Director of the Department of Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office Justin McKenzie. The diplomats exchanged views on a wide range of issues o...
INFORMATION FROM GENEVA ON TURKMENISTAN'S OBTAINING THE STATUS OF AN ACCEDING COUNTRY ("ACTIVE OBSERVER") TO THE WTO
On February 23, 2022, in the building of the World Trade Organization (WTO), during the regular meeting of the WTO General Council, the application of Turkmenistan for accession to the WTO was considered in accordance with Article XII of the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the WTO. The meeting of the General Council was attended by the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN Office in Geneva, during which he spoke on behalf of the Government of Turkmenistan to the WTO member count...
A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WAS HELD BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT OF TURKMENISTAN AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TATARSTAN OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
On February 22, 2022, a telephone conversation took place between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation Rustam Minnikhanov. Having warmly welcomed the head of the largest region of the friendly country, the leader of the nation noted with satisfaction the dynamic and fruitful nature of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Tatarstan, which is successfully developing within the framework of the in...
ONLINE CONFERENCE "DIALOGUE IS A GUARANTEE OF PEACE"
On February 22, 2022, the online conference "Dialogue is a Guarantee of Peace" was organized by the Secretariat of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO. The event is timed to coincide with the initiative of Turkmenistan to create a new philosophy of modern international relations called "Dialogue is a Guarantee of Peace", which was put forward by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The conference held in a digital format, was attended by the specialists from the...
THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN MADE AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
By order of the President of Turkmenistan, on February 22, 2022, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov paid an official visit to the Russian Federation (Moscow). During the visit, a number of meetings were held, at which topical issues for the further comprehensive development of bilateral relations were discussed, tasks and plans for their intensification were identified, taking into acc...
A MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR OF THE PRC TOOK PLACE AT THE MFA OF TURKMENISTAN
Today,on February 21, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China Qian Naicheng. During the meeting, the head of the foreign policy agency of Turkmenistan presented a letter of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov addressed to the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping. In the letter addressed to the President of the People’s Republic o...