On June 16, 2020, an online consultative meeting of the National Coordinators of the Regional Economic Cooperation in Central Asia (CAREC) program of the Asian Development Bank was held. From the Turkmen side the meeting was attended by the heads of the Ministry of Finance and Economics of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the participants were introduced to the implemented projects of the CAREC program in the field of economics, trade, energy, tourism, economic corridors, as well as the meas...

On June 15, 2020, the first session of the Coordination Committee of the EU-Central Asia Working Group on Environment and Climate Change (WGECC) of the WECOOP project took place in the online format. The executives of the units of the European Commission Directorate-General for Environment, representatives of the Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Protection of Italy, EU Delegation to Kazakhstan, as well as the senior specialists on the issues of nature protection and climate change of the...

On June 15, 2020, the Protocol on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Sierra Leоnе was signed in the building of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Islamic Republic of Iran.  On behalf of Turkmenistan, the Document was signed by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Islamic Republic of Iran A.Gurbanov.  The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Sierra Leоnе to the Islamic Republic of Ira...

On June 12, 2020, a half-yearly review meeting of the Turkmen-American political consultations took place through videoconferencing.  The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hajiyev and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia, Press and Public Diplomacy J.Henick participated to the meeting. In the framework of the review, the parties discussed the current state of affairs and future development of bilateral partnership between Turkmenistan and the USA in different...

On June 12, 2020, an online meeting between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Central Asian countries and the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles was held.      During the meeting, the issues related to the consolidation of efforts aimed at resisting the spread of new type of coronavirus infection were discussed.  The parties also considered the current state of affairs and future of cooperation between the European Union...

On June 11, 2020, inter-MFA consultations were held in the form of a video conference between the foreign affairs agencies of Turkmenistan and the People’s Republic of China. The Turkmen delegation was headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hajiev. The Chinese side was led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China Le Yucheng. During a constructive conversation, the parties discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation, as we...

On June 10, 2020, a regional meeting of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was held to promote the restoration of the private sector in Central Asia. The ministerial-level online session was attended by senior government officials from seven countries participating in the OECD Central Asian Initiative, responsible for the development and implementation of anti-crisis measures, representatives of the private sector, international experts, representatives of the E...