On November 26-27, 2018, the 3rd preparatory meeting of the international exhibition “EXPO 2020” took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A delegation of the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan participated in the conference, as well as held bilateral meeting with the Minister of State for International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates, General Commissioner of the “EXPO 2020” International Exhibition Rim Al Hashimi. During the meeting, the parties agre...

On November 28, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to Turkmenistan (with residence in Tashkent), Mr. Mikhail Popkovs, who arrived in Ashgabat to present his credentials. At the beginning of the meeting, congratulating the Ambassador on his appointment to a responsible post, the Turkmen side noted the need to develop a fruitful dialogue with Latvia. Touching upon the iss...

On November 28, 2018, the International Conference of Ministers of Transport of the States Parties to the Agreement on Transit and Transport Cooperation (Lapis Lazuli) began its work in the Avaza National Tourist Zone in the city of Turkmenbashi. At the beginning of the conference, a congratulatory message from the President of Turkmenistan GurbangulyBerdimuhamedov, addressed to the participants of the International Conference of Ministers of Transport of the States Parties to the Agreement o...

On November 23, 2018, a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan took part in the 14th Ministerial Meeting "European Union - Central Asia" at the level of heads of foreign ministries of Central Asia and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Ms. F.Mogherini. During the meeting, the sides discussed a wide range of issues of mutual interest, including the further development of relations between the EU and the countries of...

On 22nd of November, 2018, in Ashgabat there were high-level meeting of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, who has arrived to Turkmenistan with official visit. During the negotiations the Heads of the two countries discussed the present state and future prospects of Turkmen-Azerbaijan cooperation and exchanged their views on issues, related to the international and regional agendas. Special attention was paid to the q...

On November 21, 2018, the official visit of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, who arrived in Turkmenistan, continues. During his visit to Turkmenistan, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan went to the complex of monuments and laid a bouquet of flowers at the monument “Baky şöhrat”. Then, President Ilham Aliyev visited the Olympic township and the national museum of Turkmen carpets, which are located in the capital. Also in those places an introductory familiarization was...

On November 21, 2018, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan there was a meeting with the delegation headed by Mr. Lamberto Zannier, High Commisioner on National Minorities (HCNM) of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). During the meeting, the Turkmen side has noted the efficiency of long-term cooperation between Turkmenistan and HCNM and expressed readiness to develop that in future. There was an exchange of views on the issues of national minorities a...