On August 20, 2020 the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan with support from the Regional and Country Offices of the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) hosted a web conference on child and adolescent health during the time of COVID-19. The conference was attended by healthcare professionals of Central Asian countries as well as of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Germany, Russian Federation and UK aimed at sharing experiences and discussing the...

On August 11, 2020, a meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India to Turkmenistan Vidhu Peethambaran Nair was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. After exchanging greetings, the parties noted the active development of bilateral relations between Turkmenistan and the Republic of India. The Ambassador of the Republic of India then presented copies of his c...

On August 11, 2020, a special online meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Central Asia + Japan Dialogue had been held. The meeting, which was held under the auspices of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, was attended by the heads of the foreign affairs agencies of five Central Asian countries. As part of a constructive conversation, high-ranking diplomats discussed regional cooperation, as well as well-coordinated interaction between the CA countries and Japan, taking into accoun...

On July 10, 2020, a telephone conversation was held between the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev. In the beginning of the talk, the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov congratulated Nursultan Nazarbayev with his 80th birthday anniversary and wished him strong health, endless life energy and success in his responsible work for the sake of the people of Kazakhstan. Parties n...

On July 10, 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov had a meeting with the experts of the consultative-technical mission of the WHO Regional Office for Europe, who are on a working visit in Turkmenistan. As is known, the delegation of the WHO/Europe arrived to Turkmenistan with the aim of acquaintance and survey of the arrangements held in the country and procedures within the framework of the preparedness and response measures in case of COVID-19. During the conver...

On June 30, 2020, the successive meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Central Asian countries and USA in the “C5+1” format was held through videoconferencing.    The Secretary of State of the United States of America and the Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan took part in the session. The participants considered the collaboration in political-diplomatic field, and discussed the key...

On June 23, 2020, an announcement containing distorted information on the preventive measures implemented in Turkmenistan against the coronavirus infection was placed on the official website of the Embassy of the USA in Turkmenistan.  In particular, it is asserted that the citizens with the symptoms of the disease resulting from the new type of infection are going through examination and can be sent to compulsory quarantine without the supervision of conveniences and for undefined period of time...