Trilateral online meeting of representatives of transport sphere of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan has been held. During video conference, the sides have reviewed the issues of implementation of international transit and transport corridor Afghanistan – Turkmenistan – Azerbaijan – Georgia – Turkey (Lapis Lazuli). The agenda of the meeting included issues of optimization of transport and logistic process, establishment equal economic and financial terms for all members, development o...

On September 6, the Qinghai Ecological (Industry) Expo and Tibetan Carpet Exhibition opened in Xining (PRC). The exposition is dedicated to the ecological vector of development of economy and other areas, including such important areas as ecological plant growing and animal husbandry, traditional Chinese medicine, ecotourism, ethnic culture, etc. The exhibition that is organized in three pavilions and on the site of the Qinghai International Exhibition and Convention Center, as well as in...

On the 7th of September, 2020, a meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia David Zalkaliani was held through videoconferencing. During the talks, the Ministers discussed the key issues of bilateral agenda and underlined the high level of political-diplomatic dialogue between the two countries. It was noted that Turkmenistan and Georgia successfully cooperate in the framework of international organizations, in...

Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the PRC Parahat Durdyev and Trade Representative Sh. Batyrov took part in the World Conference on Tourism Cooperation and Development, which took place in frames of the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS-2020). Within the framework of CIFTIS-2020, the first major fair of the current year, held on September 4-9 in regular and online modes, various events were organized with the participation of 18,000 Chinese and foreign enterprises and in...

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has held regular video conference session of the Cabinet of Ministers where heads of regional administration and Ashgabat have been invited. Outcomes of work of the Government for the past eight months of the year have been summed up at the session. Having announced the agenda, the Head of Turkmenistan gave floor for report to Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers G. Mushikov who reported on macroeconomic indicators for the period under review, which...

On September 3, 2020, a telephone conversation took place between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella. At the beginning of the conversation, the Turkmen leader emphasized that he recalls with particular warmth his visit to Italy in November 2019, where, during the summit in Rome, topical issues of interaction in political-diplomatic, trade-economic, cultural-humanitarian and other areas had been discussed. President Gu...

On September 2, 2020 the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat organized three-day online seminar under the title “Membership in the World Trade Organization as a balance of rights and obligations”. The event aims to present best practices of OSCE participating States in going through the WTO negotiation process and will facilitate discussions on possible steps for further expansion of the national trade policy. The seminar brought together representatives of a number of Turkmenistan’s ministries, inclu...