At the Ministerial Meeting of the European Union and Central Asian countries, the Turkmen side urged the participants to pay due attention to the climate change issues. In this context, the delegation of Turkmenistan noted that each country taking part in the “Central Asia – European Union” format should spend utmost efforts to fulfill the provisions of the Paris Agreement.      In this regard, the determination of Turkmenistan to declare at the Climate Ambition Summit to take place on the...

At the meeting of the heads of the foreign affairs agencies of the European Union and Central Asian countries, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov announced national priorities on the most important issues of the regional and global agendas of multilateral cooperation. In particular, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs once again reaffirmed the position previously stated by the President of Turkmenistan on considering security as a single, integral category, whi...

During the ministerial meeting in the "Central Asia - European Union" format, the delegation of Turkmenistan paid special attention to the need to jointly resolve crisis situations arising from political, economic, humanitarian, natural, technogenic and other reasons. It was emphasized that Turkmenistan intends to increase its participation in international programs, funds and related projects created to prevent crises, as well as minimize their negative consequences. In particular, the ef...

On the 17th of November 2020, the 16th “Central Asia -  European Union” Ministerial Meeting was held in participation of the European Union’s (EU) High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell.  The meeting was also attended by the European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen. During the session, the participants exchanged views on two vectors present on the agenda of the meeting. That is the cooper...

On the 16th of November 2020, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the newly appointed Ambassador of Japan to Turkmenistan Yamamoto Hiroyuki. In the beginning of the meeting, the newly appointed Ambassador of Japan to Turkmenistan Yamamoto Hiroyuki presented the copies of credentials to the head of the external policy agency. During the constructive talks, the diplomats noted the efficient nature of Turkmen-Jap...

On November 16, 2020, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with the newly appointed Ambassador of Italy to Turkmenistan Luciano Galli. At the beginning of the conversation, congratulating the Ambassador on his appointment to a responsible position, R. Meredov wished him success and new achievements in his mission aimed at developing the Turkmen-Italian cooperation. The diplomats stressed the intense nature of the relationship at the high and highest...

On November 13, 2020, a Turkmen-British trade-economic meeting was held in the format of a video conference. The meeting was attended by the Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan M.Serdarov, Chairman of the State Bank for Foreign Economic Activities R.Jepbarov, Chairman of the State Committee for Water Resources G.Bayjanov, and from the British side - Trade Envoy of the Prime Minister of Great Britain in Turkmenistan Baroness Nicholson, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary o...