On May 27, 2020, a telephone conversation took place between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. Warmly, fraternally welcoming each other, the heads of the two states expressed satisfaction with the opportunity to personally exchange views on the state and prospects of the Turkmen-Afghan dialogue, as well as discuss some aspects of international and regional politics of mutual interest. Presidents G...

On May 27, 2020, in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, negotiations were held online between the official representatives of Turkmenistan and the French company Total. At the meeting, the Turkmen delegation was represented by the Advisor to the President of Turkmenistan on oil and gas issues Y.Kakaev, heads of, the Turkmengaz State Concern and the Turkmennebit State Concern, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other agencies, and from the French s...

On May 27, 2020, an online-meeting of the head of Central Bank of Turkmenistan was held with the Chief Executive Officer for Corporate Banking Investments of Middle and Southern Europe – Banking Business Services, Head of Regional Directors of the German «Deutsche Bank AG» Iorg Bongartts. During the meeting, the sides discussed a series of issues, related to bilateral cooperation. The parties noted the productive nature of the interaction established between Turkmenistan and the largest Germa...

On May 27, 2020, in the building of the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan, within the framework of the preparation for "EXPO 2020", a video conference was held with the organizers of the international exhibition "EXPO 2020". From Turkmen side the Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan participated in the videoconference. During the online meeting, the parties noted the high level of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the United Arab E...

On May 27, 2020, consultations of the international consultant of Ms. Svetlana Poddubskaya on the “First Draft Technical Report compliance with the national system of Turkmenistan in combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism”were held in the Ministry of Finance and Economics of Turkmenistan in video conference format within the framework of the national preparations to the Mutual Assessment by Eurasian Group for the Development of Financial Measures against Money Laundering (EAG)...

On May 26, 2020, a working meeting on the preparation of a national report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child began its work in a video conference format in the UN building in Ashgabat. The event was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the UNICEF expert online, members of the Working Group of the Interdepartmental Commission to ensure compliance with Turkmenistan's international obligations in the field of human rights and international...

On May 26, 2020, a video conference was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the leadership of the Eastern Committee of the German Economy. During a constructive conversation, the parties discussed the current state and prospects for the development of mutually beneficial cooperation. In particular, during the discussions, the Chairman of the Board of the East Committee of the German Economy Oliver Hermes spoke on the topic: “General assessment of the German econom...