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Head of Turkmen mission to EU met with the Founder/executive director of POLINT
The Turkmen Ambassador to the European Union met with Glynn Ford, founder and executive director of a consulting company POLINT and former Member of the European Parliament (1984-2009), to discuss the current status of bilateral cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union. The meeting highlighted priority areas for deepening interaction, including energy, transport, green energy, education, climate, and digitization. The possibility of establishing formal relations between POLINT...
A meeting with students of a French university was held at the Turkmen embassy in Brussels
A meeting was held at the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Brussels with students, undergraduates and teachers of the prestigious French University of Lille. The head of the diplomatic mission, Sapar Palvanov, briefed the guests, focusing on Turkmenistan's priorities, as well as the use of traditional and innovative diplomatic practices to promote its rich cultural heritage and progressive policies to a wide European audience. In this context, there were noted the role of media tools in public dipl...
The Turkmen Foreign Minister met with the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in Brussels
On March 19, 2024, a meeting took place in Brussels between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell. The parties discussed a wide range of issues related to bilateral and multilateral cooperation. Particular attention was paid to strengthening ties between the EU and Central Asia. At the same time, energy, transport, digitalization, education and climate were highlighted among the pro...
A new page in Turkmen-Belgian relations: signing of a memorandum of cooperation
On March 19, 2024, during the visit of the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan to Brussels, a signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding took place between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Federal Public Service for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Kingdom of Belgium. The Memorandum provides for regular and one-time consultations, institutional interaction and information exchange aimed at strengthening coope...
Meetings of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with leading EU representatives
On March 19, 2024, in Brussels, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, held meetings with the Executive Vice-Chairman of the European Commission for Economic Affairs, European Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice-President of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas, as well as the EU Commissioner for International Partnership Jutta Urpilainen. Negotiations were also held with the Chairman of the European Parliament delegations for Central Asian...
Turkmenistan and the EU cooperate in the humanitarian direction
On March 19, 2024, as part of the visit of the Turkmen delegation to Brussels, Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met with the European Union Special Representative for Human Rights Olof Skoog. The parties noted the importance of bilateral cooperation mechanisms, the joint Turkmenistan-EU Committee and the Human Rights Dialogue, held alternately in Turkmenistan and Belgium. O.Skoog was familiarized with the measures taken in Turkmenistan in the humanitarian dimension, in particular, the impro...
Turkmenistan is expanding the range of cooperation with European business circles
On March 18, 2024, in Brussels, as part of a round table with the participation of representatives of the European business community, ways to new economic partnerships between Turkmenistan and the European Union were discussed. In addition to general discussions, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov and the Director General of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan M.Chakiev held a number of separate meetings with Europ...