On the 21st of January 2021, a meeting was held between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev via videoconferencing. During the meeting, the Presidents reiterated commitment to the development of friendly relations between the two countries and peoples based on the principles of mutual respect and trust, as well as the community of historical, cultural and spiritual values. The heads of state discussed the current stand...

On the 19th of January 2021, an online meeting was held between the Turkmen delegation headed by the Minister of Healthcare and Medical Industry N.Amannepesov and the Head of the Institute for Virology of the Essen University Hospital (Germany) A.Krawczyk.  The heads and specialists of the Ministry of Healthcare and Medical Industry, Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, “Turkmendermansenagat” Association, and the State Medical University named after M.Garriyev also participated to the meeting...

On the 16th of January 2021, a trilateral online meeting of the heads of the interdepartmental group of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan established to expand the capabilities of the Lapis Lazuli route through cooperation in the sector of transport and communication was held. The Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan in charge of the transport and communication sector Bayramgeldi Ovezov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan Shahin Abdulla oglu Must...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani launched new infrastructure facilities, namely, Akina-Andkhoy railway, built in Afghanistan at the expense of the Turkmen side, a power line and two fiber-optic communication lines. The commissioning of these facilities will expand the opportunities for effective utilization of the transit and transport potential of the two states, their interaction in the energy and...

On January 13, 2021, political consultations were held between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Republic of India at the level of deputy foreign ministers of the two countries in the format of a video conference.  At the meeting, the Turkmen delegation was headed by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan V. Khadzhiev, and the Indian delegation was led by Secretary West, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, Vikas Svarup. During constructive negoti...

On January 8, 2021, a briefing was held in premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan by the Head of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat Ms. Natalia Drozd.  The main topic was the Ashgabat Final document, adopted on the outcomes of the International Conference "Policy of neutrality and Its Importance in Ensuring International Peace, Security and Sustainable Development" held on December 12 of last year in honor of the 25th anniversary of Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality. As known, th...

On December 31, 2020, the winners of the creative contest “My Homeland – Permanently Neutral Turkmenistan” organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan jointly with the editorial office of the “Nesil” newspaper on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan and dedicated to the International Neutrality Day were announced in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.   The ceremony that was organized on the threshold of the New Year wa...