On May 2, 2020, Turkmenistan sent humanitarian aid to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The relevant order was signed by the President of Turkmenistan on April 30. Governor and representatives of the Faryab region of the neighboring country appreciated the help from the Turkmen people and expressed sincere gratitude to the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov for the full support and attention to the people of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The humanitarian aid consist...

On 1 May 2020, a video conference of the chess community of Turkmenistan and the Republic of Armenia was held, in which prominent representatives of the world of chess from two friendly countries, Chess Federations and chess academies, masters of sports in chess, coaches, international FIDE judges and coaches, grandmasters and old friends met who once played in different matches against each other. The Turkmen side was headed by the Chairman of the National Chess Federation of Turkmenistan Myrat...

On May 1, 2020, the online meeting with the Regional Director for Europe of the World Health Organization Dr. Hans Kluge was held the in the premises of the UN Representative Office in Ashgabat.     The representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Ministry of Healthcare and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan, as well as the Head of WHO Country Office in Turkmenistan participated to the session. During the constructive conversation, the parties exchanged views on the ne...

On May 1, 2020, a meeting took place in the MFA of Turkmenistan between the representatives of a number of ministries and departments of Turkmenistan and the representatives of UNICEF with the aim of discussing the Draft Country Programme Document (CPD) for cooperation between Turkmenistan and UNICEF for the period 2021 to 2025.    The representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance and Economy, Ministry of Healthcare and Medical Industry, Instit...

Magtymguly Turkmen State University and Yerevan State University held a distance scientific conference on the theme “Reflection of humanistic ideas and folk traditions in the work of the classic of Turkmen literature Magtymguly Fraghi and the Armenian poet, Ashug Sayat-Nova.” The conference was opened by the head of the Department of Foreign Literature of TSU, Romanguly Mustakov, who emphasized that in the poetry of the two great masters the words Magtymguly and Sayat Nova are consonant imper...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed the Resolution, according to which humanitarian aid cargo is sent to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadan. Relative ministries and profile departments are assigned to provide food production to neighbouring country free of charge. This act of good will is another evidence of invariable commitment of Turkmenistan and its nation to ideals of peace and humanity. The month of Ramadan is thought to b...

On April 30, the telephone conversation was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale, during which the issues related to the development of bilateral cooperation were discussed. At the same time it was underlined that the regular contacts between the external policy agencies of two countries serve as an important mechanism for interstate collaboration. The parties noted the significance...