On February 26, 2022, a telephone conversation took place between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan. At the beginning of the conversation, the Turkmen leader warmly greeted his Turkish counterpart and noted that he was very pleased with the recovery of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his family from the coronavirus infection. The President of Turkmenistan also cordially congratulated the head of the friendly state on h...

On February 26, 2022, at the “Garagum” Hotel in the capital, by order of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, a briefing was held on the adoption of the “National Program for Turning of Turkmenistan into a Tobacco-Free Country for 2022-2025” and the Action Plan for its implementation. The briefing was attended by representatives of the People's Council and the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, heads and representatives of relevant ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, heads an...

On February 26, 2022, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Trade of the Republic of Turkey Mehmet Mush. During the talks, the parties noted with satisfaction the high dynamics of the development of interstate ties, which are growing stronger on the basis of a trusting political dialogue at the highest state level. The regular nature of contacts between the Heads of the two states, which contribute t...

On February 25, 2022, within the framework of the “Structural Dialogue” between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and Great Britain the meeting was held in the format of videoconferencing between the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister for South and Central Asia, the UN and the Commonwealth at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of Great Britain Lord Tariq Ahmad. During the intera...

On February 25, 2022, the "Structural Dialogue" between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and Great Britain continued its work in the format of videoconferencing with the participation of representatives of the relevant ministries and departments of the two countries. During today's session, the opening speeches of the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev and the Director of the Department of Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the British Foreign Off...

On February 24, 2022, the "Structural Dialogue" between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the United Kingdom began in the format of videoconferencing. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev headed the Turkmen delegation, the British delegation was headed by the Director of the Department of Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office Justin McKenzie. The diplomats exchanged views on a wide range of issues o...

On February 23, 2022, in the building of the World Trade Organization (WTO), during the regular meeting of the WTO General Council, the application of Turkmenistan for accession to the WTO was considered in accordance with Article XII of the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the WTO. The meeting of the General Council was attended by the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN Office in Geneva, during which he spoke on behalf of the Government of Turkmenistan to the WTO member count...