27 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week. In foreign currency, businessmen from Hong Kong, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan bought aviation and illuminating kerosene, and gasoline produced at the Turkmenbashi Refinery Complex. Deals in foreign currency made by traders from Russia, the USA, China, the OAE, Turkey, and Azerbaijan also included cotton yarn, licorice rhizomes and roots. The sum total of the transactions was over US...

On January 9, 2021 Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani. The Parties have stated with appreciation the high dynamics of broad bilateral relations. The effectiveness of interstate political and diplomatic dialog, as well as further development of trade, economic, culture and humanitarian relations has b...

On January 9, 2021, Political consultations between Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan at the level of Ministers of Foreign Affairs were held in Kabul. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Hanif Atmar expressed their positions on key aspects of bilateral agenda.   The parties underlined the effectiveness of dialog between the Heads of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan...

On January 8, 2021 the competent delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov arrived in Kabul, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan for a working visit. During the visit, Turkmen delegation had constructive talks with high-level officials of the Afghan government. In particular, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Repu...

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 the 6th of January 2021, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev held a telephone conversation with the Special Representative of the Federal Government for Afghanistan and Pakistan Markus Potzel.    After exchanging warm greetings, the diplomats highly appraised the level of cooperation between Turkmenistan and Germany, both in bilateral format, as well as in the framework of international and regional structures. Special attention was paid to the issues of...

On the 6th of January 2021, a press-conference of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Head of the Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Natalia Gherman was held in Ashgabat. The representatives of the local mass media and the journalists accredited in Turkmenistan participated to the event, including the foreign press that took part in the press-conference through videoconferencing. Among the participants, the representatives of the mass media of Azerba...