Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, accompanied by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on a visit to China, met on Friday with Chinese Foreign Minister Van I. The diplomats discussed preparations for the summit.
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the opening ceremony of the XXIV Winter Olympic Games, which took place at the National Stadium "Bird's Nest" in Beijing.
The State Agency for Management of Road Construction is starting to work in Turkmenistan. President Berdimuhamedov signed a decree on its creation on Thursday during a government meeting dedicated to the results of the development of the country's national economic complex in January of this year.
On the eve of his visit to China to participate in the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov answered questions from reporters from leading Chinese media, including CCTV, CGTN, the “Xinhua” agency, and the “People's Daily» newspaper.
President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov gave an interview to representatives of leading publications and TV channels of China.
Turkmenistan's energy sector and a set of tasks to improve it in the context of developing international economic relations were the subject of a working meeting chaired by President Berdimuhamedov on Tuesday.
Afghanistan has reaffirmed its commitment to launching the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) project as soon as possible. The construction of the pipeline will provide employment for about 12,000 people in Afghanistan, according to Tolo News, economists in the country.
On Saturday, Afghan Acting Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi assured a senior Pakistani delegation led by National Security Adviser (NSA) Moid Yusuf that Afghan land would not be used against neighbors, including Pakistan, Pakistani Dawn news agency reported.
India is a close and important partner for Turkmenistan, said President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov at a virtual India-Central Asia virtual summit on Thursday. The Turkmen leader said that the current meeting was aimed at bringing the relations between Central Asia and India to new heights, which have huge human, industrial, natural, and technological potential.
The summit of the heads of state of Central Asia and India is being held on video.
Turkmenistan has helped Uzbekistan resume power supply following a massive blackout in three Central Asian countries.
During the Central Asia-China video summit, the Turkmen leader outlined a number of areas for mutually beneficial cooperation. Among them is transport interaction, which is due to specific reasons and objective interests.
Turkmenistan considers China and the countries of Central Asia as its key partners and like-minded people in the effective implementation of the new philosophy - "Dialogue is a guarantee of peace," President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said, speaking at the video summit of the leaders of the China-Central Asia dialogue countries on Tuesday.
A video summit dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the countries of Central Asia was held on Tuesday, January 25.
The preparations for the 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, scheduled for March 22-23 in Islamabad, were discussed by the Foreign Ministers of Turkmenistan and Pakistan by phone on Monday.
