Turkmenistan for a confidential dialogue in the format of the Commonwealth - Foreign Ministers’ Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States
Head of the foreign policy department of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov took part in the meeting of the Foreign Ministers’ Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States which was held today in Moscow.
In the beginning, the talks were held in narrow format, during which the participants discussed the current and prospective vectors of cooperation within the CIS. The economic collaboration and the fight with the pandemic are determined as the main priorities of the partnership in the current year. Also an exchange of views took place on the pressing issues of the international agenda.
In the expanded format of session aspects of political, trade and economic and cultural-humanitarian cooperation on Commonwealth space have been considered. Diplomats also have given particular attention to realisation of the Program of actions on partnership activization between foreign policy departments of the CIS, accepted at the initiative of Turkmenistan.
Expressing the vision of the Turkmen side on ways of strengthening of relations in format of the CIS, including in the context of regional and international topics Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov noted the importance of the initiative of president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on declaration of 2021 as International Year of peace and trust that has been fixed by the corresponding resolution of UN General Assembly.
Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan also expressed interest of the country in the strengthening of cooperation in preservation of general historical and cultural heritage, expansion of scientific contacts and association of efforts in public health services sphere.
Following the results of the meeting of the Foreign Ministers’ Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States joint documents were adopted. As an associated member of the CIS, Turkmenistan has supported the resolutions “On the draft of the Address of the Heads of States of the Commonwealth of Independent States participating countries to the People of the Commonwealth and World Community on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary since the start of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945,” and “On the Plan of Events for 2021-2023 on the Implementation of the Cooperation Development Strategy of the Commonwealth of Independent States in the area of Physical Culture and Sport for 2021–2030”.
The next session of the Foreign Ministers’ Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States is planned to be held in Minsk on October 14 of current year.
