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Turkmenistan Airlines will resume regular passenger flights between Turkmenistan and Turkey from October 5, the Atavatan Turkmenistan newspaper reports with reference to the national air carrier.

At the request of the Turkmen side, the Turkish government has temporarily introduced a visa regime for citizens of Turkmenistan, in connection with which a new visa center has opened in the Turkmen capital, the Turkish Embassy in Ashgabat told ORIENT.

Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay announced plans to hold a trilateral Turkey-Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan summit.

During a working visit to Ashgabat, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay, headed by his country's delegation, met with Deputy Prime Minister Batyr Atdayev within the framework of the 6th meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Turkish Commission on Economic Cooperation, held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan.

The first container train on the route Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran-Turkey, loaded with Kazakh sulfur, arrived in Tehran today. Just at this time, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is here, whose visit to the Iranian capital takes place a few days after the visit of Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov.

The meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Turkey, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan is scheduled for Monday, June 6, in Ankara. This is reported by Turkish edition Daily Sabah in a publication about the schedule of upcoming meetings of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.

Turkey and the EU have discussed gas supplies from Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan to Europe through the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC), RIA Novosti reports citing the Turkish newspaper Milliyet.

Since the beginning of summer, the Republic of Turkey cancels all measures taken upon entry into the country in connection with the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan is preparing a summit of the Turkmen, Azerbaijani and Turkish leaders. This was announced at a government meeting on Friday by Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke today by telephone with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Serdar Berdimuhamedov, who was elected as the country's new president on March 12.