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On December 21, 2020, on the initiative of the Afghan side, a telephone conversation took place between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev with the head of the National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan party Marshal Abdul-Rashid Dostum.
During the conversation, an exchange of views took place on the agenda of the Turkmen-Afghan cooperation. The parties emphasized the active development of bilateral ties in the light of the agreements reached between the heads of state of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.
Dostum praised the initiatives of the President of Turkmenistan to strengthen peace and stability in the region, noting the need to promote ideas of neutralism in resolving regional issues.
Turkmenistan participates in online meeting of CIS Council of Foreign Ministers
The Vice Prime Minister, Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov took part in the online meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CIS member states chaired by Uzbekistan.
The online meeting was attended by the foreign minister of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, as well as the Chairman of the Executive Committee, CIS Executive Secretary Sergei Lebedev. The sides discussed issues relating to strengthening regional security and development of cooperation in the field of healthcare, science and culture.
Speaking at the meeting, the Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan presented the country’s position on ensuring political and economic stability in the CIS space, strengthening friendship and good neighborliness, protecting environment and developing partnerships in the field of health, including through the UN. The head of the Foreign Mi