The EU Special Representative met with the heads of both chambers of the Turkmen Parliament
Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met on Wednesday with the EU Special Representative for Central Asia Teri Khakala, who arrived in Ashgabat.
The main topic of the conversation was the development of parliamentary contacts as a mechanism for diplomacy and cooperation, strengthening of legal support for joint agreements and closer consultative interaction in the legislative sphere.
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, emphasizing the policy of "open doors" pursued by Turkmenistan, noted that partnership with the EU in this regard is of paramount importance, and spoke in favor of enriching and intensifying this dialogue.
Teri Khakala also met with Gulshat Mammedova, Chairwoman of the Mejlis of the Milli Gengesh, discussing topical issues of interaction between the EU and Turkmenistan through the parliamentary line. The meeting was attended by EU Ambassador to Turkmenistan Diego Ruiz Alonso.
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The Vice Prime Minister/Foreign Minister, David Zalkaliani met with the NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, Javier Colomina, who arrived in Georgia as part of his regional tour.
The sides discussed all current issues of NATO-Georgia cooperation. The conversation focused on Georgia’s progress on the Euro-Atlantic integration path and noted that Georgia is one of the closest and most compatible partners of the Alliance. The sides underlined NATO's commitment to the decision of the 2008 Bucharest Summit that Georgia will become a member of NATO.
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili held a meeting with Javier Colomina, the NATO Secretary General's newly appointed Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia.
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The conversation focused on NATO's open-door policy and Georgia's integration into the North Atlantic Alliance, pointing out the country's formidable progress toward European and Euro-Atlantic integration, strengthening democratic institutions, and implementing defense reforms.
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The meeting was attended by Head NATO International Office's Political Affairs and Security Division Steffen Elgersma, Head of the NATO Liaison Office in Georgia Rosaria Puglisi, Deputy Head of the NATO Liaison Office in Georgia Pirit Pikker, and Vice Prime Minister/Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani representing the Georgian side.Press Service of the Government Administration
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On the 8th of September 2021, a multilateral ministerial meeting on Afghanistan took place in the format of a videoconferencing. The subject matter of the session was the situation in this country.
The Foreign Ministers of more than 20 countries as well as the high-level representatives of the UN, EC and NATO also attended the virtual talk initiated by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany.
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Turkmen side noted that, as the closest neighbor of Afghanistan, for Turkmenistan, the issue of stability and security in this country has its direct influence and significance, from a political, economic and humanitarian point of view.
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