Statement at the Opening Ceremony of the International Year of Peace and Trust, 2025 Date: January 17, 2025 Location: United Nations Headquarters, New York Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a profound honor to address this distinguished assembly at the opening of the International Year of Peace and Trust, an initiative that reflects our shared commitment to fostering dialogue, cooperation, and harmony among nations. For Turkmenistan, 2025 is especi...

Resolutions and documents adopted at the initiative of Turkmenistan within the framework of the UN for the last quarter of 2024 were published and distributed in six UN languages as official documents of the 79th session of the General Assembly under the relevant agenda items: UN General Assembly Resolution on the Zone of Peace, Trust and Cooperation of Central Asia (link to document 79/5) under agenda item 64; Final Declaration of the High-level Meeting of the Group of Friends of Sustai...

On December 11, 2024, a high-level meeting of the Group of Friends of Neutrality for Peace, Security and Sustainable Development was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The meeting was attended by representatives of the countries participating in the Group, including heads of foreign diplomatic missions accredited in Turkmenistan, as well as chiefs of Turkmenistan’s diplomatic missions and consular offices abroad. During the meeting, the participants em...

On December 11, 2024, on the eve of the International Day of Neutrality, Ashgabat hosted the International Conference entitled “Joint Efforts in Strengthening International Peace and Sustainable Development”. The conference was attended by the heads of diplomatic missions and consular offices of Turkmenistan abroad, representatives of international and regional organizations, in particular the UN, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, as well as experts specializ...

On December 10, 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with the Executive Director of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate Natalia German at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The head of the Foreign Ministry congratulated Natalia German on being awarded the jubilee medal of Turkmenistan "Magtymguly Pyragynyň 300 ýyllygyna" and a set of commemorative signs. Sincere gratitude was expressed to Natalia...

On December 9, 2024, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan hosted a meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov and the UN Assistant Secretary-General for the Rule of Law and Security Institutions Alexander Zuyev, who arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the International Conference "Joint Efforts to Strengthen International Peace and Sustainable Development", as well as other events in honor of the International Day of Neutrality. During the meeting, the parties noted the...

On December 2, 2024, during the 43rd plenary meeting of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, the resolution submitted by Turkmenistan on behalf of the Central Asian countries “Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia” was adopted. Presenting the draft resolution, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations A. Atayeva thanked the UN Member States for supporting the project and emphasized that the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia is an...