(1 November 2024)   Madame Chair,   Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is my honour on behalf of the delegations of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan to present the draft resolution entitled " Treaty on Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia," contained in document A/C.1/79/L.5. We express our deepest appreciation to all delegations for their constructive and fruitful engagement throughout the negotiation process. Their collective efforts h...

Today, during the XVI BRICS Summit, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a substantive meeting with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. This dialogue, held in a spirit of cooperation, focused on the current state and future prospects of the strategic and constructive relationship between Turkmenistan and the United Nations. President Berdimuhamedov congratulated Secretary-General Guterres on United Nations Day, expressing confidence that their discussions would...

Original in Russian Check against delivery (Kazan, October 24, 2024) Distinguished Heads of State, Ladies and Gentlemen, First of all, I would like to thank the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, for his hospitality and warm welcome. Turkmenistan participates in the BRICS + Outreach Summit for the first time. Thank you for the invitation to such a representative event, we see in this a respectful attitude towards Turkmenistan. As is known, Tur...

On September 26-30, 2024, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov visited New York to participate in the high-level week of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly. During the visit, the delegation made a national statement during the general debate of the General Assembly, took part in multilateral ministerial events and bilateral meetings with the heads of the UN, international and r...

(September 27, 2024, New York)   Your Excellency, Mr. President of the General Assembly Distinguished heads and members of delegations,    First of all, allow me to congratulate you on the beginning of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.  I congratulate Mr. Philemon Yang on his election as the President of the General Assembly and wish him every success.  I would also like to express my gratitude to Ambassador Dennis Francis for his effective leadershi...

27 September 2024 Dear Minister Abbas Araghchi, Dear Secretary General Asad Khan, Dear Colleagues, First of all, I would like to wish Minister Araghchi a successful chairmanship of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). I also congratulate Mr. Asad Khan on his recent appointment as Secretary General. Our todays’ meeting is an important opportunity to exchange views on regional cooperation and strengthen economic ties among our countries. The 15th ECO Summit in Ashgabat on 28...

(18 September 2024, New York) Excellencies, Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, At the outset, I would like to thank the Permanent Missions of Slovenia for convening this very important meeting. We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva for her briefing and assessment. The report of the UN Secretary-General to the UN Security Council on 13 June 2024 clearly i...