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                <title><![CDATA[Three New Countries Join the Group of Friends of Neutrality in 2025: Azerbaijan, Tajikistan and Eswatini]]></title>
                <link>https://un.mission.gov.tm/en/news/156182</link>
								<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[In 2025, three Member States — Azerbaijan, Tajikistan and Eswatini — joined the Group of Friends of Neutrality for Peace, Security and Sustainable Development.

With these new members, the Group now brings together 29 countries, reflecting growing international interest in neutrality as a constructive tool for the promotion of peace, confidence-building, security and sustainable development, in line with the principles of the United Nations Charter.

The next meeting of the Group of Friends...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Tajikistan became a member of the Group of Friends of Neutrality for Peace, Security and Sustainable Development]]></title>
                <link>https://un.mission.gov.tm/en/news/151664</link>
								<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[Tajikistan officially joined the Group of Friends of Neutrality for Peace, Security, and Sustainable Development after unanimous approval by all members of the Group. This would reinforce the Group's commitment to fostering global peace, security, and sustainable development through the principles of neutrality.

The Group of Friends of Neutrality for Peace, Security, and Sustainable Development is an informal international platform dedicated to advancing the principles of neutrality in achiev...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Diplomatic relations have been established between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Rwanda]]></title>
                <link>https://un.mission.gov.tm/en/news/149131</link>
								<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[On July 14, 2025, in New York City, at the office of the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the United Nations, a signing ceremony of the Joint Communiqué on the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Rwanda took place.

Before the signing ceremony, a meeting was held between the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN Aksoltan Atayeva and the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Rwanda to the UN Martin K Ngoga, during which the prosp...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Turkmenistan delegation took part in the UN High-Level Meeting on Regional Zones of Peace]]></title>
                <link>https://un.mission.gov.tm/en/news/148843</link>
								<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[On July 7, 2025, the delegation of Turkmenistan, headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova, took part in the High-Level Meeting on Regional Zones of Peace, organized under the auspices of the United Nations in New York.

The High-Level Meeting was aimed at the development of existing and the establishment of new regional zones of peace, the enhancement of cooperation among them, and the strengthening of friendly relations and mutual trust between states and...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[United Nations Games 2025 Conclude with Celebration of Peace, Trust, and Sporting Excellence]]></title>
                <link>https://un.mission.gov.tm/en/news/146281</link>
								<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[The United Nations Headquarters in New York was filled with celebration and unity as over 300 diplomats, athletes, families, and guests gathered for the Closing Ceremony of the United Nations Games 2025. This year’s Games, held in April and May in accordance with UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/78/325, marked a powerful tribute to the International Year of Peace and Trust and the 30th anniversary of the Permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan.

Under the theme “Sport for Peace and Trust,” th...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[United Nations Games 2025 Officially Launched in New York]]></title>
                <link>https://un.mission.gov.tm/en/news/145050</link>
								<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[On 2 April 2025, the United Nations Headquarters in New York hosted the Opening Ceremony of the United Nations Games 2025, marking the official launch of a large-scale sporting initiative.

The event, organized by the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan in the framework of the International Year of Peace and Trust 2025, was held in accordance with General Assembly resolution 78/325 on the “United Nations Games.”

This year's Games have brought together more than 800 participants from 110 count...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[The United Nations General Assembly Resolution "Permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan" has been published in all six official UN languages]]></title>
                <link>https://un.mission.gov.tm/en/news/145028</link>
								<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[The United Nations General Assembly Resolution 79/274 titled "Permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan" has been published in all six official UN languages as an official document of the 79th session of the General Assembly under agenda item 61: Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace.

The published document is available at the following link:
docs.un.org/A/RES/79/274]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Outcome Document of International Conference on Interregional Economic Cooperation within the Year of Peace and Trust Published as Official UN General Assembly Document]]></title>
                <link>https://un.mission.gov.tm/en/news/145039</link>
								<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[The outcome document of the international conference titled “International Year of Peace and Trust: The Role of Interregional Economic Cooperation in Achieving Sustainable Development” has been published and circulated as an official document of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

The document is available in all six official UN languages by following link (https://docs.un.org/A/79/828) and is circulated under agenda items 14 (Globalization and Interdependence), 18 (Susta...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[UN General Assembly Adopts Resolution on Holding the Third LLDC Conference in Turkmenistan]]></title>
                <link>https://un.mission.gov.tm/en/news/145034</link>
								<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[On 11 April 2025, during its 63rd plenary meeting, the United Nations General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution to convene the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) in Turkmenistan.

The text of the resolution can be found at this link https://docs.un.org/A/RES/79/279

According to the first operative paragraph, the Conference will be held in the city of Awaza from 5 to 8 August 2025, at the highest possible level, including participation of Head...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[High-level meeting of the Group of Friends of Neutrality for Peace, Security and Sustainable Development was held in Ashgabat]]></title>
                <link>https://un.mission.gov.tm/en/news/140575</link>
								<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[The International Conference “Joint Efforts in Strengthening International Peace and Sustainable Development” was held in Ashgabat]]></title>
                <link>https://un.mission.gov.tm/en/news/140574</link>
								<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Meeting with the Executive Director of the UN Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate]]></title>
                <link>https://un.mission.gov.tm/en/news/140455</link>
								<pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan met with the UN Assistant Secretary-General for the Rule of Law and Security Institutions]]></title>
                <link>https://un.mission.gov.tm/en/news/140454</link>
								<pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Resolution “Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia” initiated by Turkmenistan was adopted]]></title>
                <link>https://un.mission.gov.tm/en/news/140453</link>
								<pubDate>Sat, 07 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Turkmenistan hosted the anniversary meeting on strengthening cooperation among nuclear-weapon-free zones]]></title>
                <link>https://un.mission.gov.tm/en/news/140234</link>
								<pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[On December 5, 2024, a meeting of States parties to the Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the theme “Strengthening cooperation among existing nuclear-weapon-free zones”.

The meeting was dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the entry into force of the Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty.

Turkmenistan is hosting this meeting in the framework of its chairmanship of the Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone T...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Turkmenistan participated in the Special Session of the General Conference of the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean]]></title>
                <link>https://un.mission.gov.tm/en/news/140233</link>
								<pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[On 28 November 2024, representatives of Turkmenistan participated via videoconference in the XXVIII Special Session of the General Conference of the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (OPANAL).

The Turkmen side, chairing the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia, was invited to the event as an observer.

During the session, the address of the Secretary General of OPANAL was heard, as well as the reports of the Council of the Agenc...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Issues of expanding cooperation with the International Centre for Transport Diplomacy discussed]]></title>
                <link>https://un.mission.gov.tm/en/news/140232</link>
								<pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[On 28 November 2024, a meeting was held at the MFA of Turkmenistan between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Executive Secretary of the International Centre for Transport Diplomacy (ICTD) Igor Runov.

The sides emphasized the importance of the high-level meeting of the Group of Friends for Sustainable Transport in Ashgabat in the framework of the International Conference and Exhibition «International Transport and Transit Corridors: Interconnectivity and De...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[President of Turkmenistan received the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety]]></title>
                <link>https://un.mission.gov.tm/en/news/140231</link>
								<pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[On 27 November 2024, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety Jean Todt, who arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the International conference “International Transport-Transit Corridors: Interconnectivity and Development – 2024”.

Mr.Jean Todt emphasised that he has fond memories of his visit to Turkmenistan in 2013 upon the invitation of Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and meeting wi...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan met with the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety]]></title>
                <link>https://un.mission.gov.tm/en/news/140230</link>
								<pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[On 27 November 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety Jean Todt.

During the meeting, the sides noted that in recent years Turkmenistan has become an effective platform for dialogue in the field of transport. In this regard, the parties noted the importance of the two-day International Conference and Exhibition “International Transport-Transit Corridors: Interconnectivity and Development...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Second Ministerial meeting of the Group of Friends for Sustainable Transport was held in Ashgabat]]></title>
                <link>https://un.mission.gov.tm/en/news/140229</link>
								<pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[On 27 November 2024, the Second Ministerial meeting of the Group of Friends of Sustainable Transport was held at the Archabil Hotel in Ashgabat in the framework of the International Conference and Exhibition “International Transport and Transit Corridors: Interconnectivity and Development – 2024”

The meeting was attended by heads and representatives of relevant ministries and transport agencies of Turkmenistan, as well as foreign Member Countries of the Group of Friends for Sustainable Transp...]]></description>
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