At the 15th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization, held on November 28, 2021, the Heads of State and Government of the participating countries reflected their vision of the ECO's work and highlighted the unique geo-economic role of the ECO, which has a positive effect on regional cooperation. In his speech, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov highlighted the essence of interaction between the ECO Member States, united geographically, historically, as well as traditio...

On November 27, 2021 25th Meeting of the Council of Ministers (COM) of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) was held in Ashgabat to participate in which the heads of the foreign policy agencies of the ECO member-countries arrived to Turkmen capital. The delegation of Turkmenistan was headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs R.Meredov. At the Meeting, the former ECO Chairman, the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Turkey Mevlüt Çavuşoglu made his inaugural remarks. Then the floor w...

On November 26, 2021, a Meeting of Senior Officials of the countries-members of the Economic Cooperation Organization chaired by the Turkmen side was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The delegation of Turkmenistan at the Meeting was headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Berdiniyaz Myatiyev. The agenda of the Meeting included the issues of the preparation to the 25th Meeting of the Council of Ministers (COM), Consideration o...

On November 25, 2021, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan S. Berdimuhamedov on the digital system took part in the XX jubilee meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the member states of Shanghai Cooperation Organization. During the meeting, issues of developing cooperation within the SCO were discussed. Particular attention was paid to deepening the partnership of the member states in the trade, economic, investment and humanitarian spheres, including in the...

On November 24, 2021, in Tashkent city, with the participation of UN Under-Secretary-General, UNODC Executive Director Ghada Fathi Waly the signing and launching ceremony of the new UNODC Program on Drugs and Crime for Central Asia for 2022-2025 took place. The delegation of Turkmenistan in the multilateral dialogue was headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vepa Hajiyev. As was emphasized during the speeches, the launch of this regional program will dynamically increase the capa...

On November 18, 2021, during the 41st session of the General Conference of UNESCO, Turkmenistan was elected as a member of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme for the period 2021-2025. The goal of the International Hydrological Programme is to contribute to the development and deepening of knowledge in the field of hydrology, development of modern methods and approaches of research in this field, the development of strategies and policies for sustainable...

On November 19, 2021, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev met with Regional Representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Central Asia Hans Friedrich Schodder in videoconference format. During the meeting, the sides gave a brief overview to the joint work done in 2021 and reviewed the implementation of previously reached agreements. The sides emphasized the strategic nature of Turkmenistan's partnership with the United...