On November 6, 2021, a tree planting campaign, initiated by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was held in a big way. The tree planting event was attended by the President of Turkmenistan, members of the Government, representatives of the ministries and agencies, students of the higher educational institutions, as well as the residents of Turkmenistan. Today’s tree planting campaign is held in accordance with the National Strategy of Turkmenistan on Climate change and...

Speaking at the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) in Glasgow, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, emphasized that after the adoption of the global Sustainable Development Goals, Turkmenistan is actively working to achieve them at the national and international levels. The Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of Turkmenistan is essentially a confirmation of country's amb...

On November 3, 2021, in Glasgow the Government delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan S.Berdimuhamedov takes part at the Twenty-sixth session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is an important international forum where the joint actions to counter global warming are being discussed and a...

On November 3, 2021, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev met with the Regional Representative of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for Central Asia, Ryszard Komenda, via videoconference. Dmitry Shlapachenko, UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan, also took part in the meeting. During the meeting, the sides discussed issues related to further development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the UN specialized agencies on human rights. T...

On October 29, 2021, in participation of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov the 203 kilometer long “Ashgabat-Tedjen” section of the “Ashgabat-Turkmenabad” autobahn was solemnly put into operation. The members of the Government of Turkmenistan, high-level foreign guests, in particular Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), regional and country representatives of the Islamic Bank of Development, Asian Bank of Development, European Bank for Reconst...

On October 21, 2021, a meeting of the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov with the Director of the Subregional Office for Central Asia of Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) Viorel Gutu has been held in the videoconferencing format. During the meeting, the parties considered key aspects of interaction between Turkmenistan and FAO. It was underlined that Turkmen side appreciates the activity of the Organization and in...

Speaking at the meeting of the Council of Heads of States of the Commonwealth of Independent States in the format of videoconferencing, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov noted that «in the coming years, in our views, the primary task is to increase economic cooperation, use the combined industrial, resource and technological potential of the Commonwealth in order to achieve sustainable positions in the global processes». In his speech, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov also emphasized tha...