On 14th of February 2023, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev received the copies of credentials of newly appointed Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Turkmenistan (with a residence in Stockholm) Mr. Tomas Danestad. The Deputy Foreign Minister congratulated the Ambassador of Sweden on his appointment and wished him success in his activity. During the meeting, the parties discussed priority areas of bilateral cooperation and collaboration within the international an...

On February 14, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Mahdi Esmaili. At the beginning of the meeting, the importance of the official visit of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov to Iran in June last year was noted, during which a solid package of documents was signed, which gave impetus to the intensification of scientific and educational contacts and i...

In the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, a large-scale meeting - the World Government Summit - 2023, was held under the slogan "The Image of the Future Government". Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov took part in it at the head of the Turkmen delegation. In his speech at the summit, the Vice-Premier stressed the need to unite the efforts of states and international organizations in the implementation of the tasks of susta...

On February 13, 2023, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev received the appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Turkmenistan (with residence in Tashkent) Vaclav Jilek. Accepting copies of his credentials, V. Hajiyev congratulated the Ambassador on his appointment and wished him successful work. During the meeting, issues of the development of Turkmen-Czech cooperation in the political, trade-economic, educational, cultu...

On February 11, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov left for an official visit to the United Arab Emirates. A few hours later, the aircraft of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov landed at the International Airport of the capital of the UAE, decorated with the State flags of the two countries. In the air harbor the Hero-Arkadag Gurba...

On February 12, 2023, the solemn opening ceremony of the Days of Culture of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Turkmenistan was held at the Mukamlar Palace of the State Cultural Center. The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan, the general public, diplomatic missions accredited in Ashgabat, the media, cultural and art figures of our country, teachers and students of specialized universities. The Iranian creative delegation included leaders and sp...

On February 9-10, 2023, the first Inter-Parliamentary Forum of Central Asian States was held in the city of Turkestan of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The forum was attended by the Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan Gurbanmurat Ashirov. The work of the forum was opened by the Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Maulen Ashimbaev, then other heads of the parliaments of the Central Asian states spoke. During the even...