On February 9, 2023, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova had a meeting with the UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan Dmitry Shlapachenko. During constructive conversation, the parties emphasized the effectiveness of Turkmenistan’s interaction with the UN and its specialized agencies, considered current and promising projects and talked about key directions of cooperation. It was underlined that the cooperation between Turkmenistan and the United Nations...

On February 9, 2023, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova had a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America Matthew Klimov. During the meeting, the state and prospects for the development of Turkmen-American relations in the political, cultural-humanitarian and other spheres were discussed. Also, attention was paid to the vigorous activity of Turkmenistan on international platforms, the consistent work of the...

On February 8, 2023, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, on behalf of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, visited the Embassy of the Republic of Turkiye in Ashgabat and expressed his condolences to the representatives of the brotherly country. Arriving at the Embassy of the Republic of Turkiye, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan talked with...

Turkmenistan joins the Group of Friends of UN-Habitat for Sustainable Urbanization and the New Urban Agenda. The Group is chaired by Poland and Zimbabwe and it was formed in June 2022 to serve as a political intermediary between the General Assembly and the United Nations Secretariat in New York. Currently, more than 30 countries have joined the Group. Turkmenistan’s membership in the Group will open new opportunities in the following fields: to advance the Arkadag city project throu...

On February 6, 2023, a regular meeting of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers, as well as heads and representatives of relevant ministries and departments of the country attended the meeting. At the opening of the meeting, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov noted that during the current meeting the results of cooperation b...

On February 6, 2023, in the building of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran for consular and parliamentary issues, as well as for Iranian expatriates Alireza Bikdeli. The parties discussed a wide range of issues of cooperation between the countries in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres. The sides noted the import...

On February 6, 2023, the regular 15th meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Iranian Commission on Consular, Border and Customs Issues was held in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Heads and representatives of relevant ministries and law enforcement agencies of the two countries took part in its work. The delegation of Turkmenistan at the meeting was headed by the Deputy Foreign Minister Vepa Hajiyev, the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran - Deputy Min...