Today, during the XVI BRICS Summit, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a substantive meeting with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. This dialogue, held in a spirit of cooperation, focused on the current state and future prospects of the strategic and constructive relationship between Turkmenistan and the United Nations. President Berdimuhamedov congratulated Secretary-General Guterres on United Nations Day, expressing confidence that their discussions would...

Original in Russian Check against delivery (Kazan, October 24, 2024) Distinguished Heads of State, Ladies and Gentlemen, First of all, I would like to thank the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, for his hospitality and warm welcome. Turkmenistan participates in the BRICS + Outreach Summit for the first time. Thank you for the invitation to such a representative event, we see in this a respectful attitude towards Turkmenistan. As is known, Tur...

On September 26-30, 2024, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov visited New York to participate in the high-level week of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly. During the visit, the delegation made a national statement during the general debate of the General Assembly, took part in multilateral ministerial events and bilateral meetings with the heads of the UN, international and r...

(September 27, 2024, New York)   Your Excellency, Mr. President of the General Assembly Distinguished heads and members of delegations,    First of all, allow me to congratulate you on the beginning of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.  I congratulate Mr. Philemon Yang on his election as the President of the General Assembly and wish him every success.  I would also like to express my gratitude to Ambassador Dennis Francis for his effective leadershi...

27 September 2024 Dear Minister Abbas Araghchi, Dear Secretary General Asad Khan, Dear Colleagues, First of all, I would like to wish Minister Araghchi a successful chairmanship of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). I also congratulate Mr. Asad Khan on his recent appointment as Secretary General. Our todays’ meeting is an important opportunity to exchange views on regional cooperation and strengthen economic ties among our countries. The 15th ECO Summit in Ashgabat on 28...

(18 September 2024, New York) Excellencies, Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, At the outset, I would like to thank the Permanent Missions of Slovenia for convening this very important meeting. We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva for her briefing and assessment. The report of the UN Secretary-General to the UN Security Council on 13 June 2024 clearly i...

Today, historic events unfolded on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan border, demonstrating the tangible results of Turkmenistan's policy of permanent neutrality. Large-scale energy, transport, and communication infrastructure projects were commenced and inaugurated, in particular the opening of a 177-meter railway bridge on the Serhetabat-Turgundi rail highway on the Turkmen-Afghan border, the laying of the foundation of the Shatlyk-1 gas compressor station in Mary velayat, the start of constructi...