On January 26 of this year, an Open Debate on Peacebuilding and Peacekeeping was held in the UN Security Council Hall on the theme "Investing in human potential to increase resilience to complex challenges." The debate, initiated by Japan (UN Security Council Chair in January 2023), was attended by more than 70 member countries, as well as heads of UN agencies. Turkmenistan spoke during the open debate on behalf of the countries of Central Asia. During their speeches, the heads of deleg...

On January 26, 2023, the meeting of the President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Suk-yeol with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Korea B. Durdyev was held at the Yongsan Presidential Palace. During the meeting, the Turkmen diplomat presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Korea. President Yoon Suk-yeol congratulated Ambassador B. Durdyev on his appointment to this high position and wished him success in his...

On January 24-25, 2023, a regular meeting of the Joint Working Group on the delimitation of the bottom of the Caspian Sea between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan was held in Ashgabat. The delegation of Turkmenistan was headed by the director of the Institute of the Caspian Sea, Special Representative of Turkmenistan for the Caspian Sea M.Atajanov, the Azerbaijani delegation – by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaij...

On January 24, 2023, in Tashkent, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov participated in the 26th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CMFA) of the member countries of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). The event was attended by the heads of the foreign ministries of the Member States, heads of regional organizations, as well as specialized agencies, regional institutions and affiliated bodies of the ECO. The meeting participants discussed a wide r...

On January 21, 2023, a major political event of historical significance took place in the capital's Congress Center of Turkmenistan. With the participation of representatives of the public of Turkmenistan, a meeting of the National Council (Milli Gengesh) of the country, the bicameral parliament of Turkmenistan - a representative and legislative body of state power, was held. During the meeting, the participants discussed a variety of issues related to the socio-political, economic, cultural...