On December 9, 2024, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan hosted a meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov and the UN Assistant Secretary-General for the Rule of Law and Security Institutions Alexander Zuyev, who arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the International Conference "Joint Efforts to Strengthen International Peace and Sustainable Development", as well as other events in honor of the International Day of Neutrality. During the meeting, the parties noted the...

On December 2, 2024, during the 43rd plenary meeting of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, the resolution submitted by Turkmenistan on behalf of the Central Asian countries “Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia” was adopted. Presenting the draft resolution, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations A. Atayeva thanked the UN Member States for supporting the project and emphasized that the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia is an...

On 5-6 December 2024, a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Myahri Bashimova took part in the 31st Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) held in Valletta, Republic of Malta. This key event annually gathers representatives of 57 OSCE Member States, and this year it was attended by foreign ministers from more than 30 countries. Plenary sessions and several side events were held over two days. One of the main...

On December 5, 2024, the National Leader of Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev had a telephone conversation. Expressing gratitude to the President of Uzbekistan for the initiative of holding the telephone conversation, the National Leader of Turkmen people emphasized that bilateral meetings and talks are a vivid expression of brotherly relations between the Turkmen and Uzbe...

On December 5, 2024, the presentation of the new book “Jewel of the Mind” of the National Leader of Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was held in the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The conference was attended by the leadership and staff members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, heads and representatives of diplomatic missions and representative offices of internat...

On 3 December 2024, the National Leader of Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a working trip to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to participate in the ‘One Water’ Summit held within the framework of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP-16). Following the unique traditions and customs of the Turkmen people, Haji Arkadag started his visit with a pilgrimage to the Holy Kaaba, visiti...

On 3 December 2024, in the framework of the working visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the National Leader of Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with the Crown Prince, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Expressing satisfaction with the opportunity to discuss the priority areas of interstate relations, Hero-Arkadag and the Head of the Saudi Arabian Government underlined the rapid...