On January 22, 2024, as part of a working visit to Japan, a meeting was held between the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Chief Cabinet Secretary of Ministers of Japan Yoshimasa Hayashi. During the meeting, the parties discussed the current bilateral agenda, exchanged views on the current state and prospects for further development of cooperation in priority areas. The minister noted the high...

On January 20, 2024, a regular meeting of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO was held under the chairmanship of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov. Members of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, heads and representatives of relevant ministries and state agencies of the country took part in the meeting. Opening the meeting, R.Meredov summed up the activities of the Interdepartmental Commission for UNESCO for 2023, and also noted the priority...

On January 18, 2024, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, a meeting was held between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan M.Byashimova and the Deputy Managing Director for Russia, Eastern Partnership, Central Asia, Regional Cooperation and the OSCE in the European External Action Service (EEAS) Luke Pierre Devin. During the meeting, issues related to the implementation of EU projects and programs, the organization of bilateral visits and events, including the...

On January 17, 2024, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the Vice-President of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas. M.Schinas conveyed greetings from the leadership of the European Union to the head of Turkmenistan, expressing interest in expanding the dialogue with Turkmenistan. The President expressed confidence that the upcoming negotiations between the Vice-President of the EC in Ashgabat and Turkmen colleagues will provide an opportunity to discuss promising areas of coope...

On January 17, 2024, in the Turkmen Foreign ministry, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with the Vice-President of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas. During the meeting, the parties discussed key aspects of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the EU and prospects for its further development. In this respect, special attention was paid to the areas of security, digitalization, water management, transport and education. A separate topic o...

On January 16, 2024, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova held a meeting with the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Kakha Imnadze. During the meeting, M.Byashimova congratulated K.Imnadze on his appointment to a responsible position and emphasized the importance of the activities of the UN regional center for the entire region in matters of strengthen...

On January 15, 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan held a consultative meeting to discuss the draft of “National Program for Improving the System of Social Services in Turkmenistan for 2024-2028.” The event was attended by heads and representatives of ministries and state agencies, public organizations of our country, as well as heads and representatives of UN agencies working in Turkmenistan. During the meeting, participants discussed issues related to the development of a...