On March 29-30, 2022, Ashgabat hosted the International Forum on attracting foreign investment in the oil and gas industry of Turkmenistan, organized by the State Concerns "Turkmengas", "Turkmennebit" and "Turkmenhimiya", the State Corporation "Turkmengeology" in partnership with the ES "Turkmen Forum" with the support British company “GaffneyCline”. The purpose of this event, held in a hybrid format, is to strengthen the dialogue on the further sustainable development of the energy sector an...

On March 30, 2022, as part of the participation in the third meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of countries neighboring Afghanistan in Tunxi, China, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the head of the foreign policy agency of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Mottaki. During the talks, the parties stressed the importance of developing and strengthening bilateral relations in all areas of cooperation. The interlocutors considered topical issues in the field o...

On March 30, 2022, on the sidelines of the 3rd meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the countries neighboring Afghanistan, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China Wang Yi. During the meeting, the heads of the foreign ministries discussed a wide range of issues related to the implementation of bilateral agreements reached during contacts at the highest state level i...

On March 30 this year, the Chinese city of Tunxi hosted a meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amir Abdollahian, during which a wide range of issues of further strengthening bilateral cooperation was discussed. The parties exchanged views on the current state of trade and economic relations between the two states and the prospects for their development. In particular, the possibilities of...

On March 24, 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, together with the British Embassy and the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan, organized an online conference in Ashgabat dedicated to the results and achievements of the UN Climate Change Conference 2021 COP26. The conference was a continuation of the joint round table held in March 2021 in Ashgabat on the eve of the COP26 conference, held last November in the British city of Glasgow. The purpose of this...

As part of the participation in the session of the OIC Ministerial Council in Islamabad, Acting. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Hissein Brahim Taha. At the beginning of the conversation, R. Meredov congratulated the Secretary General on his election to this high and responsible post and stressed that Turkmenistan attaches great importance to its membership in the Organization. Also, the Secret...

On March 22, 2022, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a bilateral meeting in Islamabad with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Makhdum Shah Mahmood Qureshi, during which the ministers discussed the current state and prospects for the development of bilateral relations. R. Meredov emphasized that relations with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan are one of the priorities of Turkmenistan's foreign policy. Pakistan was one of th...