On February 23, 2022, in the building of the World Trade Organization (WTO), during the regular meeting of the WTO General Council, the application of Turkmenistan for accession to the WTO was considered in accordance with Article XII of the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the WTO. The meeting of the General Council was attended by the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN Office in Geneva, during which he spoke on behalf of the Government of Turkmenistan to the WTO member count...

On February 22, 2022, the online conference "Dialogue is a Guarantee of Peace" was organized by the Secretariat of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO. The event is timed to coincide with the initiative of Turkmenistan to create a new philosophy of modern international relations called "Dialogue is a Guarantee of Peace", which was put forward by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The conference held in a digital format, was attended by the specialists from the...

By order of the President of Turkmenistan, on February 22, 2022, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov paid an official visit to the Russian Federation (Moscow). During the visit, a number of meetings were held, at which topical issues for the further comprehensive development of bilateral relations were discussed, tasks and plans for their intensification were identified, taking into acc...

Today, on February 17, an online meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States Baghdad Amreyev, during which the prospects for developing cooperation between Turkmenistan and the organization were discussed. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan stressed the need to further expand the interaction of the countries of this format in various fields. At the same time, it was empha...

On February 17, 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. It was noted that February 22 this year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In this connection the heads of the foreign policy agencies exchanged congratulations. The diplomats considered the...

Today, on February 17, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.O. Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.V. Lavrov. During the conversation, the ministers discussed key issues of Turkmen-Russian cooperation. The ministers also touched upon preparations for the Sixth Caspian Summit.

Today, on February 17, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov met with Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat R.Kastberg. During the meeting, the current state and prospects of Turkmenistan's partnership with the OSCE were considered. The main topic of discussion was the issues of preparation for the forthcoming presidential elections in Turkmenistan on March 12 this year. In this context, the parties considered the forms of cooperation between the Turk...