On November 12, 2021, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held high-level talks on the platform of the VIII Summit of Heads of State of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States in Istanbul. Further development and comprehensive strengthening of political and diplomatic interaction, intensification of cooperation in trade and economic sphere, as well as expansion of joint activities in scientific, educational...

On November 12, 2021, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov departed for a working visit to Istanbul, Turkey to participate at the Eighth Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (Turkic Council). The current Summit with the theme “Green Technologies and Smart Cities in the Digital Age” was attended by the Heads of the participating states, Secretary General of the Turkic Council and Prime Minister of Hungary, which is an observer state. The Head of Turkmen...

On November 11, 2021, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov took part in the eighth meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States in Istanbul, Republic of Turkey. The agenda of the current multilateral forum is very rich. The important issues of the upcoming summit of the Heads of State at the highest level were discussed, as well as the development of multilateral dialogue using the huge potential of the association of T...

On November 9, 2021, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received the Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of the Republic of Austria Michael Linhart, who has arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit.  Expressing sincere gratitude for the time he was given, the guest has conveyed to the Head of State warm greetings from the Federal President and Federal Chancellor of Austria. Having thanked for the kind words and expressed reciprocal greetings and best wish...

On November 6, 2021, a tree planting campaign, initiated by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was held in a big way. The tree planting event was attended by the President of Turkmenistan, members of the Government, representatives of the ministries and agencies, students of the higher educational institutions, as well as the residents of Turkmenistan. Today’s tree planting campaign is held in accordance with the National Strategy of Turkmenistan on Climate change and...

On November 3, 2021, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev met with the Regional Representative of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for Central Asia, Ryszard Komenda, via videoconference. Dmitry Shlapachenko, UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan, also took part in the meeting. During the meeting, the sides discussed issues related to further development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the UN specialized agencies on human rights. T...

Speaking at the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) in Glasgow, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, emphasized that after the adoption of the global Sustainable Development Goals, Turkmenistan is actively working to achieve them at the national and international levels. The Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of Turkmenistan is essentially a confirmation of country's amb...