On October 11, 2021, on the platform of the Sixth Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held bilateral talks with the Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. During the constructive talks, the sides discussed opportunities for further strengthening of mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries i...

On October 8, 2021, the first Youth Conference on Climate Change in Turkmenistan was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in hybrid format. The event was organized jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the British Embassy and the UN Permanent Mission to Turkmenistan ahead of the Conference of Youth (COY16) and the 26th session of the Conference of Parties (COP26) of the UN framework Convention on Climate Change...

In a letter addressed to the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev informs that all member states of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States unanimously supported granting Turkmenistan an observer status in the Council. “I share your view that mutual ties acquire special importance at the present time, including within the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States, which is currently chaired by Azerbaijan. The T...

On October 8, 2021, the International forum of medical scientists «Health diplomacy is the foundation of a healthy world» opened in a hybrid format at the «Yyldyz» hotel in the capital city. The initiative to organize the international conference to discuss issues related to using the experience gained during the COVID-19 pandemic and preventing the spread of infectious diseases was put forward by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The current event, which is being held i...

On October 7, 2021, a meeting took place between the Co-chairmen of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission on Economic Cooperation, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexei Overchuk, who arrived in Turkmenistan with a working visit. Heads of relevant ministries and departments of Turkmenistan and Russia also attended the meeting in an extended format. During the talks, the sid...

On October 7, 2021, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between Rashid Meredov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and Dr Hans Kluge, Director of the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe). During the constructive conversation, the sides noted the high level of interaction between Turkmenistan and the World Health Organization and exchanged views on topical issues of the international health agenda. The Turkmen side in...

Today, on October 5, as part of the official visit of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to Tashkent, talks in a narrow format with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev took place. At the beginning of the meeting, Shavkat Mirziyoyev congratulated Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the 30th anniversary of Independence of Turkmenistan and wished peace and prosperity to the brotherly Turkmen people. The Uzbek leader described the meeting as a «historic and significant event»....