On June 28, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held talks with the Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Khusrav Noziri, who arrived in Ashgabat on a visit. During the meeting, priority issues and prospects for further expansion of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the ECO were discussed. The parties noted the great opportunities for regional partnership in such topical areas as trade, transport, investment, energy, ecology, a...

On June 28, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with a delegation headed by the Chairman of the Secretariat of the Japanese-Turkmen Parliamentary Friendship League of the Parliament of Japan Matsushita Shinpei. R.Meredov noted that political relations between Turkmenistan and Japan reached a qualitatively new level and are characterized by high dynamics. In this regard, he stressed that inter-parliamentary relations are an essential complement in this dire...

Today, on June 28, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Chairman of the Japan-Turkmen Committee for Economic Cooperation H.Tsubai and the Executive Director, General Manager of the Kawasaki Heavy Ind. Ltd» K.Sanada. R.Meredov stressed that today the Turkmen-Japanese relations have reached a qualitatively new level. In this context, the leaders of the two countries are making special efforts to give impetus to the implementation of bilateral coopera...

On June 27, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with Hou Qijun, President of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), who is in Ashgabat on a working visit. Within the framework of the talks, an analysis of the current state of interaction and an exchange of views on the prospects for bilateral cooperation took place, taking into account the existing great potential. It was emphasized that regular meetings and negotiations of the Head...

On June 24, 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Vice President of the International Cycling Union (UCI), President of the Asian Cycling Confederation Osama Al Shafar. The guest emphasized the unchanging interest of the UCI in expanding the traditional cooperation with Turkmenistan, which makes a significant contribution to the development of the cycling sports movement. The head of state expressed confidence that during the current visit he would have an opportun...

On June 19, 2023, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs M.Byashimova held a meeting with the delegation of the European Parliament, which arrived on a visit to Turkmenistan. During the talks, a review of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union was carried out, issues of further development of relations between Turkmenistan and the European Union both bilaterally and within the framework of the “Central Asia-European Union” format were discussed. The Turkmen side emphasized the...

On June 19, 2023, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov held talks with the Director of the UN Multi-Country Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in Austria, Freya von Groote. During the meeting, the current state and prospects for further development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the UN were discussed. In this context, the parties expressed a common opinion on the high level of interaction on the widest range of issues on the international agenda. It was emphasize...