On December 19, 2023, the 22nd meeting of the joint committee of Turkmenistan and the European Union was held in Brussels. The delegation of Turkmenistan, headed by the Minister of Finance and Economy and co-chairman of the joint committee S.Joraev, included the Deputy Minister of education, representatives of the State Concern "Turkmengas" and the Agency "Turkmenhowayollary", as well as representatives of other relevant ministries. The EU delegation was represented by the Deputy Managing...

On December 18, 2023, a delegation of Turkmenistan, headed by the director of the Institute of State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan Ya.Nuryev, visited Brussels, Belgium. The Turkmen delegation included the Ombudsman, representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs and Adalat. The heads of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Belgium and the EU Delegation to Turkmenistan participated via video link. The EU delegation was represented by the Central Asia Division of the E...

On December 16-17, 2023, a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov conducted a working visit to Herat province, Afghanistan. During a meeting with Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mottaki, Minister of Mining Industry Shahabutdin Delaware and Minister of Industry and Trade Nuretdin Azizi, a number of issues related to the further development of bilateral cooperation in a wide range of areas were discussed. In particular, the parties discussed the current stage of...

On December 11, 2023, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, Deputy Administrator of the United Nations Development Program and Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS Ivana Zivkovic. I.Zivkovic congratulated the head of state, the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan and the Turkmen people on the 28th anniversary of the Neutrality of Turkmenistan, wishing peace, prosperity and new successes. During the...

On December 11, 2023, a meeting of the Group of Friends of Neutrality in the name of peace, security and sustainable development was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in a hybrid format. Turkmenistan initiated the creation of this Group of Friends to promote regular dialogue at the international level, in particular within the framework of the UN, on the practical use of the peacemaking potential of countries that build their policies on the principles of neutrality....

On December 11, 2023, the international conference "Dialogue - a guarantee of peace" was held in the conference hall of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, dedicated to the International Day of Neutrality and the 28th anniversary of the permanent neutrality of Turkmenistan. The forum was attended by the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the heads of turkmen diplomatic missions abroad, heads and representatives of foreign...

On December 11, 2023, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Director of the UNESCO Regional Office in Almaty Amir Pirich, who arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the international conference “Dialogue - a guarantee of peace.” During the meeting, the parties reviewed the state of cooperation in the implementation of projects in the fields of education, science, culture, sports, digitalization, preservation of historical and architec...