On November 15, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held an online meeting with the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Inger Andersen. During the negotiations, views were exchanged on the current agenda of cooperation in the field of ecology, climate change and environmental protection, and priority areas for further cooperation were specified. As the Minister emphasized, Turkmenistan defines addressing issues related to cli...

One of the priority vectors of the foreign policy strategy of neutral Turkmenistan, initiated by the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and now successfully implemented by the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, is the development of broad international cooperation, where special importance is attached to humanitarian ties. From time immemorial, the Turkmen people have been characterized by the principles o...

On November 8, 2023, a meeting between representatives of the State Concern “Türkmengaz” and the delegation of the Republic of Iraq led by the Minister of Electricity Ziad Ali Fadel took place in Ashgabat. During the meeting, a representative of the Iraqi government expressed his country’s readiness to further develop mutually beneficial relations with Turkmenistan, which has great potential in the energy sector. In this context, the parties considered issues related to the organization of...

On November 6, 2023, the delegation of Turkmenistan led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs V.Hajiyev took part in the fourth review of Turkmenistan within the framework of the 44th session of the Working Group of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) taking place from November 6 to 17 of this year in Geneva. During the meeting, the delegation of Turkmenistan made a report on the main directions of the policy of our country with regard the realization of the commitments undertaken in the fiel...

The young generation of Turkmenistan is ready to contribute to solving issues related to climate change The Government of Turkmenistan, in cooperation with the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan, the Embassies of Great Britain and the United Arab Emirates, organized the National Youth Conference on climate change. The event, held on November 3, 2023 in Ashgabat, was an important milestone in educating the youth of Turkmenistan on critical climate issues and turning them int...

On October 24, 2023, in Albuquerque, USA, the sister city of Ashgabat, as part of the Days of Turkmen Culture, a meeting of the Turkmen delegation with representatives of the city administration headed by the Mayor of the city Timothy Keller took place. During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on the development of cooperation between cities in such areas as education, business, culture, history and others. Along with this, the delegation of Turkmenistan presented the city of Arkadag,...

On October 23, 2023, the Days of Culture of Turkmenistan opened in Albuquerque, USA. The events are dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the outstanding Turkmen poet and thinker Magtymguly Fragi. On the eve, a representative delegation of 30 cultural and artistic figures of Turkmenistan arrived in Ashgabat’s sister city, Albuquerque. Thus, on this date, a literature colloquium was held at the University of New Mexico dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the outstanding Turkmen poet and thin...