On April 14, 2023, the sixth meeting of the heads of the foreign ministries of the countries of Central Asia and Russia took place in Samarkand. Turkmen side was represented by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hajiyev. During the meeting, the parties noted the importance of this format, discussed the state and prospects of the six-party cooperation, and noted with satisfaction the regular nature of contacts at the highest and high levels. The Turkmen side stressed t...

On April 14, 2023, in Samarkand, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev took part in the regular meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States. The event was attended by the heads of the foreign ministries of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as the CIS Executive Committee. At meetings in narrow and broad formats,...

Today, on April 14, 2023, a round table was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the topic “New formats of cooperation in the international information environment”. The event was attended by representatives of international and national media, private media, relevant ministries and state agencies of Turkmenistan, press attaches of diplomatic missions accredited in Turkmenistan, experts and specialists in the field of informati...

On April 13 this year, in Samarkand, within the framework of participation in the 4th foreign ministers meeting among the neighboring countries of Afghanistan, a meeting was held between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hajiyev and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Hina Rabbani Khar. During the meeting, a wide range of issues of Turkmen-Pakistani cooperation of mutual interest was discussed. The high level of bilateral partne...

On April 13, 2023, the 4th foreign ministers meeting among the neighboring countries of Afghanistan was held in the city of Samarkand. Turkmenistan was represented by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs V.Hajiyev. During the meeting, the parties exchanged views in detail on the current situation in Afghanistan, and also agreed to continue joint work in order to create favorable conditions for improving the domestic political and socio-economic situation in this country. In his speech, the D...

On April 10, 2023, in the building of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan, a meeting was held between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova and the Head of the Office of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Turkmenistan Ayna Seyitlieva. During the meeting, issues of interaction between Turkmenistan and UNFPA were discussed within the framework of the country cooperation program approved for the period 2021-2025. The parties also noted the succes...

On April 5, 2023, during the Organizational Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), elections were held for the subsidiary bodies of the Council. During the elections, ECOSOC members unanimously elected Turkmenistan as a member of the UNICEF Executive Board for the period 2024-2026. Earlier Turkmenistan was elected and served as a member of the UNICEF Executive Board in 2018-2020. Today, Turkmenistan is a member of 13 commissions, committees and councils of the...