On March 12, 2025, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the European Commissioner for International Partnerships Josef Sikela, who arrived in Turkmenistan on a visit. During the meeting, the sides discussed a wide range of issues of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union in political-diplomatic, trade-economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres. In this context, the importance of the upcoming high-level contacts, which serve as the main f...

On 6 March 2025, an exclusive interview of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was aired on Euronews media channel. During the interview, Hero-Arkadag reaffirmed Turkmenistan’s commitment to the policy of neutrality and shared the key objectives of the country’s domestic and foreign policy.  The National Leader of Turkmen people voiced Turkmenistan’s position on current issues of the regional and international...

On February 28, 2025, National Leader of the Turkmen People, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with World Bank Vice President for the Europe and Central Asia Antonella Bassani, World Bank’s Regional Director for the Central Asia region Ms. Tatiana Proskuryakova and the International Finance Corporation Regional Director for Central Asia and Türkiye Ms. Wiebke Schloemer. Expressing gratitude for the meeting, the guests noted the high achievements and...

On February 28, 2025, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the World Bank Vice President for the Europe and Central Asia Antonella Bassani. Expressing gratitude to the head of state for the hospitality, the guest emphasized the World Bank’s interest in expanding cooperation with Turkmenistan. It was noted that large-scale measures to improve the country’s national financial and banking system, as well as relevant comprehensive programs, help ensure economic stability and growth. Taking th...

On 28 February 2025, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the results of Turkmenistan’s joint work with the International Labour Organization in the previous year. The meeting was attended by heads and representatives of the relevant ministries and departments, law enforcement agencies of Turkmenistan, as well as hyakimliks (administrations) of the country’s regions. The delegation of the International Labor Organization was headed by Assistant Director-General, Regiona...

On January 17, 2025, the opening ceremony of the International Year of Peace and Trust was held at the UN headquarters in New York in the Economic and Social Council Hall. The event, organized by the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan, was attended by high-level representatives of the United Nations. In his speech, the representative of Turkmenistan emphasized the importance of the International Year of Peace and Trust. This year, the country honors the 30th anniversary of the status of per...

The trends and events of the last few years indicate serious changes in international and interstate relations, the intensification of global and regional contradictions, and the emergence of conflicts in various parts of the world. The cause-and-effect relationships of these phenomena are diverse, but it is obvious that the defining characteristic of the current state of world politics is a lack of trust and significant differences in views and perceptions regarding the validity of one model...