On July 24, 2024, the Meeting of Senior Officials of the «Central Asia + Japan» Dialogue was held via videoconference. The meeting was attended by deputy heads of foreign affairs agencies of the countries of Central Asia and Japan. Turkmenistan was represented at this event by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Gurbanov. The parties discussed the progress of preparations for the upcoming Dialogue Summit «Central Asia + Japan», which will be held in Astana from August 9 to 10 this year....

On July 23, 2024, a meeting was held between the Chairman of the Turkmen-Pakistan Joint Intergovernmental Commission on trade and economic cooperation, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Chairman of the Pakistan-Turkmen Joint Intergovernmental Commission on trade and economic cooperation, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mohammad Ishaq Dar. During the negotiations, an exchange of views took place on issues of expanding trade and e...

On July 23, 2024, as part of the visit of the delegation of Turkmenistan to Pakistan, a meeting was held with the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif. The parties discussed key areas of partnership between the two countries. Among the most pressing issues, joint activities in the energy, transport, communications, and trade sectors were considered. An agreement was reached to intensify the preparation of bilateral agreements and memorandums planned for signing...

On July 23, 2024, the visit of the delegation of Turkmenistan led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan started. As part of the visit, the delegation of Turkmenistan had a meeting with the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari. During the meeting, Asif Ali Zardari expressed to the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of T...

On July 23, 2024, a meeting was held in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yoko Kamikawa, and the Ambassadors of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan accredited in Tokyo. The agenda of the meeting included the organizational matters of the first Summit of the Dialogue «Central Asia + Japan», which will be held in Astana in August 2024. Along with this, the parties discussed current issues of co...

On July 19, 2024, as part of the First «North-South» Trade and Logistics Forum taking place in Aktau (Kazakhstan), a trilateral meeting of the heads of transport departments of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan was held, during which a wide range of issues related to further capacity building were discussed cooperation between the three states in the transport sector. In particular, the parties discussed the conditions for transporting goods along the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Afghanista...

The Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Japan A. Bayramov took part in the 16th World Congress of the International Cleft Lip and Palate Foundation, was held on July 17-19, 2024, at the University of Tokyo. In their speeches, the President of the Congress, Professor Kazuto Hoshi, and the Chairman of this International Foundation, Professor Nagato Natsume, informed the forum participants about the trends in the development of the latest medical technologies in improving maxillofacial surgery. The Amb...