On March 12, 2024, the 15th meeting of the Council of Elders of the Organization of Turkic States was held in Ashgabat, chaired by the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan, member of the Council of Elders of the OTS Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. At the beginning of the meeting, Arkadag congratulated the meeting participants on the onset of the holy month of Oraza and thanked them for their support of Turkmenistan’s proposal to hold the next meetin...

On March 11, 2024, a meeting was held between the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Federal Minister of European and International Affairs of Austria Alexander Schallenberg. During the negotiations, the parties discussed the main areas of bilateral cooperation, including interaction in the political and diplomatic sphere, trade and economic ties, energy, cultural exchanges, and also exchanged views on regional and g...

On March 5, 2024, a regional meeting of the heads of OSCE missions of Central Asian countries was held in the building of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat, during which current issues of cooperation and activities of regional centers within the three dimensions of the OSCE were discussed. The event was attended by OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova, heads of OSCE field missions of Central Asian countries, employees of regional...

On March 5, 2024, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the delegation that arrived in Turkmenistan, headed by the acting Minister of Industry and Commerce of Afghanistan Alhaj Nuruddin Azizi. During the negotiations, a wide range of issues related to the expansion of bilateral trade and economic relations were discussed. In particular, a detailed review of the results of the visit of the Afghan delegation to Turkmenistan took place,...

One of the main directions of Turkmenistan’s foreign policy is the further development and strengthening of comprehensive relations with neighboring states. As previously reported, during the period from March 4 to 6 of this year, a representative delegation of Afghanistan led by the Acting Minister of Industry and Trade Alhaj Nuruddin Azizi visited Turkmenistan to participate in an exhibition of goods produced in Afghanistan, a business forum and other events organized with the aim of expans...

A delegation from Japan, consisting of representatives of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, visited the international seaport of Turkmenbashy. The guests got acquainted with the structure of the port and the services provided. Guests were also told about the advantages of the «customs storage» regime for transit cargo, which provides for the storage of various cargo and goods in the port territory without paying customs duties and clearance for up to 3 years. This mode is attractive...

On March 5, 2024, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Helga Schmid. The head of state emphasized that Turkmenistan attaches great importance to consolidating efforts to ensure peace, security and sustainable development on the planet, whose foreign policy is based on the principles of positive neutrality. In this regard, one of the priorities is to strengthen interaction with major international organization...