On 17 January 2025, Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Japan Atadurdy Bayramov met with the Director of the International Friendship Exchange Council Hiroyuki Yushita. During the meeting, the sides discussed the possibilities of establishing cooperation between the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Japan and the International Friendship Exchange Council. In this connection, views were exchanged on the participation of the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Japan as an “Honorary member” in the activities of...

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...

On 13-16 January 2025, representatives of Turkmenistan Airlines visited a number of Japanese agencies and held talks on mutually beneficial issues related to the establishment of direct air service between the two countries. During the meetings with the aviation authorities of Japan the possibilities of organising cargo flights between Ashgabat and Tokyo were also discussed.

The International Meeting of Participants of the World Exhibition “EXPO 2025 Osaka” is being held on 15-16 January 2025 in Himeji, Japan. Representatives of more than 100 countries-participants of “EXPO 2025” and international organisations take part in this meeting, and representatives of Turkmenistan also take part in the meeting. In the course of work were heard reports on the preparations for the world exhibition “EXPO 2025”, the opening of which will be held on 13 April 2025 in Osaka,...

On January 14, 2025, the National Leader of Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres had a telephone conversation. Warmly greeting each other, the sides exchanged congratulations and best wishes on the occasion of the New Year. During the conversation, the National Leader of Turkmen people shared fond memories of the meeting with Secretary-General of the UN held in Ashgabat last sum...

On December 25, 2024, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov paid a working visit to the Russian Federation to participate in the informal Summit of the Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States, traditionally held on the eve of the New Year. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov was met by officials at Pulkovo International Airport in St. Petersburg. In the afternoon, the President of Turkmenistan went to the Ice Palace of the Igora Winter Sports Games Complex. This large compound is a...

On December 19, 2024, within the framework of the official visit of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov to Malaysia, talks between the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim were held at the Governmental Office of Malaysia - Perdana Putra, first in a narrow format. The Prime Minister of Malaysia expressed gratitude to the President of Turkmenistan for accepting the invitation to pay an official visit to Malaysia. On behal...