On August 5, 2026, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Ignazio Cassis, Vice President of the Swiss Confederation – which currently holds the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Expressing his sincere gratitude for the hospitality shown, the Swiss Vice President and foreign policy chief emphasized the OSCE's immense interest in expanding constructive cooperation with Turkmenistan, a nation a...

On August 5, 2026, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with Ignazio Cassis, Vice-President of the Swiss Confederation, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, and Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). During the meeting, the parties discussed current issues related to the OSCE, the further development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Organization, and the strengthening of interactio...

On 04 August 2026, Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Japan Mr. A.Bayramov held a meeting with the newly elected Chairman of the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) Mr. Y. Hara. During the meeting, Mr. Hara was congratulated on his election as Chairman of JATA and the parties discussed ways to further strengthen cooperation between Turkmenistan and Japan in the field of tourism. The sides noted that cooperation between Turkmenistan and JATA began with Turkmenistan’s participation in “JATA...

On August 2, 2026, a conference was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan dedicated to the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the resolution “Year of International Law, 2028,” initiated by Turkmenistan. The event was attended by the leadership and staff members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, researchers and faculty members of the Turkmenistan Institute of State, Law, and Democracy, Magtymguly Turkmen State University, the International Un...

On July 31, 2026, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov paid a working visit to the Kyrgyz Republic to participate in the Informal Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia and the Republic of Azerbaijan. Early in the morning, the head of Turkmenistan arrived at the capital's International Airport, from where he departed for the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan. At the airport, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov was seen off by officials. Sometime later, the presidential plane landed...

His Excellency President Serdar Berdimuhamedov sent a letter of condolence to Her Excellency Ms. Sanae Takaichi, Prime Minister of Japan, following the earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture, resulting in numerous fatalities and injuries. On behalf of the people and the Government of Turkmenistan, as well as personally, the Head of State expressed his deepest condolences and words of sympathy to the families, relatives, and loved ones of those who lost their lives. He also conveyed his si...

Representatives of Turkmenportal and the Japanese company “Mitsubishi Corporation” met in Tokyo, where they discussed the history of the company’s cooperation with Turkmenistan and the prospects for its further development. The meeting took place as part of a program inviting representatives of foreign media, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan with the support of the Embassy of Japan in Ashgabat. During the meeting, a representative of Mitsubishi Corporation’s Global Planni...