On February 16-17, 2022, sports competitions dedicated to the Day of Diplomatic Workers of Turkmenistan were held with the participation of teams from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and diplomatic missions of foreign countries, representative offices of international organizations accredited in Ashgabat. Competitions were organized in four sports: tennis, table tennis, billiards and volleyball. In the billiards game "Russian Pyramid", a representative of the US Embassy won...

Today, on February 17, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov met with Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat R.Kastberg. During the meeting, the current state and prospects of Turkmenistan's partnership with the OSCE were considered. The main topic of discussion was the issues of preparation for the forthcoming presidential elections in Turkmenistan on March 12 this year. In this context, the parties considered the forms of cooperation between the Turk...

Today, on February 17, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.O. Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.V. Lavrov. During the conversation, the ministers discussed key issues of Turkmen-Russian cooperation. The ministers also touched upon preparations for the Sixth Caspian Summit.

On February 17, 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. It was noted that February 22 this year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In this connection the heads of the foreign policy agencies exchanged congratulations. The diplomats considered the...

Today, on February 17, an online meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States Baghdad Amreyev, during which the prospects for developing cooperation between Turkmenistan and the organization were discussed. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan stressed the need to further expand the interaction of the countries of this format in various fields. At the same time, it was empha...

On February 17, 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the heads and representatives of the UN structural divisions in Ashgabat. The meeting was attended by the UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan Dmitry Shlapachenko, the UNDP Resident Representative in Turkmenistan Narine Sahakyan and the Acting Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Philip Saprykin. During a constructive conversation, the parties emphasized the...

On February 16, 2022, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received the newly appointed Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program in Turkmenistan, Ms. Narine Sahakyan. Presenting her credentials, the diplomat conveyed warm greetings to the Head of the Turkmen state from UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who expressed the deep interest of the largest and authoritative organization headed by him in further deepening long-term productive cooperation with independent T...