On December 2, 2024, during the 43rd plenary meeting of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, the resolution submitted by Turkmenistan on behalf of the Central Asian countries “Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia” was adopted. Presenting the draft resolution, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations A. Atayeva thanked the UN Member States for supporting the project and emphasized that the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia is an...

On December 6, 2024, the third meeting of the “Turkmenistan-UN” Strategic Advisory Council was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The meeting was attended by the relevant Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, heads and representatives of the ministries and departments of the country, heads of diplomatic missions of Turkmenistan abroad, the UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan, heads and representatives of UN agencies, the Special Representative...

On December 5, 2024, the National Leader of Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev had a telephone conversation. Expressing gratitude to the President of Uzbekistan for the initiative of holding the telephone conversation, the National Leader of Turkmen people emphasized that bilateral meetings and talks are a vivid expression of brotherly relations between the Turkmen and Uzbe...

On 3 December 2024, the National Leader of Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a working trip to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to participate in the ‘One Water’ Summit held within the framework of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP-16). Following the unique traditions and customs of the Turkmen people, Haji Arkadag started his visit with a pilgrimage to the Holy Kaaba, visiti...

On November 29, 2024, an online meeting with representatives of the Customs and Tariffs Department of the Ministry of Finance of Japan was held at the Central Office of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange experience in the application of the Single Window system in customs processes. Representatives of the State Customs Service acquainted their Japanese colleagues with the features and functions of the Single Window for Export-Import Operation...

On 3 December 2024, a delegation headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan A. Gurbanov took part in the 28th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) held in Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran. The event was attended by the heads of the foreign ministries of the ECO Member States, heads of regional organizations, as well as specialized agencies, regional institutions and affiliated bodies of the ECO. The meeting participants discu...

On December 1, 2024, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov took part in the Fifth Central Asia-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of the People’s Republic of China. The participants of the meeting emphasized the important role of cooperation in the “Central Asia-China” Format in the context of intensifying joint efforts aimed at strengthening constructive partnership for common interests of the participating countries....