On 16 April 2026, the seventh meeting of the Turkmen-Chinese Intergovernmental Committee on Cooperation was held in Ashgabat. The Turkmen side at the meeting was headed by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, while the Chinese delegation was headed by Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Standing Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republ...

On April 15, 2026, as part of a visit to Turkmenistan, a delegation from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine headed by the university’s rector Tan Zhishu visited the headquarters of the Charity Fund for Providing Assistance to Children in Need of Guardianship named after Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov located in the Arkadag city. At the Fund’s headquarters, a meeting was held between the rector of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and members of his delegation, and Vice President for Medic...

On April 16, 2026, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Hero-Arkadag met with Ding Xuexiang, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, First Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, who arrived in Turkmenistan on a visit at the instruction of President Xi Jinping. Warmly welcoming the guest, the National Leader of the Turkmen people noted th...

On 14 April 2026, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with the newly appointed Ambassador of Italy to Turkmenistan Martin Brook, who presented copies of his credentials. The Minister congratulated the Ambassador on his appointment to the responsible post and wished him success in his diplomatic mission aimed at further developing Turkmen-Italian cooperation. The Ambassador, in turn, expressed gratitude for the warm welcome and assured that he would mak...

During his visit to the Republic of Austria, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Hero-Arkadag, took part in the International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum. The Forum was held at the Hofburg Palace. There, the National Leader of the Turkmen people was warmly welcomed by Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Gerd Müller and Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of the Republic...

During his visit to the Republic of Austria, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Hero-Arkadag held negotiations with the Federal President of Austria Alexander Van der Bellen. Before the meeting, an official photograph was taken of Hero-Arkadag and the Federal President of the Republic of Austria against the backdrop of the State Flags of the two countries. The Federal President of the friendly state once again warmly welcomed the disti...

As part of his visit to the Republic of Austria, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Hero-Arkadag had a meeting with United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Rabab Fatima. Expressing gratitude for the time devoted to the meeting and taking the opportunity to convey to Hero-Arkadag warm greetings from UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Rabab Fatima emphasized the role of Turkmenistan’s policy of positive neutrality in ensuring peace and sustainable deve...