MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN DISCUSSED THE KEY ISSUES OF COOPERATION BY PHONE

On the 3rd of July 2021, a telephone conversation was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov.

During the talk, the parties discussed the current issues of cooperation, as well as the implementation of joint agreements reached at the highest political level.

The parties confirmed the necessity of continuing the active collaboration between the MFAs of two countries, as well...

Turkmenistan in regional energy trade

Strengthening cooperation in the energy sector by expanding opportunities for energy trade and stimulating the development of modern energy infrastructure is one of the important trends in regional cooperation in Central Asia. According to authoritative international experts, the region has an ideal set of complementary regional energy sources and generation structures that will help realize the benefits of regional energy cooperation to achieve sustainable economic growth.

Turkmenistan, Kaza...

VISIT OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE 75TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO TURKMENISTAN

On July 4, 2021, the President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly Volkan Bozkir arrived to Ashgabat on a working visit. 

Today, on the 5th of July, Mr. Volkan Bozkir was received by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

Then, a meeting took place in the premises of the MFA of Turkmenistan between the UN delegation headed by Volkan Bozkir and the Turkmen delegation led by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs...

THE 13TH SESSION OF “TURKMENISTAN-EU” DIALOGUE ON HUMAN RIGHTS WAS HELD

On July 6, 2021, the 13th session of “Turkmenistan-EU” Dialogue on Human Rights was held in the format of a videoconference in the premises of the MFA of Turkmenistan.

The current round of the “Turkmenistan-EU” Dialogue on Human Rights took place in the light of recent meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, upon the outcomes of which the instructions of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov were given to develop further collaboration with the European Union and...

THE STATES OF CENTRAL ASIA WILL CONTINUE RENDERING ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN IN COOPERATION WITH THE UN

on July 7, a Ministerial meeting on the Afghan issues was held with the participation of the heads of external policy agencies of the countries of Central Asia through videoconferencing. The organizers of the dialogue were the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia.

The session was attended by the leadership of the external policy agencies of Afghan...

A COUNTRY PRESENTATION OF TURKMENISTAN FOR ITALIAN COMPANIES WAS HELD

On July 7, 2021, a country presentation «Investment and business opportunities cooperation with Turkmenistan» was held for Italian companies in the video conference format.

At the presentation, the Turkmen delegation was headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev, and the Italian delegation was headed by Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs Manlio Di Stefano.

The meeting was also attended by the Minister of Economy and Finance, the Ambassador of Turkme...

THE DEVELOPMENT OF COOPERATION OF TURKMENISTAN AND RUSSIA IS IN PRIORITY

On the 8th of July, a meeting was held in the Turkmen capital with the delegation of the Russian Federation headed by the Chairman of the Committee for External Relations of Saint Petersburg Ye.Grigoryev, who arrived to Turkmenistan on a working visit.  

The Turkmen side at the meeting was represented by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Chairman of the Supreme Contro...

TURKMEN-MOROCCAN POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS ON THE LEVEL OF EXTERNAL POLICY AGENCIES OF TURKMENISTAN AND THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO WERE HELD

On the 8th of July 2021, the Turkmen-Moroccan political consultations in the format of a videoconference were held.

The Turkmen delegation was headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, while the Moroccan side was led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates of the Kingdom of Morocco Nasser Bourita.

During the consultations, the parties discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation in political-diplomatic, t...

TURKMENISTAN AND KYRGYZSTAN DYNAMICALLY DEVELOP BILATERAL RELATIONS

The President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received a letter from the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov.

The letter expresses gratitude to the Turkmen side Turkmen side for organizing at a high level the recent official visit of the Head of Kyrgyzstan to Ashgabat.

The message notes: ‘’All the events held in the framework of the visit, especially bilateral meetings were held in the constructive and trustworthy atmosphere, thus becoming one of the historical stages...

PRESS RELEASE

In recent days, a number of Russian media outlets have been spreading unproven and plainly biased reports about the situation on the Turkmen-Afghan border.

In particular, RBC TV channel spread untrue information about the alleged deployment of Turkmenistan's military equipment and artillery to the border with Afghanistan, which means nothing but false information in the pursuit of cheap sensation.

In this regard, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan declares that thanks to the b...