On 14th of February 2023, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev received the copies of credentials of newly appointed Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Turkmenistan (with a residence in Stockholm) Mr. Tomas Danestad. The Deputy Foreign Minister congratulated the Ambassador of Sweden on his appointment and wished him success in his activity. During the meeting, the parties discussed priority areas of bilateral cooperation and collaboration within the international an...

In the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, a large-scale meeting - the World Government Summit - 2023, was held under the slogan "The Image of the Future Government". Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov took part in it at the head of the Turkmen delegation. In his speech at the summit, the Vice-Premier stressed the need to unite the efforts of states and international organizations in the implementation of the tasks of susta...

On February 9-10, 2023, the first Inter-Parliamentary Forum of Central Asian States was held in the city of Turkestan of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The forum was attended by the Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan Gurbanmurat Ashirov. The work of the forum was opened by the Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Maulen Ashimbaev, then other heads of the parliaments of the Central Asian states spoke. During the even...

On February 7, 2023, under the instruction of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, humanitarian aid was sent to the Republic of Türkiye to the brotherly people of a friendly state affected by a severe earthquake. Humanitarian cargo consists of medicines, medical supplies and textiles. Doctors and medical workers have also been sent to Republic of Türkiye to provide the necessary assistance to their colleagues helping the victims. The ancient noble tradition of maintaining and developing friendly...

On February 3, 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a regular meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission to ensure the implementation of Turkmenistan's international obligations in the field of human rights and international humanitarian law, which was attended by representatives of the Mejlis, a number of ministries, departments and public organizations. On the agenda were the results of the activities of the Interdepartmental Commission for 2022 and the tasks for this year, which i...

On January 27, 2023, an official ceremony was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan dedicated to the announcement of 2023 as the “International Year of Dialogue as a Guarantee of Peace”. The event was held in a hybrid format under the conduction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The event was attended by representatives of the main bodies of the UN and its specialized agencies and UN member states, international a...

On January 24, 2023, in Tashkent, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov participated in the 26th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CMFA) of the member countries of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). The event was attended by the heads of the foreign ministries of the Member States, heads of regional organizations, as well as specialized agencies, regional institutions and affiliated bodies of the ECO. The meeting participants discussed a wide r...