On February 28, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov participated in the regular meeting of the heads of foreign ministries of the countries of Central Asia and the United States in the «C5 + 1» format in Astana. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the US Secretary of State considered issues of practical cooperation in topical areas of regional development, including the economy, energy, transport, ec...

On February 24, 2023, during the 60th plenary meeting of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, the draft resolution "The role of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia", submitted by Turkmenistan on behalf of the Central Asian countries under agenda item 58 "Peacebuilding and maintaining peace", was considered. Presenting the resolution, the Turkmen side stressed that the Center, established in Ashgabat in 2007, being the first UN structure of its kind with a...

On February 22, 2023, the second “Structural dialogue” began between the foreign policy departments of Turkmenistan and the UK. The Turkmen delegation at consultations was headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev, the British delegation was headed by the deputy head of the Department of Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the British Foreign Ministry, Justin McKenzie Smith. The parties exchanged views on issues such as bilateral relations and regional po...

On February 17, 2023, a meeting of the Government Commission to study issues related to Turkmenistan's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) chaired by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V. Hajiyev was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The meeting was attended by representatives of relevant ministries and departments of the country. During the meeting, the participants reviewed in detail the results of the work of the Government Commission...

On February 15, 2023, the meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov with the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran headed by the Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Mr. Soulat Mortazavi was held at the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan. In frames of the meeting the high level of cooperation between the two countries was noted, which has been developed in recent years, based on rich experience and the principles of equality rights, good-neighborliness and mut...

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...