Today, on January 27, the fourth meeting of the Joint Working Group was held to develop and approve an agreement between the Government of Turkmenistan and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on joint exploration, elaboration and development of hydrocarbon resources of the Dostluk field in the Caspian Sea. Members of the Working Group from the Turkmen and Azerbaijani sides attended the meeting that was held online. During the meeting, the co-chairs of the Working Group made speech...

On January 25, 2022, an online summit was held on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the countries of Central Asia and China, convened at the initiative of the President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping. At the beginning of the event, a video was shown highlighting the key moments of friendship and the main achievements of cooperation between China and the Central Asian states over the past 30 years. Then, President of the...

On January 22, 2022, a meeting took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Turkmenistan Qian Naicheng. During the talk the parties, having expressed satisfaction on the current pace of development of bilateral partnership on a broad range, highlighted that this year Turkmen-Chinese diplomatic relations entered the jubilee stage. Within the framework of the meeting the...

On January 14, 2022, an Afghan delegation headed by the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi, arrived in Turkmenistan. On January 15, within the framework of the visit to Ashgabat, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi in a narrow format. During the conversation, the Foreign Ministers of the two fraternal states disc...

Today, on January 11, an extraordinary online meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Organization of Turkic States was held with the participation of Rashid Meredov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. R.Meredov, speaking at the meeting, noted the importance of the Summit of the Organization of Turkic States, held in Istanbul on November 12, 2021. In this regard, it was noted that President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimu...

On January 10, 2022, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov sent a letter of condolences to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The head of state expressed his deep condolences to K.Tokayev and the people of Kazakhstan in connection with the great loss of life and injuries resulting from the tragic events of recent days. On behalf of the people and the Government of Turkmenistan, as well as on his own behalf, the head of state conveyed words of s...

On January 10, 2022, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the newly appointed Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Turkmenistan, Ms. Lucia Wilde. During the meeting, Minister R.Meredov congratulated the British Ambassador on her appointment to a responsible position and wished her success in her diplomatic activities. It was noted that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between T...