On March 13, 2022, a briefing was held in the Garagum hotel, by the Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Turkmenistan G. Muradov, dedicated to the results of the early elections of the President of Turkmenistan. The Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Turkmenistan noted that the elections of the President of Turkmenistan were held with a high level of voter turnout. The elections were held on a broad alternative basis on the principles of democracy and openness: nine cand...

On March 3-4, 2022, Tashkent hosted a High-Level International Conference on “Regional Cooperation of the countries of Central Asia in the framework of the Joint Plan of Action for the Implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy”, which was timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Joint Action Plan (JAP). At the opening ceremony, an address was read on behalf of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and a video message from the UN Secretary-General António Gu...

Today, on February 27, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with the diplomatic corps of the country abroad. A comprehensive discussion of the issues of holding at a high organizational level the upcoming elections of the President of Turkmenistan, which will be held on March 12, 2022, became the main topic of the current meeting, which was held in the format of videoconferencing. As it was said, at present, in the course of active preparation for t...

On February 25, 2022, within the framework of the “Structural Dialogue” between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and Great Britain the meeting was held in the format of videoconferencing between the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister for South and Central Asia, the UN and the Commonwealth at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office of Great Britain Lord Tariq Ahmad. During the intera...

On February 24, 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had an online meeting with the Director of the Electoral Assistance Division of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat Craig Jenness. During the talk in the videoconferencing format, the parties gave a high rating to the strategic partnership of Turkmenistan with the UN and its specialized agencies. In this context, the sides exchanged views on important intern...

On February 24, 2022, the "Structural Dialogue" between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the United Kingdom began in the format of videoconferencing. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev headed the Turkmen delegation, the British delegation was headed by the Director of the Department of Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office Justin McKenzie. The diplomats exchanged views on a wide range of issues o...

On February 23, 2022, in the building of the World Trade Organization (WTO), during the regular meeting of the WTO General Council, the application of Turkmenistan for accession to the WTO was considered in accordance with Article XII of the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the WTO. The meeting of the General Council was attended by the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN Office in Geneva, during which he spoke on behalf of the Government of Turkmenistan to the WTO member count...