On May 4, 2022, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the European Union Special Representative for Central Asia, Ms. Teri Hakala. Expressing gratitude for the time devoted to the meeting, the guest conveyed warm greetings to the head of the Turkmen state from the leaders of the European Union and, taking the opportunity, congratulated Serdar Berdimuhamedov on taking office as the President of Turkmenistan. Having cordially welcomed the EU Special Representative for Central Asia to the...

On April 27, 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Head of the Demographic Statistics Division of the UN Statistics Office Srdjan Mrkic. During the meeting, the parties reviewed the current state and prospects of Turkmenistan's partnership with the UN, in particular with the UN Statistics Office and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). The main topic of discussion was the preparations for the complete census of the population and housing stock of Turk...

On April 23, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, at the invitation of the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, took part in the videoconferencing format in the Fourth Asia-Pacific Water Summit (APWS). This meeting is a unique platform for multilateral exchange of views, discussion and cooperation on water issues, generating innovative ideas and know-how in this important area. The current Kumamoto Summit, the theme of which is "Water for Sustainable Development - Best Practices and the Next G...

Today, on April 14, an online meeting was held between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Haiiyev and the regional coordinator of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for Central Asia, the head of the IOM offices in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan Zeynal Gadzhiev. During the current meeting, the parties considered the priorities for the implementation of the "Plan of projects planned for implementation by the Government of Tu...

On April 12, 2022, Ashgabat hosted the opening of an exhibition and conference of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (UIET) dedicated to the 14th anniversary of the formation of this large organization, which unites more than 27 thousand representatives of domestic private business. The participants of the solemn opening ceremony of the exhibition, including members of the Government, leaders and representatives of the Halk Maslakhaty and the Mejlis of the Milli Gengesh, ministries...

On April 1, 2022, President of the Republic of India Ram Nath Kovind arrived in Turkmenistan on a state visit. On the square in front of the reception building for distinguished guests of the capital's airport, an official meeting ceremony was held for the leader of the Republic of India. Here, President Ram Nath Kovind was cordially welcomed by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov. After exchanging friendly handshakes, the heads of the two countries went to a specially installed podium. The Co...

On March 31, 2022, the Third Ministerial Conference of the neighboring countries of Afghanistan was held in Tunxi, China. At the meeting, an address by Chinese President Xi Jinping was read and a video message from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was shown. In his speech, Minister R. Meredov stressed that the current meeting is considered by Turkmenistan as an opportunity to develop a consolidated approach to ensuring peace and security in Afghanistan, and further comprehensive devel...