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...

On February 19, 2022, the presentation of the new book of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov “Abadançylygyň röwşen gadamlary” took place in the conference hall of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. Rectors, professors, teachers and students of the country’s universities, heads and employees of diplomatic missions and representative offices of international organizations in Turkmenistan, chief editors of the country...

Today, on February 11, an extraordinary meeting of the Halk Maslakhaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan began its work. The distinguished President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov chairs the meeting of the Halk Maslakhaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan. In accordance with the previously signed Decree of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, an extraordinary meeting of the upper house of the Parliament of Turkmenistan is held in the format of digital video communication....

As already was reported, on February 4, 2022, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, at the invitation of the President of the People's Republic of China, arrived to Beijing. As part of the visit, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in a grand show on the occasion of the opening of the XXIV Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. The participation of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in the opening ceremony of the XXIV Winter Olym...

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...