On August 4, 2025, a meeting was held between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Somalia Isaac Mohamud Mursal. During the meeting, the parties expressed the interest of the two countries to actively develop ties in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres. The effectiveness of partnership within international organizations, in particular t...

On August 4, 2025, a meeting was held between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov and the Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Ivana Zivkovic. During the meeting the parties discussed priority areas of cooperation between Turkmenistan and UNDP, including sustainable development, digital transformation, econom...

On August 3, 2025, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, held on the Caspian coast. The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Taurkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, sincerely greeting the UN Secretary General, noted that he was glad to see him on the sacred Turkmen land. Having warmly welcomed the distinguished guest at the airport, the Chai...

On August 3, 2025, a flag-raising ceremony for Turkmenistan and the UN was held at the National Tourist Zone “Avaza” on the occasion of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries. This ceremony serves as an expression of the importance of the upcoming global forum, which is held once every ten years and is dedicated to issues of comprehensive development of landlocked developing countries. The flag-raising ceremony was attended by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Minis...

On July 31, 2025, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Thailand to Turkmenistan Apirat Sugondhabhirom (with residence in Ankara), who is completing his diplomatic mission in Ashgabat. At the meeting, the sides appraised the current level of development of bilateral relations between Turkmenistan and the Kingdom of Thailan...

On July 31, 2025, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism of the Republic of Seychelles Sylvestre Radegonde. The heads of the foreign policy departments discussed prospects for expanding bilateral cooperation in areas of mutual interest. A separate topic of discussion was preparation for the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC 3).

On July 25, 2025, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Turkmenistan Ji Shumin, who presented his credentials to the head of state. Expressing gratitude for the opportunity to meet, the diplomat noted that his country attaches great importance to the development of strategic cooperation with Turkmenistan and, taking the opportunity, conveyed warm greetings and best wishes from the Chairman...