On July 29, 2024, the joint meeting of the Inter-departmental Commission on the Implementation of International Obligations of Turkmenistan on Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law and representatives of the UN, EU and OSCE Country Team was held in the MFA of Turkmenistan.  It was attended by the representatives of Mejlis of Turkmenistan, ministries, agencies and non-government organizations, as well as the representatives of international organizations. In accordance with the agend...

On July 29, 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany in Turkmenistan Bernd Heinze who presented the copies of his credentials.   The Minister congratulated the Ambassador with the appointment to the responsible post and expressed the readiness of Turkmen side to render support and assistance in implementing his diplomatic work. During the meetin...

On July 29, 2024, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Robert Floyd.  During the meeting, the parties discussed the key vectors of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the CTBTO. Speaking about the importance of the entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the parties highlighted the importance of the permanent neutrality p...

On July 26, 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov presented to Fazal Muhammad Sabir a document accrediting him in Turkmenistan as the Chargé d’Affaires of Afghanistan. The Afghan diplomat is representing his country in Ashgabat for a number of years. During the meeting, the parties emphasized the friendly nature of bilateral relations between two fraternal states. A wide range of issues was considered related to practical implementation of large-scale energy,...

On July 25th, 2024, Ambassador of Turkmenistan Hoja Ovezov met with Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi, acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghansitan.  During the meeting, discussions were held on enhancing the bilateral relations and implementation of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project in Afghanistan. Ambassador of Turkmenistan shared information on the latest progress on the commencement of TAPI project & asked for further cooperation in terms of implementatio...

On July 24, 2024, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Federal Minister of Petroleum of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Musadik Masood Malik. During the meeting, the parties discussed priority issues of Turkmen-Pakistani cooperation in the fuel and energy sector. In this context, the possibilities of further promoting the implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) transnational gas pipeline project were co...

On July 24, 2024, the Meeting of Senior Officials of the «Central Asia + Japan» Dialogue was held via videoconference. The meeting was attended by deputy heads of foreign affairs agencies of the countries of Central Asia and Japan. Turkmenistan was represented at this event by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Gurbanov. The parties discussed the progress of preparations for the upcoming Dialogue Summit «Central Asia + Japan», which will be held in Astana from August 9 to 10 this year....