On 7 November 2024, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting via videoconferencing with US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Geoffrey Pyatt. During the meeting, the sides underlined the constructive nature of relations between the countries, especially in such spheres as trade and economy, energy, transport, logistics and others. The US side highly appraised the progress made by Turkmenistan in fulfilling its international commitments on cli...

On 7 November 2024, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with Ms. Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, UN Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. During the talks, the sides noted the effectiveness of Turkmenistan’s long-term cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). It was emphasized that Turkmenistan, being a par...

On 6 November 2024, a meeting was held at the MFA of Turkmenistan between the Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov and the head of the Representative Office of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Turkmenistan Eric Livny. During the meeting, the sides discussed the current state and prospects for increasing cooperation between Turkmenistan and the EBRD. In this regard, the parties considered proposals aimed at developing systematic work, including the prepar...

On 1 November 2024, a meeting was held at the MFA of Turkmenistan between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headed by Anna Rose Bordon, Advisor, Head of IMF Mission for Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. At the meeting, the sides discussed the current state and prospects of further development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the IMF. During the talks, the sides underlined the commitment to strengthen...

On 30 October 2024, a meeting took place in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between the Co-Chairmen of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission on Economic Cooperation - Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexei Overchuk.  During the talks in a narrow format, the sides discussed key aspects of partnership between the two countries in areas of mutual...

On 29 October 2024, a meeting was held in the MFA of Turkmenistan between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov and the Ambassador of the European Union to Turkmenistan Beata Peksa. During the meeting, the sides discussed current issues of collaboration of Turkmenistan with the EU in political, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres. The sides analyzed the implementation of joint projects and discussed preparations to the upcoming thematic events.

On 28-29 October 2024, the consultations on cybersecurity were held in Ashgabat with the participation of representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of Turkmenistan and the People’s Republic of China. The participants reviewed the results of joint work and implementation of agreements on international information security attained between the Governments of Turkmenistan and the People’s Republic of China. During the consultations, the sides exchanged views on strengthening interna...