On April 11, 2025, at the 63rd plenary meeting of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in New York (USA), the Resolution “Additional information on the modalities of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries” was unanimously adopted. Accordingly, the General Assembly decided to hold an international conference from August 5 to 8 this year in the Avaza National Tourist Zone. This fact is further evidence of the recognition by the world community of the initiatives put f...

On April 11, 2025, in Almaty, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov took part in the regular meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States. The event was attended by the heads of the foreign ministries of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as the CIS Executive Committee. During the meeti...

On 10 April 2025, a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Deputy Foreign Minister A. Gurbanov took part in the international conference “Dialogue, trust, peace, security in the world” organized by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Italy in cooperation with the Italian Institute of Asia. During the event it was noted that the UN proclamation of 2025 as the International Year of Peace and Trust gives us an opportunity to build an inclusive, just and sustainable world. It was also stated that Turkme...

On 10 April 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan hosted a briefing on the results of the second UN assessment mission to prepare for LLDC-3. The briefing was attended by heads and representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of Turkmenistan, heads and representatives of UN specialised agencies, as well as representatives of local media. During the briefing, the results of the UN assessment mission on preparations for the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing...

On 9 April 2025, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan A. Gurbanov met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy Edmondo Cirielli. The sides discussed the development of bilateral relations in political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian areas. It was stressed that intergovernmental and interdepartmental contacts between Turkmenistan and Italy contribute to the strengthening of bilateral relations. During the meeting, v...

On 9 April 2025, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Hojamurad Geldimuradov met with the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in the framework of his visit to Geneva. During the meeting, the sides discussed the current collaboration and possibilities for further cooperation between Turkmenistan and the WTO, including issues related to the process of Turkmenistan’s accession to the organization. The WTO Director-General com...

In the framework of Turkmenistan's chairmanship of the UN Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA), a ministerial meeting of SPECA participating countries was held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 8 April 2025. The event was attended by the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers H. Geldimuradov, high-level representatives of the United Nations, including Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe Tatiana Molchan...