On April 18, 2024, a meeting was held via videoconference between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the heads of UN agencies in Turkmenistan and regional structures of this Organization. The agenda of the meeting included issues of Turkmenistan’s National Priorities for the new cycle of the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for the period 2026-2030 and global prospects for accelerating the achievement of the SDGs. During the meeting, emphasis...

On April 18, 2024, a meeting was held between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov and the newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Angola to Turkmenistan (with residence in Moscow) Augusto da Silva Cunha. At the beginning of the conversation, A.Gurbanov congratulated the Ambassador on his appointment to a responsible position, wished him success and new achievements in his mission aimed at developing cooperation between two countries. During the conve...

On April 17, 2024, a high-level meeting on Cooperation in the Field of Sustainable Transport was held in the UN General Assembly Hall, initiated by Turkmenistan. The meeting, convened by the President of the UN General Assembly D.Francis, as part of the Sustainable Development Week, was attended by the heads of specialized international organizations, executives of national ministries and departments of the transport sector, heads and representatives of diplomatic missions of UN member countr...

On April 17, 2024, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Secretary General of the Permanent Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Commission TRACECA Asset Assavbayev. During the meeting, parties discussed the current state of cooperation and prospects for interaction within the framework of the TRACECA Intergovernmental Commission. The active role of Turkmenistan in establishing and expanding the transport and transit potential of...

On April 16, 2024, the first Ministerial meeting of the Group of Friends of Sustainable Transport was held at the UN headquarters under the chairmanship of Turkmenistan. The meeting was attended by the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN Aksoltan Atayeva, Chairman of the "Türkmendeňizderýaýollary" agency Batyr Annaev, heads of transport departments, heads and representatives of diplomatic missions to the UN of the Group member countries, UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic...

On April 16, 2024, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Michal Mlynar, Acting Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat). Warmly welcoming Michal Mlynar, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov expressed confidence that his visit to Ashgabat will provide an opportunity to discuss key areas and prospects for interaction between Turkmenistan and UN-Habitat. During the meeting, a detailed exchange of views took place on current issues of interaction between...

On April 16, 2024, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, a meeting was held between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan M.Byashimova and the UN-Habitat delegation led by the Acting Executive Director of the UN Human Settlements Programme Michal Mlynár. During the negotiations, the parties considered as propitious areas, the expansion of cooperation in the field of urban planning legislation and in the implementation of global programs and strategies in the dev...