On December 8, 2021, Second Ministerial Conference of the “Italy – Central Asia” format was held in Tashkent. The event, which was held in a hybrid format, was attended by the heads of the foreign policy agencies of the countries of Central Asia, Italy, as well as the representatives of the European Union. The delegation of Turkmenistan was led by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov. During the Conference the heads of...

On December 8, 2021, an annual meeting of the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the countries of Central Asia, organized by the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) was held in Dushanbe. The meeting was attended by Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Asia, Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Natalia Gherman,  Director of the UN Counter-Terrorism Centre,  Deputy Special Representative of the U...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed congratulations and best wishes to Mr. Olaf Scholz on his election as Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. Underlining that relations between Turkmenistan and the Federal Republic of Germany are based on the principles of equality, mutual respect and trust, the President of Turkmenistan expressed confidence that thanks to joint efforts, these relations would reach a new level. Taking the opportunity, the Presid...

In any corner of Turkmenistan, one can find reserved places associated with ancient legends and traditions. One of them is located in the Balkan velayat, on the Kopetdag ridge. Here, among the eternal rocks, organically included in the picturesque mountain landscape, there is a small white mosque named after the brave woman Parau-bibi. Once upon a time there was a spring here, whose water had healing powers. The reservoir has long dried up, but, like many years ago, more and more pilgrims are...

A festive meeting dedicated to the 26th anniversary of Turkmenistan's neutrality was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country. The event was organized by the IMO MFA of the country together with representatives of the National Center of Trade Unions and the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan. A festively elegant university greeted the guests and participants of the meeting with a thematic exhibition prepared on the occasion of the celebrati...

The third meeting of the Joint Expert Group (JEG) of UN and Government of Turkmenistan was held to study integration of sustainable development principles in the banking sector. The group comprised of the representatives of the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population, the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan, the State Committee on Statistics, the Central Bank and the State Bank...

On December 7, 2021, an online meeting of Joint Steering and Coordinating Committee on implementation of a Framework Cooperation Programme between Turkmenistan and the UN in the sphere of Sustainable Development for 2021-2025 was held. The meeting was attended by the leaders and officers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, representatives of corresponding ministries and agencies of the country, as well as the heads and representatives of the UN agencies working in Ashgabat....