On March 2, 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, during a working visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan, took part in the Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement Contact Group in response to COVID-19. The high-level meeting was attended by heads of state and government, high-ranking representatives of various countries and major international organizations, including the UN, the Organization of Turkic States, the Economic Cooperation Organization, the International Organization for...

O On 1-2 March 2023, delegation of Turkmenistan, led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hajiyev, has participated to the 137th session of the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC). The delegation of Turkmenistan was composed of representatives of the Parliament, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Internal Affairs, the Supreme Court, the General Prosecutor's Office and the Institute of State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan. During this session, the HRC considered...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held bilateral negotiations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi as part of the «C5+1» meeting. During the meeting, the head of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan noted that Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan are fraternal countries, intensive contacts at the highest level between the two sides fully reflect the high level of bilateral relations. It was also noted that the state visit...

On February 28, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov participated in the regular meeting of the heads of foreign ministries of the countries of Central Asia and the United States in the «C5 + 1» format in Astana. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the US Secretary of State considered issues of practical cooperation in topical areas of regional development, including the economy, energy, transport, ec...

On February 24, 2023, during the 60th plenary meeting of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, the draft resolution "The role of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia", submitted by Turkmenistan on behalf of the Central Asian countries under agenda item 58 "Peacebuilding and maintaining peace", was considered. Presenting the resolution, the Turkmen side stressed that the Center, established in Ashgabat in 2007, being the first UN structure of its kind with a...

On February 21, 2023, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Natalya Gherman, who is completing her mission as the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Central Asia, Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA). Expressing gratitude for the opportunity in a personal conversation to discuss topical issues and promising vectors for further development of long-term fruitful cooperation, the diplomat conveyed warm greetings to t...

On February 21, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov received Natalya Gherman, who is completing her mission as the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Central Asia, Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA). During the meeting, the commitment of Turkmenistan to strategic cooperation with the United Nations and its specialized agencies was confirmed. During the meeting, an exchange of views took place on...