On December 12, 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with a delegation headed by Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Kazem Gharibabadi. During the meeting, the sides discussed current issues on the Turkmen-Iranian agenda. The diplomats confirmed the development of partnership interaction on the principles of good-neighborliness and mutual respect. They reviewed the development of trade and economic...

On 11 December 2024, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with Ms. Terhi Hakala, who is completing her mission as the European Union Special Representative for Central Asia. Expressing gratitude for the time allocated for the meeting, Ms. Terhi Hakala congratulated the President on the International Day of Neutrality and noted that the European Union attaches great importance to the development of cooperation with neutral Turkmenistan, which stands for strengthening peace and m...

On December 11, 2024, a high-level meeting of the Group of Friends of Neutrality for Peace, Security and Sustainable Development was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The meeting was attended by representatives of the countries participating in the Group, including heads of foreign diplomatic missions accredited in Turkmenistan, as well as chiefs of Turkmenistan’s diplomatic missions and consular offices abroad. During the meeting, the participants em...

On December 11, 2024, on the eve of the International Day of Neutrality, Ashgabat hosted the International Conference entitled “Joint Efforts in Strengthening International Peace and Sustainable Development”. The conference was attended by the heads of diplomatic missions and consular offices of Turkmenistan abroad, representatives of international and regional organizations, in particular the UN, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, as well as experts specializ...

On December 11, 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan hosted a ceremony of presenting the state award and conferring the honorary title of Turkmenistan “Hormatly il ýaşulusy” (Honorary Elder of the People) to Deputy Secretary of the Security Council under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Foreign Policy Issues Abdulaziz Kamilov. The event was attended by the heads and diplomats of the Ministry...

On December 10, 2024, upon the instructions of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Chairwoman of the Mejlis Dunyagozel Gulmanova received credentials of the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Belgium to Turkmenistan Julien De Fraipont. On behalf of the President of Turkmenistan, the head of the National Parliament congratulated the diplomat on the beginning of his work in Turkmenistan, wishing him success in his responsible diplomatic mission to streng...

On December 10, 2024, in accordance with the instructions of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the Chairwoman of the Mejlis D. Gulmanova received credentials from the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federative Republic of Brazil to Turkmenistan Marcel Fortuna Biato. On behalf of the President of Turkmenistan, the head of the Mejlis congratulated the Ambassador on the start of his diplomatic mission in Turkmenistan, wishing him success in his noble activities...