On March 27, 2025, on the sidelines of the 20th Ministerial Meeting “Central Asia - European Union”, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas. During the meeting, an exchange of views took place on the current state and priority areas for the development of constructive cooperation between Turkmenistan and the EU. It...

On 27 March 2025, the Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Deputy Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic, as well as the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (‘The Participants’) held their 20th European Union-Central Asia Ministerial meeting in Ashgabat. The Participants reaffirmed their joint commitment and political willingness to further strengthening their com...

On March 27, 2025, the 20th Ministerial Meeting “Central Asia - European Union” was held in Ashgabat. It was attended by the leadership of Foreign Ministries of the Central Asian countries, as well as the European delegation headed by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas. The meeting participants discussed a wide range of issues related to multilateral cooperation in the political-diplom...

The Ambassador of Turkmenistan Sapar Palvanov delivered a lecture to students at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), highlighting the key principles of the country’s foreign policy based on neutrality, as well as Turkmenistan’s initiatives aimed at strengthening global peace and trust. In his speech, the Ambassador noted that Turkmenistan is the only country in the world whose status of permanent neutrality was officially recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in 1995. This pr...

On November 20, an online seminar was held under the EU Coordination Platform for the development of the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor. The event brought together representatives of Turkmenistan’s government agencies, the European Union, international financial institutions, and foreign embassies. On behalf of Turkmenistan, participants included the Agency of Transport and Communications, the Turkmen Railways Agency ("Türkmendemirýollary"), the State Customs Service, and the Ambassador...

Turkmen Ambassador Sapar Palvanov met with the Secretary General of ENCATC (European Network on Cultural Management and Policy), Giannalia Cogliandro Beyens, and the founder of the creative agency Caravan Cultura, Elena van Kharitonova. The participants explored the prospects for cultural cooperation and the reinforcement of ties between Turkmenistan and Europe. As a leading European platform for cultural management and policy, ENCATC plays an active role in the professionalization of the cul...

Уважаемые граждане! Обращаем ваше внимание на то, что в сети Интернет (социальные сети) распространяется ложная и недостоверная информация о якобы продлении сроков действия биометрических (заграничных) паспортов граждан Туркменистана, временно или постоянно проживающих за границей, на последующие годы. Согласно Указу Президента Туркменистана от 9 мая 2022 года «О Порядке внесения отметок о продлении срока действия паспорта гражданина Туркменистана для выезда из Туркменистана и въезда в Тур...