Yesterday, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V. Hajiyev met with the appointed Ambassador of the Netherlands to Turkmenistan (from residence in Astana) Andre Carstens at the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan. Congratulating the Ambassador on his appointment, V. Hajiyev wished him fruitful work and success in his diplomatic activities. In expanding the political and diplomatic dialogue, a special place was given to increasing contacts between the foreign ministries, in p...

Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Belgium Sapar Palavanov and Head of Cabinet to European Commissioner for Energy Stefano Grassi in a meeting agreed to take steps to deepen energy cooperation between Turkmenistan and the EU. During the meeting, the Ambassador said Turkmenistan sees the European Union (EU) as a reliable partner in the energy sphere and reiterated its willingness to further deepen and strengthen cooperation in this area. To this end, Sapar Palvanov stressed the relevance of organiz...

On February 6, 2023, a telephone conversation was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye M.Cavusoglu. During the conversation, the head of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan expressed sympathy and support to his Turkish counterpart in connection with the devastating earthquake in Türkiye, which caused numerous casualties and injuries. R.Meredov conveyed deep condolences to the families and frie...

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdymuhamedov sent messages of condolences to the heads of Türkiye and Syria over the earthquakes on Monday that caused numerous deaths and widespread destruction. The Head of State expressed, on behalf of the people and Government of Turkmenistan and his own, words of sincere empathy and support to the families and friends of the victims at this difficult moment and wished a speedy recovery to the injured. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Chairman of Halk Masla...

On February 3, 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a regular meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission to ensure the implementation of Turkmenistan's international obligations in the field of human rights and international humanitarian law, which was attended by representatives of the Mejlis, a number of ministries, departments and public organizations. On the agenda were the results of the activities of the Interdepartmental Commission for 2022 and the tasks for this year. The...

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, on behalf of the people, the Government of Turkmenistan and on his own behalf, sent sincere congratulations to King Philip of Belgium and the people of the country on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations being celebrated today. “Relations between our countries are based on mutual respect, equality and mutual trust”, said Serdar Berdimuhamedov. He also stressed that Turkmenistan is interested in expanding bilatera...

On January 27, 2023, an official ceremony was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan dedicated to the announcement of 2023 as the “International Year of Dialogue as a Guarantee of Peace”. The event was held in a hybrid format under the conduction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The event was attended by representatives of the main bodies of the UN and its specialized agencies and UN member states, international a...