On September 7, 2022, in the city of Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov took part in the First Ministerial Meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council - Central Asia Strategic Dialogue. This platform was created in order to expand the political dialogue between countries and develop interregional cooperation in trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres. The participants of the meeting discussed topical aspects of the internati...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan strongly condemns the terrorist act committed on September 5, 2022 in the immediate vicinity of the consular department of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Kabul, which resulted in the deaths of employees of Russian diplomatic mission and civilians of Afghanistan. Turkmenistan, as an active participant in the international fight against terrorism, calls for further consolidation of the efforts of the world community in the anti-terrorist...

On September 5, in the morning, a Turkmen Il-76 cargo airliner carrying humanitarian cargo landed at the airport in Karachi, Sindh province of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. In accordance with the Order of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, in order to provide humanitarian assistance to the friendly Pakistani people in the context of the recent natural disasters in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, which led to numerous casualties and large-scale destruction, the relevant...

Based on the traditions of humanism and good neighborliness of the Turkmen people, in order to provide humanitarian assistance to the friendly Pakistani people in the context of natural disasters occurring in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in September 2022, which led to numerous casualties, injuries and large-scale destruction, the President of Turkmenistan signed the Order. In accordance with this Order, The Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, the Ministry of Textile Ind...

On August 29, Ambassador Olivier Belle, Director of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Belgium, met with Sapar Palvanov, newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Kingdom of Belgium. During the meeting, Olivier Belle congratulated the Ambassador of Turkmenistan on his appointment to this responsible position and wished him success in his diplomatic activities.  The parties considered important aspects of cooperation in th...

On June 9, 2022, Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajyiev met with US State Department’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West via videoconference. During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of cooperation in bilateral and multilateral formats to resolve the situation in Afghanistan. In this regard, it was emphasized that Turkmenistan is actively involved in this work, putting forward constructive proposals and initiatives. The expediency of developing a cons...

On June 8, 2022, the Third “Central Asia-China” Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs was held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. In its course, a constructive and interested multilateral dialogue took place on the progress and prospects of cooperation in this format. Among the topics discussed, special attention was paid to the need to consolidate joint efforts to ensure long-term peace and stability, issues of intensifying trade, economic and investment cooperation, and expanding cultural and...