On March 31, 2022, the Third Ministerial Conference of the neighboring countries of Afghanistan was held in Tunxi, China. At the meeting, an address by Chinese President Xi Jinping was read and a video message from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was shown. In his speech, Minister R. Meredov stressed that the current meeting is considered by Turkmenistan as an opportunity to develop a consolidated approach to ensuring peace and security in Afghanistan, and further comprehensive devel...

On March 29-30, 2022, Ashgabat hosted the International Forum on attracting foreign investment in the oil and gas industry of Turkmenistan, organized by the State Concerns "Turkmengas", "Turkmennebit" and "Turkmenhimiya", the State Corporation "Turkmengeology" in partnership with the ES "Turkmen Forum" with the support British company “GaffneyCline”. The purpose of this event, held in a hybrid format, is to strengthen the dialogue on the further sustainable development of the energy sector an...

On March 30, 2022, on the sidelines of the 3rd meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the countries neighboring Afghanistan, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China Wang Yi. During the meeting, the heads of the foreign ministries discussed a wide range of issues related to the implementation of bilateral agreements reached during contacts at the highest state level i...

An OSCE-organized regional workshop on the Lapis Lazuli transit and transport corridor started in Ashgabat on 28 March 2022. Held in a hybrid format, the two-day workshop served as a platform to introduce the strategy on the implementation of the Lapis Lazuli transit and transport corridor. The OSCE Centre in Ashgabat commissioned the development of the strategy and an action plan of its implementation in an effort to support the signatory countries of the Lapis Lazuli transit and transpor...

On March 28, 2022, a briefing was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, timed to coincide with the adoption by the UN General Assembly of the resolution “Integration of mainstream bicycling into public transportation systems for sustainable development” and the election of Turkmenistan as a member of the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) for the period 2022–2028 years. The briefing was attended by the leadership and staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

On March 25, 2022, during the Government meeting of the country, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov reported to the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov that at the 61st plenary meeting of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held on March 15 this year, at the initiative of our country, the Resolution "Integrating mass cycling into public transport systems to achieve sustainable development" was u...

On March 25, 2022, a regular meeting of the Government Commission to study issues related to the accession of Turkmenistan to the WTO, as well as a consultative meeting on the process of joining the WTO and on the WTO Agreement on Trade Facilitation together with the UN Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) was held via videoconference. From the Turkmen side, the meeting was attended by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V. Hajiyev, heads and representatives of a number of...