On February 6, 2024, at the initiative of the Kyrgyz side, a telephone conversation took place between the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov. The head of state, on behalf of the Turkmen people and on his own behalf, expressed words of sympathy in connection with the accident that occurred at the thermal power plant. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov emphasized that Turkmenistan has sent humanitarian aid to Kyrgyzstan and, i...

On February 6, 2024, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Secretary General of the International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY) Sultanbay Raev. Current issues were put on the agenda of the meeting, and promising vectors of interaction between Turkmenistan and the TURKSOY organization were outlined. During the meeting, it was noted that cultural interaction is the basis for Turkic-speaking countries to build their politi...

On January 29, 2024, the 87th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) began its work in Geneva, Swiss Confederation. On February 2, 2024, the Turkmen delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan M.Byashimova took part in the session, during which the sixth periodic report of Turkmenistan was considered regarding the implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination agains...

On February 2, 2024, a telephone conversation was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Jeenbek Kulubaev. During the negotiations, the parties discussed issues of bilateral cooperation, and also stressed the need to enhance trade and economic partnership. During the conversation, R.Meredov said that in connection with the accident at the thermal power plant in Bishkek, according to the instruct...

On January 27, 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan 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 of Turkmenistan, a number of ministries, departments and public organizations of the country. The agenda included a discussion of the results of the work carried out by the Inte...

On January 23, 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Minister for Digital Transformation of Japan Taro Kono. During the meeting, issues of cooperation in the field of digital infrastructure, digitalization of the economy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, the Internet, personnel training and updating the legislative framework were discussed. The parties also outlined new ways of cooperation in the field of digital technologies and innovatio...

On January 23, 2024, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Japanese deputies led by the chairman of the Japanese-Turkmen interparliamentary friendship group, member of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Japan Endo Toshiaki. During the meeting, the parties emphasized the important role of inter-parliamentary relations, which are one of the key areas for expanding the partnership between the two countries. In this regard, th...