On April 5, 2023, during the Organizational Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), elections were held for the subsidiary bodies of the Council. During the elections, ECOSOC members unanimously elected Turkmenistan as a member of the UNICEF Executive Board for the period 2024-2026. Earlier Turkmenistan was elected and served as a member of the UNICEF Executive Board in 2018-2020. Today, Turkmenistan is a member of 13 commissions, committees and councils of the...

On April 6, 2023, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held an online meeting with the UN Deputy Secretary General, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Olga Algayerova. Within the framework of the negotiations, priority areas of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the UNECE were discussed. Special attention of the parties was paid to the issues of preparation for the participation of the...

The annual celebration of World Health Day on April 7 is a significant event for both the Turkmen people and all progressive mankind. This year, on April 7, the World Health Organization celebrates: 75th Anniversary, founded on a collective initiative of the countries of the world in 1948 and aimed at promoting the health of people, maintaining security in the world and serving the interests of vulnerable groups so that everyone, wherever they are, has the opportunity to achieve the highes...

On April 6, 2023, a meeting was held via videoconference between the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Secretary General of the Organization of Turkic States Kubanychbek Omuraliev. During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of deepening cooperation in various fields between Turkmenistan and the Organization of Turkic States. It was emphasized that Turkmenistan is interested in its partnership with a number...

On April 5, 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the Chairman of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of the Republic of Turkiye, Rifat Hisarciklioglu. Noting the ongoing nature of the interstate dialogue, based on the inviolable bonds of friendship and brotherhood of the peoples of the two countries, the head of state stated that in recent years a rich and positive experience of mutually beneficial cooperation has been accumulated, which allows bringing Tur...

On April 5, 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Executive Director of the Turkmen-American Business Council Eric Stewart, Vice President for Sales of Gas Turbine Equipment for Europe, the Middle East and Africa of General Electric Gas Power Bris Razan, President for the Development of Strategic Partners Nationship in Central Asia of John Deere Chub Leiko, Vice President of Nicklaus Companies John Reese, Founder and CEO of Smartmatic Antonio Mugica, Chairman of the Boar...

On April 5, 2023, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation Rustam Minnikhanov, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. During the conversation, it was noted that the peoples of Turkmenistan and Tatarstan are connected by centuries-old, historically established ties of friendship, common culture, language, traditions and spiritual values. The President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov noted with satisfa...