On 1-2 March 2023, delegation of Turkmenistan, led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hajiyev, has participated to the 137th session of the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC). The delegation of Turkmenistan was composed of representatives of the Parliament, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Internal Affairs, the Supreme Court, the General Prosecutor's Office and the Institute of State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan. During this session, the HRC considered the...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held bilateral negotiations with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi as part of the «C5+1» meeting. During the meeting, the head of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan noted that Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan are fraternal countries, intensive contacts at the highest level between the two sides fully reflect the high level of bilateral relations. It was also noted that the state visit...

On February 28, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov participated in the regular meeting of the heads of foreign ministries of the countries of Central Asia and the United States in the «C5 + 1» format in Astana. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the US Secretary of State considered issues of practical cooperation in topical areas of regional development, including the economy, energy, transport, ec...

On February 24, 2023, during the 60th plenary meeting of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, the draft resolution "The role of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia", submitted by Turkmenistan on behalf of the Central Asian countries under agenda item 58 "Peacebuilding and maintaining peace", was considered. Presenting the resolution, the Turkmen side stressed that the Center, established in Ashgabat in 2007, being the first UN structure of its kind with a...

On February 23, 2023, the second part of the Turkmen-British “Structural Dialogue” continued its work with the participation of representatives of relevant ministries and departments of the two countries. During the consultations, the possibilities of further expansion of bilateral cooperation in the field of ecology and environmental protection were discussed. It was noted that Turkmenistan pays special attention to environmental security issues, in particular, it is actively working on the...

On February 23, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Director General of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Frank Riisberman at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the context of intensifying an effective international environmental dialogue, the Government of Turkmenistan pays great attention to combining the economic interests of the state with the need to maintain an environmental balance at the proper level. In his speech at the UN Confer...

On February 21, 2023, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov left for an official visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain. Two and a half hours later, the presidential airliner landed at the International Airport of the city of Muharraq, decorated with the State flags of two friendly countries. The Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain Sheikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al-Khalifa and other officials warmly and cordially welcomed the President of Turkmenistan at the airstairs. On February 22, before...