On December 6, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the head of the Turkmen-Austrian Society Neda Berger, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. During the meeting, an interested exchange of views took place on the state of Turkmen-Austrian cooperation. At the same time, the prospects for effective interaction and further expansion of bilateral partnership in the trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres were discussed. In this context...

On November 29, 2023, the 6th meeting of the Turkmen-Chinese Intergovernmental Cooperation Committee was held in Ashgabat. At the meeting, the Turkmen delegation was headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, the Chinese delegation - Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice-Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Ding Xuexiang. The co-chairs...

On November 28, 2023, the 7th meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Azerbaijani Commission on Economic Cooperation was held in Ashgabat. At the meeting, the delegation of Turkmenistan was headed by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Batyr Atdayev, the delegation of the Republic of Azerbaijan was headed by the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mikail Jabbarov. During the meeting, the implementation progress of the decisions of the 6th meeting of t...

On November 27, 2023, a round table was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan dedicated to the presentation of the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT). The event was attended by heads and representatives of ministries and departments, public organizations, members of the Interdepartmental Commission to ensure the implementation of Turkmenistan’s international obligations in the field of human rights and international humanitarian law, heads of represe...

Taking an active and initiative position in development of well-balanced solutions to topical issues of modernity, neutral Turkmenistan continues to put into practice consistently its foreign policy based on principles of peaceful disposition, good neighbourhood and constructive cooperation in regional and global dimensions. Important events of international significance, by which the current year is marked, can serve a clear evidence of effectiveness of the far-sighted strategy, which was initi...

On November 21, 2023, within the framework of the plenary session of the 42nd session of the General Conference of UNESCO, a resolution was adopted according to which Turkmenistan’s proposal to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the birth of the poet Magtymguly Fragi was included in the List of significant dates for joint celebration with UNESCO in 2024-2025. This event is another striking evidence of international recognition of the role and significance in world literature and in the contex...

On November 23, 2023, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye Hakan Fidan. During the negotiations, the parties discussed current topics of Turkmen-Turkish cooperation. At the same time, special attention is paid to the practical implementation of bilateral agreements reached at the highest state level. The heads of the foreign ministries of Turkmenistan and Tür...