On July 10, 2023, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev had a telephone conversation. At the beginning of the conversation, the head of Turkmenistan cordially congratulated the Uzbek leader on his convincing victory in the presidential elections held in the neighboring country and wished him good health and further success in responsible state activities. As noted, the voting results are an indicator of popular t...

Today, on July 10, 2023, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Vepa Hajiyev, held talks with the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Teresa Ribeiro. During the meeting, an exchange of views took place on the current agenda of the partnership and the prospects for joint work within the third dimension of the OSCE, including the mandate of the Representative on Freedom of the Media, were discussed. V.Hajiyev noted that in recent years, cooperation in this area has...

On July 8, 2023, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs B. Myatiev takes part in the 42nd General Assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), which is held in Bangkok (Thailand). The General Assembly is attended by 45 delegations of the OCA National Olympic Committees, as well as the heads and representatives of the OCA bodies and the International Olympic Committee. According to the agenda of the meeting, issues related to the activities of the...

From June 30 to July 4, 2023, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Chairman of the Committee of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan on international and inter-parliamentary relations B.Muhamedov participated in the 30th Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), held in Vancouver, Canada. The session brought together parliamentarians and representatives from OSCE member states to discuss key issues related to security, cooperation, and democracy in the OSCE region. The Annual...

On July 5, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held talks with the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the UK Leo Docherty, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. During the meeting, the parties discussed topical issues on the bilateral agenda, covering a wide range of political, diplomatic, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian areas. R.Meredov emphasized the effective development of the Tur...

On July 4, 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part in the 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), held via videoconference. The head of the Turkmen state was invited to the meeting in the status of an honored guest, which is a clear confirmation of the steadily growing authority of Turkmenistan on the world stage, as well as its proactive position on topical issues of effective partnership, both in bilateral and mul...

On July 4, 2023, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan B.Myatiev received copies of his credentials from the newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Tunisia to Turkmenistan (with residence in Moscow) Tarek Ben Salem. The Deputy Minister congratulated the Ambassador on his appointment to a responsible post and expressed hope that his diplomatic activities would contribute to the further development of Turkmen-Tunisian relations. During the meeting, the diplomats discu...