Based on friendly, fraternal and neighborly relations between Turkmenistan and Iran, in order to provide humanitarian assistance to those affected by the earthquake that occurred in the Iranian province of Kermanshah, the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed an ordinance according to which a number of ministries and organizations were ordered to donate humanitarian aid to the Islamic Republic of Iran. On July 23, 2018, the humanitarian cargo shipped by the plane was deli...

On July 21, 2018, a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Foreign Minister B.Myatiev took part in a meeting of the heads of the foreign ministries of Central Asian countries in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyz Republic. During the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues related to the development of comprehensive cooperation in the region, interaction within the framework of international organizations, as well as an exchange of views on topical issues of the global agenda. The Min...

On July 20, 2018, in Turkmenbashi there was the third meeting of the Turkmen-Romanian working group on cooperation in the field of transport, established on the basis of the Memorandum between the Governments of Turkmenistan and Romania. At the meeting of the working group, in accordance with the agenda, the parties considered issues of the implementation of the agreements reached before and perspectives of mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation in transit-transport sphere. The sides excha...

On July 19, 2018, within the framework of the ongoing visit of the Turkmen delegation to New York at UN Headquarters, Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan S. Berdimuhamedov had a meeting with the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. A. Guterres noted close and constructive cooperation of Turkmenistan with the UN in different directions. He stressed the role of Turkmenistan in security issues, refugees, migration, and Turkmenistan’s support of the Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy...

On July 18, 2018, official representatives of Turkmenistan made a statement on the main initiatives of Turkmenistan in the field of transport at a regular meeting of the OSCE Committee on Economic and Environmental Affairs. The statement noted that on December 20, 2017, on the initiative of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the Resolution "Strengthening the links between all modes of transport to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals" was adopted at the 72nd session of the UN General A...

On July 19, 2018, a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Turkmenistan Mr. Murad Ashraf Janjua, who is completing his diplomatic work in Turkmenistan, was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The Turkmen side congratulated Mr. Ambassador on the successful completion of his mission; the sides also exchanged views on current state of relations and discussed the further intensification of cooperation between Turkmenis...

On July 18, 2018 in the afternoon, Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan S. Berdimuhamedov made a presentation at the general debate of the Ministerial segment of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. In his speech, he noted the effective integration of SDGs and associated tasks into national development strategies of Turkmenistan, taking into account local peculiarities and priorities. He also took part in the event entitled "Improving Sustainability by Achieving th...