The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan condemns the armed attack on the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Islamic Republic of Iran on January 27, 2023, as a result of which there are dead and wounded among the staff of the diplomatic mission. Turkmenistan declares the inadmissibility of attacks on diplomatic missions and the use of any violence against the personnel of diplomatic departments. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan expresses deep condolences to...

On January 27, 2023, an official ceremony was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan dedicated to the announcement of 2023 as the “International Year of Dialogue as a Guarantee of Peace”. The event was held in a hybrid format under the conduction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The event was attended by representatives of the main bodies of the UN and its specialized agencies and UN member states, international a...

On January 26, 2023, the meeting of the President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Suk-yeol with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Korea B. Durdyev was held at the Yongsan Presidential Palace. During the meeting, the Turkmen diplomat presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Korea. President Yoon Suk-yeol congratulated Ambassador B. Durdyev on his appointment to this high position and wished him success in his...

On January 27, 2023, regular Turkmen-German political consultations were held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The delegations of the parties were headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev and the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia Matthias Luttenberg. During the consultations, an exchange of views took place on the internal political pr...

On January 24-25, 2023, a regular meeting of the Joint Working Group on the delimitation of the bottom of the Caspian Sea between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan was held in Ashgabat. The delegation of Turkmenistan was headed by the director of the Institute of the Caspian Sea, Special Representative of Turkmenistan for the Caspian Sea M.Atajanov, the Azerbaijani delegation – by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaij...

On January 24, 2023, in Tashkent, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov participated in the 26th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CMFA) of the member countries of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). The event was attended by the heads of the foreign ministries of the Member States, heads of regional organizations, as well as specialized agencies, regional institutions and affiliated bodies of the ECO. The meeting participants discussed a wide r...

On January 21, 2023, a major political event of historical significance took place in the capital's Congress Center of Turkmenistan. With the participation of representatives of the public of Turkmenistan, a meeting of the National Council (Milli Gengesh) of the country, the bicameral parliament of Turkmenistan - a representative and legislative body of state power, was held. During the meeting, the participants discussed a variety of issues related to the socio-political, economic, cultural...