On the instructions of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, today in Islamabad, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held talks with the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Arif Alvi. At the beginning of the meeting, the head of the Turkmen delegation conveyed greetings from the President of Turkmenistan. The Minister noted that the talks between the President of Turkmenistan and the Presid...

On December 19, 2021, in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, an Extraordinary Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation was held on the topic "The humanitarian situation in Afghanistan", in which a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V. Hadjiyev took part. In its speech, the Turkmen side stressed the particular importance of providing humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people. In this conte...

Today, on December 18, on the instructions of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the Turkmen delegation headed by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov left on a visit to the capital of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. During the visit to Islamabad, the head of the Turkmen delegation, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of...

Today, on December 19, the delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov took part in the Third Ministerial Meeting of the India-Central Asia Dialogue held in New Delhi (India). The meeting was attended by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of India, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Republic of Uzbekistan. During the meeting, the rol...

On December 19, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held talks with the Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. During the meeting, the Heads of the Foreign Ministries of Turkmenistan and India exchanged views on topical issues of interstate interaction and regional cooperation. The sides underscored the growing dynamics of interstate relations in the political and diplomatic, trade and economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres. The energy se...

The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the UNESCO inscribed Turkmen national dutar making craftsmanship and traditional music performing art combined with singing into the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The given decision was unanimously taken in the course of the Sixteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee of the Organization which is being held fully online from 13 to 18 December 2021. Pro...

Today, On December 14, a humanitarian cargo of food, textile and household goods, as well as oil products was delivered from Turkmenistan to neighboring Afghanistan. As is known, during the extended meeting of the Government on December 10 of this year, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has signed the Order on sending humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. This document was signed "with a view to assist neighboring Afghanistan on a systematic and regular basis and to provide an al...