On November 16, 2023, during the 42nd session of the UNESCO General Conference, Turkmenistan was unanimously elected as a member of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport for 2023-2027. This Committee was established in 1978 to promote the role and importance of sport and its inclusion in public policy. Turkmenistan was elected as a member of this UNESCO structure for the period 2017-2021.

The 16th meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organization began in Tashkent, in which the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, who arrived on a working visit to Tashkent, takes part. The head of state will voice Turkmenistan’s vision for the development of mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields in the Economic Cooperation Organization space. The previous, 15th Summit of this Organization was held in Ashgabat on 28th of November, 2021. Based on its results, the Final...

On November 8, 2023, a meeting between representatives of the State Concern “Türkmengaz” and the delegation of the Republic of Iraq led by the Minister of Electricity Ziad Ali Fadel took place in Ashgabat. During the meeting, a representative of the Iraqi government expressed his country’s readiness to further develop mutually beneficial relations with Turkmenistan, which has great potential in the energy sector. In this context, the parties considered issues related to the organization of...

One of the priority vectors of the foreign policy strategy of neutral Turkmenistan, initiated by the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and now successfully implemented by the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, is the development of broad international cooperation, where special importance is attached to humanitarian ties. From time immemorial, the Turkmen people have been characterized by the principles o...

On November 8, 2023, a solemn conference was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the occasion of the inclusion of the city Ashgabat in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the category “Design”. The event was attended by representatives of the Mejlis and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, a number of ministries, state agencies and public organizations of the country, academic staff and students, and representati...

On November 6, 2023, the delegation of Turkmenistan led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs V.Hajiyev took part in the fourth review of Turkmenistan within the framework of the 44th session of the Working Group of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) taking place from November 6 to 17 of this year in Geneva. During the meeting, the delegation of Turkmenistan made a report on the main directions of the policy of our country with regard the realization of the commitments undertaken in the fiel...

On November 3, 2023, as part of a working visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the 10th Summit of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States. The Summit was also attended by President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov, President the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan,...