On January 21, 2025, a meeting was held between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova and representatives of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) led by Katja Schaefer. During the meeting, the state and prospects for further development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and UN-Habitat were discussed. It was emphasized that Turkmenistan pays special attention to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG 11...

On January 21, 2025, a meeting was held at the MFA of Turkmenistan between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov and the newly appointed Ambassador of Canada to Turkmenistan (with residence in Astana) Christopher Duggan, who presented copies of his credentials. A.Gurbanov congratulated the diplomat on his appointment to the responsible post and expressed the Turkmen side’s readiness to provide assistance and support in the implementation of his diplomatic activitie...

On January 19-20, the National Leader of Turkmen People, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov paid a visit to the Principality of Monaco. Before the trip, Hero-Arkadag addressed the representatives of the national mass media, during which he noted that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and Monaco, and this visit will be a significant step forward in the development of cooperation between t...

On January 17, 2025, the opening ceremony of the International Year of Peace and Trust was held at the UN headquarters in New York in the Economic and Social Council Hall. The event, organized by the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan, was attended by high-level representatives of the United Nations. In his speech, the representative of Turkmenistan emphasized the importance of the International Year of Peace and Trust. This year, the country honors the 30th anniversary of the status of per...

On January 16, 2025, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov held a telephone conversation with Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu. The sides discussed a wide range of issues related to bilateral cooperation in political-diplomatic, trade-economic, as well as cultural-humanitarian spheres. Also, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs exchanged views on key areas of the inte...

On January 15, 2025, a festive conference entitled “International Year of Peace and Trust: Cooperation of Turkmenistan with the International Community” was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The event was attended by the Chairwoman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, leadership and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, heads and staff of diplomatic missions...

On January 15, 2025, a meeting took place in Ashgabat between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Liu Bin. During the meeting, the sides considered a wide range of issues for effective development of bilateral partnership, which has a comprehensive strategic and long-term feature. The high level of trust and friendship between the heads of two states creates favorable conditions for f...