On May 10, 2024, a press briefing was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan dedicated to upcoming events on the occasion of a significant date - the 300th anniversary of the great Turkmen poet and thinker Magtymguly Fragi, in particular the organization and holding of the International Conference of Ministers of Culture, the opening ceremony of Magtymguly Fragi cultural and park complex in the southern part of Ashgabat and others. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkme...

On May 9, 2024, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, at the invitation of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, as an honorary guest, took part in the ceremonial events on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945. At the appointed time, the presidential motorcade arrived at the Kremlin. Here the head of Turkmenistan was warmly greeted by the Russian leader. From the Kremlin, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, together with othe...

On May 7, 2024, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Deputy Minister Myahri Byashimova met with the head of the Turkmen-Austrian Society Neda Berger. The parties noted the high level of cooperation between Turkmenistan and Austria, noting the fruitful and effective interaction in the field of culture. In this context, the importance of events in which representatives of the culture and art of Turkmenistan and Austria take an active part was emphasized. A striking example of cul...

On May 4, 2024, a ceremony was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan in honor of the 70th anniversary of the Hero of Turkmenistan, Executive Secretary of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO Chinar Rustemova. The event was attended by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, Vice-President of the Humanitarian Association of Turkmen of the World, Executive...

The Turkmen delegation headed by Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of Turkmenistan M. Orazdurdyev is taking part in the 57th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Forum under the theme “Bridge to the Future" is being held for the first time in Tbilisi from 2 to 5 May 2024. The event is attending by approximately 4,000 delegates from ADB's 68 members, including ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa, finance ministers, central bank governors, senior government officials, and repres...

On May 3, 2024, the first meeting of the “Turkmenistan-UN” Strategic Advisory Council was held in a hybrid format at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. In accordance with the program, the Council meeting was held in two sessions. During the first session of the meeting, issues of upcoming steps to prepare the Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework between Turkmenistan and the UN (UNDAF) for the period 2026-2030 were discussed. At the second session, the parties exchanged...

During the period from April 29 to 30, 2024, the delegation of Turkmenistan led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan M.Byashimova took part in the 57th session of the UN Commission on Population and Development, held at the UN headquarters in New York (USA). The topic of this session is “The Program of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and its contribution to the 2030 Agenda”. At the same time with this event, at the initiative of the...