On July 19, 2024, as part of the First «North-South» Trade and Logistics Forum taking place in Aktau (Kazakhstan), a trilateral meeting of the heads of transport departments of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan was held, during which a wide range of issues related to further capacity building were discussed cooperation between the three states in the transport sector. In particular, the parties discussed the conditions for transporting goods along the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Afghanista...

On July 17, 2024, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the head of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) office in Turkmenistan, Ms. Jalpa Ratna. Having presented her credentials and expressing deep gratitude for the time devoted to the meeting, the UNICEF representative thanked the head of state for the warm welcome and all possible assistance in the development of established constructive bilateral cooperation, within the framework of which many important joint projects and progra...

On July 16, 2024, the second meeting of the «Turkmenistan – UN» Strategic Advisory Council was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The agenda included consideration of the results of the visit of the UN Secretary General to Turkmenistan, as well as the Action Plan in Turkmenistan and abroad for the implementation of the UN General Assembly resolution «International Year of Peace and Trust, 2025». Noting the special significance of the visit of the UN Secretary-General...

On July 15, 2024, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to review the results of Turkmenistan’s foreign policy activities for the first half of this year, in which leaders and employees of the domestic diplomatic service took part. During the meeting, reports were heard from the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and a number of the heads of departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. In addition, the agenda included identifying long-term t...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reports that Turkmenistan received the news of the attempt on the life of the 45th President of the United States Donald Trump with deep concern. The turkmen side strongly condemns this act of violence and wishes Donald Trump a speedy recovery. Turkmenistan is an active participant in international efforts to combat against terrorism in all forms of its manifestation, as well as acts of political violence that generate tension in society....

On July 6, 2024, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, who arrived in our country on a visit the night before, took part in the opening ceremony of the new building for the UN Office in Ashgabat. The event was also attended by heads of ministries and departments of the country, rectors of universities, heads and staff of UN missions in Turkmenistan, as well as the media. During the opening ceremony, expressing sincere gratitude to President Serdar Berdimuhamedov an...

On July 6, 2024, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres. After exchanging traditional handshakes, Hero-Arkadag and the head of the largest international organization proceeded to the lobby of the «Arkadag» hotel. After the photographing ceremony against the backdrop of the State Flag of Turkmenistan and the UN flag, an official meeting took place between Hero-Ark...