On the same day, the meeting of the President of Turkmenistan with Ayatollah Ali Khamenei took place at the residence of the Supreme Spiritual Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in which President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi also took part. Warmly and cordially welcoming Head of state Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the Supreme Spiritual Leader of Iran noted with satisfaction the high level of centuries old and actively developing at the present stage of good neighborly interstate relations based on the...

On June 14, 2022, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov left for an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran. At Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport, officials of Iran, as well as members of the government delegation of Turkmenistan warmly welcomed the distinguished guest. In the course of a brief conversation over a cup of tea with a representative of the host country in the Hall of Official Delegations of the airport, the high level and productivity of the multifacete...

On June 10, 2022, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov left for an official visit to the Russian Federation. Officials saw the Head of state off at the Ashgabat International Airport. Having flown to Moscow, the presidential airliner landed at the Vnukovo-2 International Airport, where, on the occasion of the arrival of the distinguished guest, the State flags of Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation were raised on flagpoles and the Guard of honor was lined up. Officials met Pres...

During the official visit of the President of Turkmenistan to the Russian Federation, the ceremony of awarding President Serdar Berdimuhamedov with the state award of the Russian Federation - the Order of Friendship was held in the Malachite Foyer of the Grand Kremlin Palace. In accordance with the Decree of President Vladimir Putin, the head of Turkmenistan was awarded this high award for his great contribution to strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries. Voicing...

On June 9, 2022, Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajyiev met with US State Department’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West via videoconference. During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of cooperation in bilateral and multilateral formats to resolve the situation in Afghanistan. In this regard, it was emphasized that Turkmenistan is actively involved in this work, putting forward constructive proposals and initiatives. The expediency of developing a cons...

In accordance with the agreement signed earlier between the Turkmendemiryollary Agency and the Afghan Railway Organization, engineers and railroad specialists from Turkmenistan arrived on June 5, 2022, in the town of Akina to continue the construction of the Akina-Andkhoy railway line. Turkmen specialists also brought with them all the necessary machinery and equipment. In the town of Akina, railway workers from Turkmenistan were received by the heads of the Organization of Railways and other...

On June 2, as part of his visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov visited the city of Medina. In the morning, the President of Turkmenistan left Mecca for Jeddah. From the International Airport named after King Abdulaziz, the airliner of the head of state departed for Medina, the second holy city for Muslims. Less than an hour later, the airliner landed at Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport. Faisal bin Salman Al Saud, Governor of the province...