Final Declaration adopted at the First Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of Neutrality for Peace, Security and Sustainable Development published in the six official UN languages (A/77/778 - see document below) as an official document of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly under agenda item 58 “Peacebuilding and sustaining peace”. The ministerial meeting of the Group of Friends of Neutrality was held in Ashgabat on December 10, 2022. The adopted Declaration consolidates th...

Today, on March 15, 2023, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova met with the Country Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for Turkmenistan Olaf Ronnie Lindstrom, during which issues of cooperation in priority areas were discussed. The parties noted the successful work of UNFPA within the framework of the signed Annual Plans with the relevant ministries and state agencies of Turkmenistan. One of these areas of cooperation was the provision o...

On 15 March 2023 the delegation of Turkmenistan led by Rahimberdi Jepbarov, Chairman of the State Bank for Foreign Economic Affairs of Turkmenistan has held discussions with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organisation and with Xiangchen Zhang, WTO Deputy Director General. During the meetings the Turkmen side has stressed readiness of the Government of Turkmenistan to work with the WTO member states and other interested parties to start the accession process and reite...

On March 10, 2023, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to France M. Charyev met with the Mayor of the city of Maisons-Laffitte, Honorary Member of the French Parliament Jacques Miard. The President of the France-Turkmenistan Friendship Association K.Burdey also attended the meeting. The main topic of the meeting was the establishment of sister city relations between the city of Arcadag and the city of Maisons-Laffitte, which is located 19 kilometers from Paris....

13 March 2023 the delegation of Turkmenistan led by R.Jepbarov, Chairman of the State Bank for Foreign Economic Affairs of Turkmenistan has held series of meetings with representatives of the World Trade Organization, the International Trade Centre and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. During the meetings the delegation Turkmenistan has stressed strong commitment of the Government of Turkmenistan to become a full-fledged member of the WTO.  Also, Turkmenistan’s vision for...

On March 14, 2023, in the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan, a meeting was held between representatives of ministries and state agencies of Turkmenistan and experts from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). During the meeting, issues of regional security, countering threats and challenges were discussed, taking into account the realities of the modern world, including the ways of a peaceful settlement of the Afghan issue. An exchange of views also took place on issues of regional coo...

The delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan G.Ashirov takes part in the meetings of the 146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), which takes place from 11 to 15 March this year in Manama, the Kingdom of Bahrain. Representatives from 117 foreign parliaments participate in the work of the Assembly. The general debate of the IPU Assembly focuses on the theme of «Promoting peaceful coexistence and inclusive societies: Fighting Intolerance», providing a...