On February 19, 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the United Arab Emirates, Minister of Presidential Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who upon arrival in the Turkmen capital at the International Airport was met by the Head of state. The high-ranking guest was accorded proper honors in the tradition of Turkmen hospitality. After exchanging friendly handshakes, President Ser...

On February 18, 2023, festive events dedicated to the Day of the country's diplomatic workers were held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The holiday began with an acquaintance with the exhibition dedicated to the Day of Diplomatic Workers of Turkmenistan and to the current year 2023, held under the slogan “Happy youth with Arkadag Serdar”. Then, the international conference "Dialogue is a guarantee of peace" was held, dedicated...

From February 6 to 15, 2023, the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN took part in the 61st session of the UN Commission for Social Development. The theme of this session is “Creating full and productive employment and decent work for all as a way of overcoming inequalities to accelerate the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. The session was attended by ministers of the social sector, representatives of th...

On February 17, 2023, a meeting of the Government Commission to study issues related to Turkmenistan's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) chaired by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V. Hajiyev was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The meeting was attended by representatives of relevant ministries and departments of the country. During the meeting, the participants reviewed in detail the results of the work of the Government Commission...

On February 14-16, 2023, on assignment of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the Chairman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan G. Mammedova received credentials from the Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of a number of foreign states - the Czech Republic Vaclav Yilek, the Republic of Cuba Carlos Enrique Valdez, Australia Graeme Meehan Leslie, the Kingdom of Sweden Thomas Danestad, Mongolia Dorji Bayarkhuu and the Kingdom of the Netherlands Andre Carstens. On behalf of the leader of Turkmen...

On February 16, 2023, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V. Hajiyev met with the appointed Ambassador of the Netherlands to Turkmenistan (from residence in Astana) Andre Carstens at the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan. Congratulating the Ambassador on his appointment, V. Hajiyev wished him fruitful work and success in his diplomatic activities. In expanding the political and diplomatic dialogue, a special place was given to increasing contacts between the foreign minis...

On February 16, 2023, the meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov with the Federal Minister for European and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria Alexander Schallenberg took place via videoconference. During the talks, an exchange of views took place on the state and prospects of the Turkmen-Austrian partnership. The importance of visits at the highest and high levels in expanding the areas of bilateral cooperation was emphasized. The parties also noted...