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...

2022-nji ýylyň 2-nji iýunynda Bütindünýä welosiped güni mynasybetli, Türkmenistanyň Owganystandaky (Hyrat ş.) Baş konsullygy tarapyndan Hyrat şäheriniň merkezi stadionynda «Halkyň Arkadagly zamanasy» şygary astynda köpçülikleýin welosiped ýörişi guraldy. Bu sport çäresine Hyrat welaýatynyň welosipedçileri, ýerli häkimiýet edaralarynyň wekilleri we Hyratdaky daşary ýurt diplomatik wekilhanalarynyň işgärleri hem gatnaşdylar. Welosiped ýörişinde tapawutlanan welosipedçilere konsullyk tarapyndan Tür...

On May 31, 2022, a regular meeting on Afghanistan of special representatives and special envoys of the countries of Central Asia and the EU was held in Almaty. During the event, international and regional efforts were discussed for the peaceful resolution of the Afghan crisis, the active involvement of Afghanistan in regional integration processes, the economic recovery of the country and the implementation of various infrastructure projects on its territory. In his speech, the Deputy Mini...

Today, on May 15, 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with the Director General of the Foreign Service of the State Department of the United States of America Ms. Carol Perez and the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs at US Department of State Dean Thompson. The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Turkmenistan Matthew Stephen Klimow also attended the meeti...