The delegation of Turkmenistan, headed by the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan, took part in the 65th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs in a hybrid format, which was held from 14 to 18 March 2022. Turkmenistan is a member of this Commission for 2020-2023. The Commission on Narcotic Drugs hold its 65th session with some 1,400 participants from 128 countries, 19 inter-governmental organizations and 72 non-governmental organizations coming together to discuss emer...

State News Agency of Turkmenistan informs that on March 12, 2022, an important socio-political event - the election of the President of Turkmenistan - was held in an organized, festive and cheerful manner. From 7:00 to 19:00 on election day, eligible citizens took part in the voting. Of the 3.460.080 registered voters across the country, 3.362.052 cast their ballots, with a turnout of 97.17%. A total of 9 candidates competed in the elections which was held in democratic conditions. About this re...

Today, on March 10, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with the Chairman of the Council of Elders of Organization of Turkic States Binali Yildirim, who arrived to the Turkmen capital on a visit. In the course of the constructive talk, the parties exchanged views on expansion and strengthening of multilateral interaction within the framework of the Organization. In this connection, the Turkmen side underlined that Turkmenistan as the country-observer t...

On March 3-4, 2022, Tashkent hosted a High-Level International Conference on “Regional Cooperation of the countries of Central Asia in the framework of the Joint Plan of Action for the Implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy”, which was timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Joint Action Plan (JAP). At the opening ceremony, an address was read on behalf of the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and a video message from the UN Secretary-General António Gu...

On March 3, 2022, a solemn meeting dedicated to the 30th membership of Turkmenistan in the UN under the title "Turkmenistan and the United Nations: dialogue as a guarantee of peace and development" was held in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The conference was attended by heads of diplomatic missions and representative offices of international organizations working in Turkmenistan, employees of the diplomatic service of Turkmenistan and representatives of the...

On March 3, 2022, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Natalia Gherman. Warmly welcoming the head of the UNRCCA, the leader of the nation, first of all, thanked Natalia Gherman for her great personal contribution to the development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the UN, active and fruitful interaction with the Government of Turkmeni...

On March 2, 2022, the annual political consultations between Turkmenistan and the United States of America continued their work in the format of videoconferencing with the participation of the representatives of relevant ministries and departments of the two countries. It was indicated that the United States of America is one of the important trade and economic partners of Turkmenistan. The largest American companies have been successfully working in the Turkmen market for a long time in such...