On December 17, 2025, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov left to Japan on a working visit to participate in the first Summit of the Dialogue «Central Asia - Japan». Officials saw off the head of the state at the International airport of the Ashgabat. The present visit of the President of Turkmenistan to Japan - the second one in the current year. The first visit of the head of the state to the Land of the Rising Sun took place in April 2025. At the International airport of Tokyo – Haneda,...

On December 17, 2025, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova met with the founder and President of the consulting company “FIT International” Kurt Edwards. At the beginning of the meeting, the head of “FIT International” congratulated the Turkmen side and expressed appreciation for the traditional invitation to take part in the celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of the Permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan, noting the importance and effectiveness of the hig...

On December 16, 2025, a ceremony for the presentation of the Certificate confirming the inclusion of the national nomination «The Art of breeding the Turkmen alabay» in UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity was held at the Center of the International Association of Akhal-Teke Horse Breeding and the International Association «Türkmen alabaý itleri». Participants of the celebration familiarized themselves with an exhibition displayed in the foyer of the Cent...

On 15 December 2025, on the instructions of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the Chairperson of the Mejlis, D.Gulmanova, accepted the credentials of the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea to Turkmenistan, Luciano Nkogo Ndong Ayekaba. On behalf of the Head of State, the Speaker of the Mejlis congratulated the diplomat on his appointment to the high post and wished him success in strengthening relations between the two countries....

On December 15, 2025, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Serdar Muhammetdurdyev met with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea to Turkmenistan (with residence in Moscow), Luciano Nkogo Ndong Ayekaba, who presented copies of his credentials. During the meeting, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan congratulated the Ambassador on the appointment to the responsible post and wished to him success in his...

On December 15, 2025, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova met with the Head of the Austrian-Turkmen Society Neda Berger, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the sides noted the fruitful nature of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Austria, particularly in cultural and humanitarian areas. In this context, significant personal contribution of Neda Berger to further strengthening of bilateral ties between t...

On December 14, 2025, a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Gurbanov took part in the 11th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), held in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The forum, held under the theme “UNAOC: Two Decades of Dialogue for Humanity: Advancing a New Era of Mutual Respect and Understanding in a Multipolar World,” brought together representatives of national governments, youth and women leaders, as well...