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 10, 2022, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov left for an official visit to the Russian Federation. Officials saw the Head of state off at the Ashgabat International Airport. Having flown to Moscow, the presidential airliner landed at the Vnukovo-2 International Airport, where, on the occasion of the arrival of the distinguished guest, the State flags of Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation were raised on flagpoles and the Guard of honor was lined up. Officials met Pres...

On June 8, 2022, the Third “Central Asia-China” Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs was held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. In its course, a constructive and interested multilateral dialogue took place on the progress and prospects of cooperation in this format. Among the topics discussed, special attention was paid to the need to consolidate joint efforts to ensure long-term peace and stability, issues of intensifying trade, economic and investment cooperation, and expanding cultural and...

On June 7, as part of the participation of the delegation of Turkmenistan in the 3rd meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Central Asian countries and the People’s Republic of China, negotiations were held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Wang Yi. During the conversation, a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation was discussed, with an emphasis on the implementation of agreements previously r...

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 May 24, 2022, a meeting of Joint Steering and Coordinating Committee on implementation of a Framework Cooperation Program between Turkmenistan and the UN in the sphere of Sustainable Development for 2021-2025 was held in the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The leaders and officers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, representatives of corresponding ministries and agencies of the country, as well as the heads and representatives of the UN agencie...

On May 23, 2022, on the sidelines of the session held in Tehran on reforms and prospects for cooperation in the region of the Economic Cooperation Organization, a meeting was held between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V. Hajiyev and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mehdi Safari. During the talks, the parties discussed the expansion of economic cooperation, primarily in the fields of energy, transport and transit. V. Hajiyev spo...