On November 30 – December 1, 2023, the delegation of Turkmenistan led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hajiyev took part in the 30th meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council, held in Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia. Heads and representatives of the foreign affairs agencies of 57 states of the OSCE region and delegations of 11 partner countries took part in the work of the Ministerial Council, chaired by the current OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affair...

On December 1, 2023, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part in the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. According to the COP28 agenda, participants will consider the results of the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement and determine a further action plan that will guide the international community to achieve its goals. In addition, it is planned to discuss issues related to adaptation to climate change, overcoming its...

On December 1, 2023, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, during his speech at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, confirmed the initiative to open a UN Regional Centre for Climate Change Technologies in Central Asia in Turkmenistan.   The head of state noted the importance of signing on the 13th of November this year a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) for the development of regional pr...

On December 1, 2023 at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai President Serdar Berdimuhamedov officially announced Turkmenistan's accession to the Global Methane Pledge. It was noted that Turkmenistan expressed support for the new initiative on the Global Methane Pledge and expressed it’s interest in a detailed study of the document and participation in it’s implementation at the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Glasgow. Taking in...

On December 1, 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a meeting on the sidelines of the COP28 Conference with the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Inger Andersen. At the beginning of the meeting, the parties confirmed readiness of Turkmenistan and UNEP to further strengthen the traditional fruitful interaction. As President Serdar Berdimuhamedov noted, Turkmenistan identifies climate chan...

On December 1, 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov left for the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) on a working visit to participate in the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28). The President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov is scheduled to speak at the climate summit, who will voice Turkmenistan’s position on the issues on the agenda. The participation of the head of state confirms the commitment of Neutral Turkmenistan t...

On November 29, 2023, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received a Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Vice-Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Ding Xuexiang, who arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the 6th meeting of the Turkmen-Chinese intergovernmental cooperation committee. The guest conveyed cordial greetings and best wishes to the head of state and Arkadag from the Chairman of the People's...