On 3 December 2024, a delegation headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan A. Gurbanov took part in the 28th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) held in Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran. The event was attended by the heads of the foreign ministries of the ECO Member States, heads of regional organizations, as well as specialized agencies, regional institutions and affiliated bodies of the ECO. The meeting participants discu...

On 2 December 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov held a telephone conversation upon the initiative of the Russian side. During the talk, the sides discussed key aspects of the Turkmen-Russian agenda, in particular, considering the prospects of cooperation in fields of mutual interest. The Ministers emphasized the importance of continuing collaboration between the Ministries of Fore...

On 2 December 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Turkmenistan Ravshanbek Alimov, who presented copies of his credentials. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan congratulated the Ambassador on his appointment to the responsible post and expressed Turkmenistan’s readiness to render assistance and support to him in his diplomatic work. At the b...

On 2 December 2024, a meeting was held at the MFA of Turkmenistan between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Turkmenistan Arsen Avagyan. At the beginning of the meeting, the Ambassador of Armenia presented copies of his credentials. Then the sides discussed the key areas of cooperation between Turkmenistan and Armenia in political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultur...

From 30 November to 1 December 2024, the Regional Consultative Meeting of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on discussion of the establishment of the United Nations Special Programme for the Aral Sea Basin (UNSPAS) was held in Ashagbat. The proposal to establish the UN Special Programme for the Aral Sea Basin countries was put forward in 2012 by the National Leader of Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. At...

On December 1, 2024, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov took part in the Fifth Central Asia-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of the People’s Republic of China. The participants of the meeting emphasized the important role of cooperation in the “Central Asia-China” Format in the context of intensifying joint efforts aimed at strengthening constructive partnership for common interests of the participating countries....

On 30 November 2024, the meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi was held on the margins of the Fifth Central Asia-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of the People’s Republic of China. During the meeting, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs noted with satisfaction the fruitful nature of the interstate dialogue built on the principles of mutually benefici...