On December 28, 2021, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov arrived in the city of St. Petersburg to participate in the informal summit of the Heads of the CIS member states. Speaking at the summit, the Leader of the Turkmen state noted the importance of the initiative to form a new philosophy of modern international relations, called “Dialogue – a guarantee of peace”, was especially noted. Speaking of the need to continue combating the consequences of COVID-19, President Gur...

On December 21, 2021, a meeting of the heads of the healthcare structure of the country with the heads of the diplomatic missions of Turkmenistan, accredited abroad took place at the premises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. At the beginning of the meeting the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan S.Toilyev made opening remarks. The Vice-Premier praised the ongoing comprehensive preventive measures undertaken by the Government of Turkmenistan to pre...

On December 19, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held talks with the Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. During the meeting, the Heads of the Foreign Ministries of Turkmenistan and India exchanged views on topical issues of interstate interaction and regional cooperation. The sides underscored the growing dynamics of interstate relations in the political and diplomatic, trade and economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres. The energy se...

On December 19, 2021, the 3rd meeting of the “India - Central Asia” Dialogue was held in the capital of India, New Delhi. In his address at the meeting, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov noted the need to further improve the functioning of the “India - Central Asia” Dialogue. In particular, a number of specific proposals were made aimed at creating a solid institutional basis for a new format of political interaction between the Central Asian countries and India. In...

Today, On December 14, a humanitarian cargo of food, textile and household goods, as well as oil products was delivered from Turkmenistan to neighbouring Afghanistan. As is known, during the extended meeting of the Government on December 10 of this year, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has signed the Order on sending humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. This document was signed «with a view to assist neighbouring Afghanistan on a systematic and regular basis and to provide an...

During the International Conference «Peace and Trust Policy – Basis of International Security, Stability and Development» held on December 11, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov emphasized the uniqueness of Turkmen neutrality, which is firmly based on current realities and centuries-old experience of our people, serves as a strong guarantee of ensuring peace and security in the region and serves as an important factor impacting the positive development of international economic...

On December 2-3, 2021, in Stockholm, Sweden, the 28th meeting of the Ministerial Council (COM) of the OSCE participating States was held under the chairmanship of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden A. Linde. Heads of foreign ministries, as well as Permanent Representatives of the OSCE region, including the delegation of Turkmenistan, as well as delegations from 10 partner countries took part in the meeting. The meeting discussed issues of security in the OS...