On January 27, 2022, India-Central Asia Summit took place in a virtual format. The Prime Minister of the Republic of India and the Presidents of the Central Asian states attended the high-level meeting. In his speech, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed that the first India-Central Asia Summit would be a kind of reflection of the growing interaction between New Delhi and all the states of this strategic region. During the high-level meeting, speeches were also made by the Presiden...

On January 24 a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister for External Affairs of the Republic of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. During the conversation, the ministers discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral relations. The parties noted the importance they attach to the expansion and deepening of comprehensive ties in the areas of political and diplomatic contacts, trade-economic cooperation, cultural and hu...

On January 21, 2022, a conference dedicated to the publication of the books “Interview given by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the international mass media”, “Consultative Meeting of the Heads of States of Central Asia” and “The 15th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization” was held at the Magtymguly Turkmen State University. At the beginning of the conference, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, President of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmeni...

On January 14, 2022, an Afghan delegation headed by the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi, arrived in Turkmenistan. On January 15, within the framework of the visit to Ashgabat, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi in a narrow format. During the conversation, the Foreign Ministers of the two fraternal states disc...

On January 10, 2022, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov sent a letter of condolences to the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The head of state expressed his deep condolences to K.Tokayev and the people of Kazakhstan in connection with the great loss of life and injuries resulting from the tragic events of recent days. On behalf of the people and the Government of Turkmenistan, as well as on his own behalf, the head of state conveyed words of s...

Today, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received the newly appointed head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in our country, Mohammad Fayyazi, who presented his credentials to the leader of the nation. Expressing gratitude for the opportunity to meet in person, the representative of a major international organization conveyed warm greetings and best regards from UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell to the head of state, confirming the Fund’s high interest in further deve...

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...