PRESS RELEASE

In recent days, a number of Russian media outlets have been spreading unproven and plainly biased reports about the situation on the Turkmen-Afghan border. In particular, RBC TV channel spread untrue information about the alleged deployment of Turkmenistan's military equipment and artillery to the border with Afghanistan, which means nothing but false information in the pursuit of cheap sensation. In this regard, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan declares that thanks to t...

OFFICIAL VISIT OF THE HEAD OF THE EXTERNAL POLICY AGENCY OF CHINA TO ASHGABAT

On the 12th of July 2021, the official two-day visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi to Turkmenistan has started. In the framework of the visit, bilateral meetings with the leadership pf the country are planned, as well as the successive round of the political consultations between the MFA of two countries. Thus, on the 12th of July, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the...

TURKMENISTAN AND THE PRC HAVE DISCUSSED THE PROSPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIC COOPERATION

On the 13th of July 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi was received by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. During the constructive talk, the high level of bilateral ties in political, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres was confirmed. The importance of cooperation of Turkmenistan and China in the framework of regional and international formats was underlined.  The bilateral issues were considered...

MEETING OF THE MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE STATES OF CENTRAL ASIA WAS HELD

On the 14th of July 2021, upon the initiative of the Turkmen side, the meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the states of Central Asia took place in Tashkent. The heads of MFA of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, as well as the First Deputy Foreign Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic have arrived to the capital of the Republic of Uzbekistan to participate to the High Level International Conference “Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities&r...

COOPERATION ISSUES BETWEEN THE CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES AND THE USA DISCUSSED WITHIN THE “C5+1” FORMAT

On the 15th of July 2021, the talks in “C5+1” format were held in Tashkent between the heads of external policy agencies of the countries of Central Asia and the U.S. delegation led by the Homeland Security Advisor Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall. The U.S. Special representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad also attended the meeting. During the talks, the parties discussed the key vectors of cooperation between the countries of Central Asia and the U.S.A. in pol...

MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN HAD A MEETING WITH EU SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CENTRAL ASIA

On July 14, 2021, a working visit of Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov to Tashkent, Uzbekistan has started. Within the framework of the visit the head of the MFA of Turkmenistan will take part in the High Level International Conference “Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenges and Opportunities” . Today, on the 15th of July, the Minister of Foreign Affairs o...

TURKMEN DELEGATION PARTICIPATED TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “CENTRAL AND SOUTH ASIA: REGIONAL INTERCONNECTIVITY. CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES”

On the 16th of July 2021, the Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov participated to the High Level International Conference “Central and South Asia: Regional Interconnectivity. Challenges and Opportunities”. The Conference was attended by more than 250 participants from 40 countries of the world, among whom the heads of states and governments, leadership of the external policy agen...

THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE HEADS OF EXTERNAL POLICY AGENCIES IN THE FORMAT OF “CENTRAL ASIA – RUSSIA” WAS HELD

On the 16th of July 2021, the fourth meeting of the heads of external policy agencies in the format of “Central Asia – Russia” was held in Tashkent. The session was attended by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov...

PRIORITY VECTORS OF TURKMEN-JAPANESE COOPERATION DISCUSSED IN TOKYO

On 22nd of July 2021, the working visit of a representative Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov to Japan, Tokyo has started. On July 23, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov was received by the Emperor of Japan Naruhito. On behalf of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the head of Turkmen delegation expressed warm greetings to the Emperor an...

TURKMENISTAN TAKES ACTIVE PART IN THE REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PROCESSES ON RESISTING THE CLIMATE CHANGE

During the period of July 26-27, 2021, the Fourth Central Asia Conference on Climate Change (CACCC-2021) was held in Tajikistan. The Conference was organized by the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) jointly with the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan within the framework of the World Bank / IFAS project “Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Program for Aral Sea Basin” (CAMP4ASB) and was timed to the 20th anniversary of CAREC’s functioning. The even...