RESOLUTION INITIATED BY TURKMENISTAN WAS ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY DURING THE PLENARY SESSION OF THE 75TH SESSION OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

On the 2nd of August, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov reported to the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov that during the 96th plenary meeting of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, the Draft Resolution initiated by Turkmenistan entitled “Strengthening the links between all modes of transport to achieve stable and reliable international transport for sustainable development during...

CONSULTATIVE MEETING OF THE HEADS OF STATES OF CENTRAL ASIA WAS HELD IN TURKMENISTAN

Today, on the 6th of August 2021, the Consultative Meeting of the Heads of States of Central Asia was held in the National Tourist Zone “Avaza”. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Central Asia, the Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia Natalia Gherman also took part in the session. The Presidents of Central Asian states arrived to Turkmenistan to participate to this conference in the framework of which a number of par...

PRIORITY VECTORS OF COOPERATION IN TRADE-ECONOMIC SPHERE CONSIDERED DURING THE ECONOMIC FORUM OF THE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL ASIA

On the 6th of August 2021, the Economic Forum of the countries of Central Asia timed to the Consultative Meeting of the Heads of States of Central Asia was held in the Congress Centre “Avaza”. At the opening ceremony of the plenary session of the Forum, the opening remarks were made by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov. The heads and representatives of profile ministries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan...

COOPERATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GENDER POLICY DISCUSSED DURING THE DIALOGUE OF WOMEN OF CENTRAL ASIAN STATES

On the 6th of August 2021, the Dialogue of Women of Central Asian states was held in the National Tourist Zone “Avaza”. The event was timed to the Consultative Meeting of the Heads of States of Central Asia which is taking place in the same day on the Turkmen coast of the Caspian Sea.  The participants of the Dialogue, that is the Chairwoman of the Senate of Oliy Majlis  of Uzbekistan Tanzila Narbayeva, Chairwoman of the Mejlis of the National Gengesh (Council) of T...

DELEGATION OF TURKMENISTAN IS PARTICIPATING IN THE INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN TAKING PLACE IN DOHA

At the present time, the Turkmen delegation led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hajiyev is in the city of Doha of the State of Qatar for participation in the international meeting on the advancement of peace talks between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the “Taliban” movement.   The participants of the meeting, among which the representatives of the United Nations, European Union, the Great Britain, Russia, Pakistan, China and Uzbekist...

MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR OF THE USA TO TURKMENISTAN

On August 15, 2021, a meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the USA to Turkmenistan Matthew Stephen Klimow was held. The parties discussed the current state of Turkmen-American cooperation in various spheres. At the same time, the effectiveness of close collaboration between the diplomatic services of two states was underlined.   The diplomats also exchanged views on current issues of regional and...

STATEMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF TURKMENISTAN ON THE SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan continues to attentively observe the development of the situation and events in Afghanistan. In this respect, the Turkmen side especially emphasizes that based on the principles of friendship and good neighborliness, as well as being guided by the historical, cultural and civilizational commonality of the peoples of two countries, Turkmenistan has always been and remains firmly interested in the domestic stability and security of Afghanistan, we...

PRESS RELEASE

Due to the present domestic situation in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan informs that the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Kabul, as well as the Consulates General in the cities of Herat and Mazar-i-Sharif are continuing to function in the regular mode.  At the same time, the external perimeter of the premises of the Embassy and Consulates General is being guarded by the representatives of the “Taliban” movement. The Turkmen diplomats fulfill their d...

PRESS RELEASE

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan informs that the staff members of the diplomatic service and other state agencies of the country carry out regular contacts with the representatives of the “Taliban” movement on the issues of protection of state borders, provision of customs, sanitary, phytosanitary and other types of supervision and control implemented during the transportation of freights through the borders. In this context, we note that the check-points on the Tu...

DEVELOPMENT OF EXTERNAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY OF TURKMENISTAN REFLECTED IN THE APPRAISALS OF THE “FITCH RATINGS” AGENCY

The international rating agency “Fitch Ratings” assigned the following ratings to Turkmenistan: short-term rating on the level “B” and the long-term rating on the level “B+ stable” which proves the stable development of the national economy of Turkmenistan.    The assignment to Turkmenistan of the following ratings will contribute to further intensification of external economic activity of the country and the expansion of its trade-economic ties w...