On September 3, 2021, a Conference dedicated to the tasks arising from the common lesson of the President of Turkmenistan with the students and pupils about history, about the duty and obligations of the young generation was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The heads and officers of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, country’s diplomatic service preceptors, the leadership of the Institute of State, Law and Democ...

Preamble Turkmenistan regards the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly as an important stage in the consistent consolidation of international efforts to address key issues on the global agenda, reaffirm the pivotal and coordinating role of the United Nations in preserving and strengthening universal peace, stability and security, and fully implement the declared Sustainable Development Goals. In its activities during the upcoming session of the General Assembly, Turkmenistan...

Today, on August 21, a solemn ceremony of presenting state awards to the country’s medalist in the XXXII Summer Olympic Games in Tokio Polina Guryeva was held in the Martial Arts Sports Complex of the Olympic town of Ashgabat in participation of the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Honored Coach of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov. In the weight category up to 59 kg, in total for the snatch and jerk, the Turkmen athlete showed the result of 217 kg (96+121) and wo...

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 with the other states.

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 Turkmen-Afghan...

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 duties in full for...

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...