On 7 November 2024, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting via videoconferencing with US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Geoffrey Pyatt. During the meeting, the sides underlined the constructive nature of relations between the countries, especially in such spheres as trade and economy, energy, transport, logistics and others. The US side highly appraised the progress made by Turkmenistan in fulfilling its international commitments on cli...

One of the main vectors of Turkmenistan’s strategic partnership with the United Nations is the humanitarian sphere. In particular, the Government of Turkmenistan, together with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other international agencies, is taking relevant measures to protect the rights of refugees and stateless persons. Turkmenistan’s national legislation is recognized by UNHCR as exemplary in terms of protecting and safeguarding the rights, fr...

On 7 November 2024, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with Ms. Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, UN Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. During the talks, the sides noted the effectiveness of Turkmenistan’s long-term cooperation with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). It was emphasized that Turkmenistan, being a par...

On 5 November 2024, the 10th meeting of the Joint Turkmen-German Working Group on Economic Cooperation with the participation of Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan B.Atdayev was held in the premises of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of the Federal Republic of Germany. The meeting consisted of two sessions.  The economic opportunities of Turkmenistan and Germany, the current state of bilateral trade and economic relations, as well as vario...

6 ноября 2024 года состоялся телефонный разговор между Министром иностранных дел Туркменистана Рашидом Мередовым и Министром иностранных дел Исламской Республики Иран Сейедом Аббасом Арагчи. В ходе беседы стороны обсудили широкий круг вопросов касательно двустороннего сотрудничества в политико-дипломатической, торгово-экономической и культурно-гуманитарной сферах. Стороны отметили растущую динамику контактов на высшем уровне. В этом контексте рассмотрен ход реализации договоренностей, дост...

6 ноября 2024 года в МИД Туркменистана состоялась встреча Министра иностранных дел Рашида Мередова с главой Представительства Европейского Банка Реконструкции и Развития (ЕБРР) в Туркменистане Эриком Ливни. В ходе встречи обсуждены вопросы нынешнего состояния и перспективы наращивания взаимодействия Туркменистана с ЕБРР. В этой связи стороны рассмотрели предложения, нацеленные на выработку системной работы, включая подготовку пятилетней стратегии ЕБРР по Туркменистану. Также собеседники...

On November 4-5, 2024, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan A. Gurbanov participated in the ministerial session of the High-Level Conference on the theme “Strengthening International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation and Building Agile Border Security Mechanisms” cooperation in combating terrorism and establishing flexible mechanisms for border security - Kuwait phase of the Dushanbe process”. The session emphasized the application of mu...