On January 22, 2024, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova accepted copies of the credentials of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Swiss Confederation to Turkmenistan (with residence in Baku) Thomas Stähli. The Deputy Minister congratulated the Ambassador on his appointment and wished him success in his diplomatic activities. During the meeting, the interest of parties was outlined in expanding the interstate dialogue. The diploma...

On January 17, 2024, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the Vice-President of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas. M.Schinas conveyed greetings from the leadership of the European Union to the head of Turkmenistan, expressing interest in expanding the dialogue with Turkmenistan. The President expressed confidence that the upcoming negotiations between the Vice-President of the EC in Ashgabat and Turkmen colleagues will provide an opportunity to discuss promising areas of coope...

On January 17, 2024, in the Turkmen Foreign ministry, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with the Vice-President of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas. During the meeting, the parties discussed key aspects of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the EU and prospects for its further development. In this respect, special attention was paid to the areas of security, digitalization, water management, transport and education. A separate topic o...

On January 16, 2024, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India Vidhu Pithambaran Nair, who is completing his diplomatic mission in Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the parties touched upon issues related to bilateral political, economic and energy cooperation. Along with this, attention was paid to interaction in the cultural and humanitarian sphere. In particular,...

Turkmenistan, which has an internationally recognized status of permanent neutrality, implements its foreign policy in strict accordance with the norms of international law. In this regard, based on the Charter of the United Nations, one of the main principles of which is the respect of the territorial integrity of states, Turkmenistan declares its firm support for the principle of "One China" and reaffirms that the government of the People's Republic of China is the only legitimate governmen...

On 11 January 2024, the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN Office in Geneva Vepa Hajiyev presented his credentials to the Head of the UN Office in Geneva Tatiana Valovaya. Within the framework of the ceremony a meeting was held, during which the parties discussed topical issues of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the UN. In this context, Turkmenistan’s commitment to the values and principles underlying the Organization is outlined, as well as the desire to maintain clos...

On January 9, 2024, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Kurbanov met with the Ambassador of Kazakhstan Askar Tajibaev. During the meeting, the parties discussed the prospects for strengthening relations between Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan on a wide range of bilateral cooperation. The diplomats reviewed the progress of the practical implementation of bilateral agreements reached during the high-level visits and discussed the prospects for turkmen-kazakh relations for 20...