On September 27, 2021, Turkmen people solemnly mark one of the main holidays of the country – 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s Independence. The day began with the solemn ceremony of flower laying to the Monument of Independence where President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part. The ceremony was also attended by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation Rustam Minnikhanov, Governor of Saint-Petersburg city A.D.Beglov, the heads of the diplomatic...

On September 25, 2021, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov chaired a meeting of the Halk Maslahaty (People’s Council) of the Milli Gengesh (National Council) of Turkmenistan on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the sacred Independence of Turkmenistan. The meeting was attended by elected members of the Halk Maslahaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan, members of the Mejlis, heads of government agencies, political parties and public organizations, khyakims of velayats, districts and ci...

On September 24, 2021, in the building of the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan, a ceremony of presenting passports to the persons who were granted the citizenship of Turkmenistan was held. On the eve of the 30th anniversary of Independence of the country, guided by the principles of humanism and virtue of ancestors, the President of Turkmenistan signed a Decree «On granting the citizenship of Turkmenistan», in accordance with which 2657 people have become the citizens of Turkmenistan....

On the 22nd of September, 2021, on the margins of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly a meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Central Asian countries and the U.S. Secretary of State was held in a hybrid “C5+1” format. The U.S. Secretary of State and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan reiterated the importance of the C5+1 regional diplomatic platform, noting its utility in facilitating critical conversations...

Today, on September 14, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany Heiko Maas. Minister on behalf of the Government of Germany expressed deep gratitude to Turkmenistan for cooperation in the issues of ensuring the flights of aircrafts with the aim of evacuating citizens from Afghanistan. At the same time, it was emphasized that the immediate granting of p...

On September 9, 2021, at the proposal of Turkmenistan at the 102nd plenary meeting of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly a resolution «On cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Cooperation Organization» was unanimously adopted. As is known, within the framework of Turkmenistan's chairmanship in the Economic Cooperation Organization, Ashgabat will host the 15th Summit of Heads of State of this organization on November 28 this year. Neutral Turkmenistan promotes imp...

On the 8th of September 2021, a multilateral ministerial meeting on Afghanistan took place in the format of a videoconferencing. The subject matter of the session was the situation in this country. The Foreign Ministers of more than 20 countries as well as the high-level representatives of the UN, EC and NATO also attended the virtual talk initiated by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany. Based on the main subject of the tal...