Today, on December 12, Ashgabat hosted an international conference "Policy of Neutrality and its importance in ensuring international peace, security and sustainable development" dedicated to the 25th anniversary of permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan.   The President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov participated to the forum of international scale. The event was attended by the leadership of Mejlis, Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, heads of the minist...

Today, at the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States, humanitarian cooperation was discussed. The participants exchanged views and proposals on the current aspects of cooperation in this regard and outlined joint steps for the coming period. In his speech, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan stressed that Turkmenistan considers the development of humanitarian cooperation as the most important task of interactio...

At the online meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CIS member states on December 10, a constructive exchange of views took place on key issues of cooperation. Speaking at the meeting, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan noted that "closer coordination of interaction within the CIS with a clearly defined frequency and agenda is necessary." In this regard, the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was highlighted to intensify interaction...

On December 10, 2020, a meeting of the Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held under the chairmanship of Uzbekistan in the format of a video conference. The meeting was attended by the heads of the foreign affairs agencies of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Moldova, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikis...

Today, on December 4, 2020, the opening of a mosque constructed in the township of Akina of the Andkhoy etrap of Faryab province of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan took place as a friendly gesture from the Turkmen side to the Afghan people.  As is known, in accordance with the Resolution of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the construction of a mosque for 500 seats started on November 2018. This decision was taken within the framework of support provided by Turkmenistan to achieve sta...

At the meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council in the format of a videoconference, joint actions to uphold the values ​​of democracy, the rule of law and individual freedom were discussed. In his speech, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan made a special emphasis on the humanitarian dimension of activities within the OSCE, advocating the creation of a more democratic and peaceful Euro-Atlantic and Eurasian region. Stressing the importance of the conscientious fulfillment of the...

Speaking today at the OSCE Ministerial Council held online, the Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan R.Meredov underlined the importance of nature protection and climate change issues. As is known, the ecological safety is one of the priority spheres of cooperation between the countries within the OSCE.  The head of Turkmen delegation stated the importance of search for effective and modern resolutions of ecological problems. In this regard, the proposal was voiced on the preparation of the Compr...