On August 5, 2025, the opening and first plenary session of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries took place in the Avaza National Tourist Zone under the chairmanship of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov. The Forum was attended by heads of state and government, high-ranking officials from over 100 countries, about 50 international organizations, and representatives of over 20 leading companies. Over 160 media representatives from about 40 countries gathered in Avaza to wide...

On August 5, 2025, an event dedicated to the preparation of the Seventh Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia was held at the Congress Center of the Avaza National Tourist Zone under the chairmanship of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. The Forum was attended by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, the...

On August 5, 2025, a welcoming ceremony for the participants-delegates of the Third UN Conference of Landlocked Developing Countries was held in the Avaza National Tourist Zone. The celebration was attended by the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres, Chairman of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly Philemon Young, heads and members of delegations of the countries partic...

On August 3, 2025, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, held on the Caspian coast. The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Taurkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, sincerely greeting the UN Secretary General, noted that he was glad to see him on the sacred Turkmen land. Having warmly welcomed the distinguished guest at the airport, the Chai...

On August 3, 2025, a flag-raising ceremony for Turkmenistan and the UN was held at the National Tourist Zone “Avaza” on the occasion of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries. This ceremony serves as an expression of the importance of the upcoming global forum, which is held once every ten years and is dedicated to issues of comprehensive development of landlocked developing countries. The flag-raising ceremony was attended by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Minis...

In connection with the biased reports disseminated by Ukrainian media about Turkmenistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan declares the following. The Turkmen side expresses its protest regarding the biased and untrue information that was broadcast on July 8 of this year on the Ukrainian TV channel "FREEДОМ" about the alleged "closedness" of Turkmenistan in the context of access to the Internet. It is extremely incomprehensible: what right do representatives of the above-men...

On July 7, 2025, the delegation of Turkmenistan, headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova, took part in the High-Level Meeting on Regional Zones of Peace, organized under the auspices of the United Nations in New York. The High-Level Meeting was aimed at the development of existing and the establishment of new regional zones of peace, the enhancement of cooperation among them, and the strengthening of friendly relations and mutual trust between states and...