On June 23, 2022, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Charge d'Affaires of Afghanistan in Turkmenistan Mohammad Fazel Saber. Addressing the Afghan diplomat, the head of the Turkmen Foreign Ministry stressed that Turkmenistan had received the news of the devastating earthquake in the Afghan provinces of Khost and Paktika with deep sorrow and expressed sincere condolences and feelings of empathy to the people of this country. The head of the Ministry o...

On June 21, 2022, an online meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Executive Secretary of the UN International Center for Transport Diplomacy (ICTD) Igor Runov. During a constructive conversation, the parties discussed a wide range of issues of interaction aimed at improving the interconnectedness between countries by improving the transport infrastructure in the country and in the region. The head of the Turkmen Ministry of Foreign...

Today, on June 13, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. During the talks, the head of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan expressed gratitude to the Saudi side for the excellent organization of the two-day visit of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform the rite of Umra Hajj (small pilgrimage)....

On June 10, 2022, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov left for an official visit to the Russian Federation. Officials saw the Head of state off at the Ashgabat International Airport. Having flown to Moscow, the presidential airliner landed at the Vnukovo-2 International Airport, where, on the occasion of the arrival of the distinguished guest, the State flags of Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation were raised on flagpoles and the Guard of honor was lined up. Officials met Pres...

During the official visit of the President of Turkmenistan to the Russian Federation, the ceremony of awarding President Serdar Berdimuhamedov with the state award of the Russian Federation - the Order of Friendship was held in the Malachite Foyer of the Grand Kremlin Palace. In accordance with the Decree of President Vladimir Putin, the head of Turkmenistan was awarded this high award for his great contribution to strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries. Voicing...

On June 9, 2022, Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajyiev met with US State Department’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West via videoconference. During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of cooperation in bilateral and multilateral formats to resolve the situation in Afghanistan. In this regard, it was emphasized that Turkmenistan is actively involved in this work, putting forward constructive proposals and initiatives. The expediency of developing a cons...

On June 6, 2022, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the First Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and Chairperson of the UN Sustainable Development Group, Ms. Amina Mohammed. Turkmenistan became the first country of the Central Asian region, which was visited by a high-ranking representative of the UN as part of a working trip undertaken to participate in the upcoming Second International High-Level Conference "Water for Sustainable Development" in Tajikistan. Expressing g...