A seminar on the topic “Elections and OSCE Commitments” was held at the Garagum Hotel of the capital, which was held for members of the public and the media by the Head of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat, Ambassador John McGregor. The seminar was attended by representatives of the Mejlis of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan, the Central Commission for Elections and Referendums in Turkmenistan, the Institute of State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan, representatives of a number of ministries, de...

On March 1, 2022, the next round of annual political consultations between Turkmenistan and the United States of America began via videoconferencing. The delegations were headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu. The meeting was also attended by heads and representatives of relevant ministries and departments of the two countries. During the speeches and discussions, topical is...

On December 29, 2021, at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, a conference was held dedicated to the motto of 2022 “Epoch of people with Arkadag”. The event was attended by the heads and employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, heads of diplomatic missions of Turkmenistan accredited abroad, teachers and students, as well as representatives of the national media. Within the framework of the conference, Deputy Chairman...

On December 29, 2021, a consultation meeting of experts from the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan and the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention was held in the format of a videoconference. This meeting was organized in order to establish a constructive dialogue and deepen effective interaction with reputable foreign institutions to study the characteristics of new strains of coronavirus infection. During the meeting, an exchange of views took place on topical...

Today, on December 28, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov departed on a working visit to Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation to take part in the informal summit of the heads of the countries-members of the Commonwealth of Independent States. The traditional meeting of the heads of the CIS Member-States, initiated by the President of the Russian Federation, is attended by the heads of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan...

Today, on December 28, an informal summit of the Heads of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States took place in the city of St. Petersburg of the Russian Federation. During the meeting, the CIS leaders discussed current issues on the agenda, primarily the implementation of partnership in the political and diplomatic, trade and economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres. The Heads of State summed up the main results of this jubilee year – the 30th anniversary of the format...

On December 28, 2021, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov arrived in the city of St. Petersburg to participate in the informal summit of the Heads of the CIS member states. Speaking at the summit, the Leader of the Turkmen state noted the importance of the initiative to form a new philosophy of modern international relations, called “Dialogue – a guarantee of peace”, was especially noted. Speaking of the need to continue combating the consequences of COVID-19, President Gur...