On the 25th of March 2021, a meeting via videoconferencing was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Chairman of the Japanese-Turkmen Committee on Economic Cooperation, Managing Executive Officer of “ITOCHU Corporation” Hiroyuki Tsubai.  The Chairman of the State Bank for Foreign Economic Activities of Turkmenistan Rahimberdi Jepbarov and the Corporate Officer of Japanese Company “SUMITOMO Corporation” Gota Iwanami also took part in the meeting. ...

During today’s meeting of the Inter-departmental Commission on the Implementation of International Obligations of Turkmenistan in the area of Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law, a wide range of issues related to further implementation of the humanitarian policy of the country was discussed. During the discussion of the draft of the National Action Plan in the area of Human Rights in Turkmenistan for 2021-2025, the UN representatives highly appraised the level of cooperation with...

On March 23, 2021, an online meeting was held between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan B.Myatiyev and the Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Francesco La Camera. During the talks, the efficiency of mutual dialogue with a good potential was stated. Thus, the Turkmen side actively participates to the events organized by IRENA on the international and regional levels, including the IRENA Assembly sessions. The parties spoke for the inte...

The diplomatic representatives of Turkmenistan abroad have organized special events in honor of the Novruz holiday of international scope. In fact, in February 2010, the UN General Assembly has recognized the 21st of March as the International Day of Novruz. It is worthwhile to note that this holiday was also entered in the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Humankind. The Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Azerbaijan took part in the event dedicated to...

On the 20th of March 2021, a grand tree planting campaign took place in Turkmenistan initiated by the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the threshold of the national Novruz holiday and in honor of the 30th anniversary of Independence of Turkmenistan. The event on planting the trees was attended by the President of Turkmenistan, heads and representatives of Mejlis (Parliament), Members of the Government, leadership of the ministries and departments of the country, as well...

On March 18, 2021, in the premises of the MFA of Turkmenistan the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with the new Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Mary city Nuriddin Rahmani. At the beginning of the meeting Consul General of Afghanistan presented his consular patent. In turn, he was awarded consular exequatur by the MFA of Turkmenistan. The parties considered current state and perspectives of the development of friendly Turkmen...

On the 18th of March 2021, a meeting via videoconferencing was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Ruslan Kazakbaev.  During the meeting, the Ministers discussed the key aspects of Turkmen-Kyrgyz relations in political-diplomatic field, as well as in trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian dimensions. Special emphasis was made on the arrangement of the visits on the highest level in the current...