On December 9, 2024, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov held a meeting with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Estonia to Turkmenistan (with residence in Astana) Jaap Ora, who presented copies of his credentials. A.Gurbanov congratulated the Ambassador on his appointment to a responsible post and expressed the readiness of the Turkmen side to provide assistance and support in the implementation of his diplomat...

On December 9, 2024, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Serdar Muhammetdurdyev met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to Turkmenistan (with residence in Islamabad) Jemal Beker Abdulah at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. At the beginning of the meeting, the Ambassador presented copies of his credentials to the Turkmen side and noted that he was very glad to be in Turkmenistan. During the me...

On December 7, 2024, a solemn ceremony of presenting credentials took place at St. Peter’s Basilica, where the new Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the Holy See Vepa Hajiyev presented his credentials. The ceremony began with an address by Pope Francis, who emphasized the key role of diplomacy in addressing global challenges. The Pope highlighted the Holy See’s commitment to the principle of “positive neutrality” and urged to upkeep hope and creative approach to solving problems. During a brie...

On December 2, 2024, during the 43rd plenary meeting of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, the resolution submitted by Turkmenistan on behalf of the Central Asian countries “Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia” was adopted. Presenting the draft resolution, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations A. Atayeva thanked the UN Member States for supporting the project and emphasized that the Treaty on a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central Asia is an...

On December 5, 2024, the National Leader of Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev had a telephone conversation. Expressing gratitude to the President of Uzbekistan for the initiative of holding the telephone conversation, the National Leader of Turkmen people emphasized that bilateral meetings and talks are a vivid expression of brotherly relations between the Turkmen and Uzbe...

On December 5, 2024, upon the instructions of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Chairwoman of the Mejlis (Parliament) D. Gulmanova received credentials from the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Sultanate of Oman to Turkmenistan Saif Bin Rashid Bin Saif Aljahwari. On behalf of the President of Turkmenistan, the Head of the National Parliament congratulated the diplomat on his appointment to the responsible post, wishing him success in the responsible missi...

On 5-6 December 2024, a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Myahri Bashimova took part in the 31st Ministerial Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) held in Valletta, Republic of Malta. This key event annually gathers representatives of 57 OSCE Member States, and this year it was attended by foreign ministers from more than 30 countries. Plenary sessions and several side events were held over two days. One of the main...