This year, Turkmenistan and Ukraine celebrate the 33rd Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. On October 10, 1992, our countries reaffirmed their commitment to a policy of good-neighborliness and promising bilateral cooperation in all areas by signing the Protocol on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations, the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation, and the Protocol on Cooperation and Coordination between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs. Embassies in Kyiv and Ashgabat began...

The Organizing Committee of the 30th International Conference and Exhibition "Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan – OGT 2025" has announced an extension of the registration deadline until Monday, October 13, 2025, due to an unprecedented influx of delegate applications. The application deadline was originally scheduled for October 10, but due to exceptionally high demand, the deadline has been extended by three days for both in-person and online participants. This decision reflects the forum's growin...

Turkmenistan Commemorates Remembrance Day in honor of the victims of the 1948 Ashgabat earthquake, as well as compatriots who died fighting for the Motherland and on the battlefields of the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945. On the night of October 5–6, 1948, a devastating earthquake of colossal power instantly destroyed the Turkmen capital and claimed the lives of over 170,000 people. Seventy-seven years have passed since that tragedy, the memories of which still evoke pain in the hearts o...

On this day, October 5, 1992, diplomatic relations were established between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Moldova. For over three decades, these friendly countries have built a reliable and mutually beneficial partnership, fruitfully collaborating within major international organizations, including the UN and its leading agencies. Moldova provides valuable support to Turkmenistan's international initiatives, and our country expresses its support for Moldova's foreign policy initiatives aim...

On 2 October 2025, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Resident Mission in Turkmenistan Artur Andrysiak. During the meeting, the sides discussed further development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the ADB. In this regard, the importance of collaboration between the representatives of the Government and the banking sector of Turkmenistan with the leadership and relevant structures of the ADB was emphasi...

On October 1, a grand opening ceremony of the International Film Festival "Korkut Ata" was held in the Mangystau region of Kazakhstan. Filmmakers and cultural figures from Azerbaijan, Turkiye, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Hungary, and Kazakhstan walked the red carpet. The representative delegation of the Oguz Han "Turkmenfilm" Association includes leading specialists in film production—directors, actors, screenwriters, and cameramen. New works of Turkmen cinema will be showcased at t...

Turkmenistan is actively participating in the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development (MONDIACULT-2025), taking place in Barcelona from September 29 to October 1. The delegation, led by Deputy Foreign Minister Myahri Byashimova, is at the center of the global dialogue aimed at integrating culture into the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. MONDIACULT-2025 is a leading global platform, bringing together representatives from over 160 countries to determ...