On November 22, 2021, a regular meeting of the heads of foreign ministries of Central Asia and the European Union in the format “European Union - Central Asia” opened in Dushanbe. The delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vepa Hajiyev took part in the meeting. The participants of the meeting discussed the state and prospects of relations between the European Union and Central Asian countries, the course of implementation of the European Union Strategy for Cen...

Today, on November 19, an online meeting with the delegation of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development headed by Managing Director, Central Asia for the EBRD Zsuzsanna Hargitai took place. From the Turkmen side the meeting was attended by the Chairman of the Central Bank of Turkmenistan G.Mushshikov and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hajiyev. In the course of the constructive talk the parties discussed a number of directions of mutually beneficial cooper...

On November 18, 2021, during the 41st session of the General Conference of UNESCO, Turkmenistan was elected as a member of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme for the period 2021-2025. The goal of the International Hydrological Programme is to contribute to the development and deepening of knowledge in the field of hydrology, development of modern methods and approaches of research in this field, the development of strategies and policies for sustainable...

On November 15, 2021, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with the delegation of the World Health Organization (WHO) led by Regional Emergency Director of the WHO Regional Office for Europe Dr. Dorit Nitzan. The sides discussed a broad range of issues concerning further realization of the agreements reached during the meeting of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with WHO Regional Director for Europe Dr.Hans Kluge. The parties e...

On November 12, 2021, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held high-level talks on the platform of the VIII Summit of Heads of State of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States in Istanbul. Further development and comprehensive strengthening of political and diplomatic interaction, intensification of cooperation in trade and economic sphere, as well as expansion of joint activities in scientific, educational...

On November 12, 2021, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov departed for a working visit to Istanbul, Turkey to participate at the Eighth Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (Turkic Council). The current Summit with the theme “Green Technologies and Smart Cities in the Digital Age” was attended by the Heads of the participating states, Secretary General of the Turkic Council and Prime Minister of Hungary, which is an observer state. The Head of Turkmen...

Today, on November 12, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov departed for a working visit to the Republic of Turkey. Within the framework of the visit the head of state will take part in regular Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (Turkic Council). The current visit of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the Republic of Turkey promotes fruitful interaction in a wide multilateral format, further building up an equal and mutually b...