On January 25, 2024, a round table “Roadmap of youth initiatives in the fight against climate change in Turkmenistan - Youth for climate action” was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The round table was attended by teachers and students of universities of Turkmenistan, representatives of international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan. The main goal of the event is to provide a platform for discussing the draft Roadmap...

The outcome document of the International Forum entitled “Dialogue is a guarantee of peace”, which was held in Ashgabat on 11 December 2023, was published and distributed in the six official languages of the UN as an official document of the 78th session of the General Assembly. The full text of the document can be found at the following link https://undocs.org/Home/Mobile?FinalSymbol=A/78/694.  The document was issued under the agenda items of the current UNGA session "Culture of peace",...

On January 23, 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Minister for Digital Transformation of Japan Taro Kono. During the meeting, issues of cooperation in the field of digital infrastructure, digitalization of the economy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, the Internet, personnel training and updating the legislative framework were discussed. The parties also outlined new ways of cooperation in the field of digital technologies and innovatio...

On January 23, 2024, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Japanese deputies led by the chairman of the Japanese-Turkmen interparliamentary friendship group, member of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Japan Endo Toshiaki. During the meeting, the parties emphasized the important role of inter-parliamentary relations, which are one of the key areas for expanding the partnership between the two countries. In this regard, th...

On January 23, 2024, in Tokyo, the Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Yoko Kamikawa. At the meeting, it was noted that in strengthening bilateral relations, a special role is given to the development of contacts at the highest level. In this regard, the parties spoke in favor of organizing a meeting of the heads of the two states this year. At the same time, issues of holding the first Summit in the “Central Asia + Japan” Dialogu...

On January 23, 2024, as part of the working visit of the delegation of Turkmenistan to Japan, the rectors of the Oguzhan Engineering and Technology University of Turkmenistan and the Institute of International Relations of the MFA of Turkmenistan held a presentation ceremony of the book “Continuation of the meaning of my life” by the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at the Japanese University of Tsukuba. The event...

During a working visit to Japan, on January 22-23, 2024, meetings of the Turkmen delegation led by Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov with the Chairman and CEO of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Ishiguro Norihiko, as well as the Chairman and CEO of the Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) Atsuo Kuroda. At the meeting with JETRO, issues of implementing previously reached agreements to stimulate the development of bilateral trade were discussed. In particular, the possibilities of...