On November 16, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held negotiations with the delegation of the People's Republic of China led by Ma Xingrui, a member of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau, First Secretary of Party Committee of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. During the meeting, the parties discussed the priority areas of the Turkmen-Chinese partnership on a wide range of issues, and also exchanged views on the implementation of agreements reached...

On November 15, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held an online meeting with the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Inger Andersen. During the negotiations, views were exchanged on the current agenda of cooperation in the field of ecology, climate change and environmental protection, and priority areas for further cooperation were specified. As the Minister emphasized, Turkmenistan defines addressing issues related to cli...

On November 15, 2023, negotiations were held between the Co-Chairs of the Turkmen-Japanese and Japanese-Turkmen Committees on Economic Cooperation R.Meredov and H.Tsubai. During the meeting, an exchange of views took place on key areas of the current cooperation agenda, as well as a wide range of interaction on promising aspects of Turkmen-Japanese cooperation. R.Meredov emphasized the stable and long-term nature of the economic partnership between Turkmenistan and Japan. At the same time,...

On November 13, 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Turkmenistan Hiroshi Sasaki. The diplomat conveyed greetings from Emperor Naruhito of Japan and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to the head of the Turkmen state. The Ambassador also conveyed, on behalf of the Emperor of Japan, gratitude to President Serdar Berdimuhamedov for his contribution to the progressive expansion of Turkmen-Japanese re...

On November 13, 2023, a signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Environment Protection of Turkmenistan and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The document was signed by the Minister of Environment Protection of Turkmenistan Ch.Babanyyazov and the Director of the Industry and Economy Division of UNEP Sh.Aggarwal-Khan. As one of the important aspects of cooperation within the frame...

On November 10, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov held negotiations with the Regional Representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for Central Asia (OHCHR) Matilda Bogner, who is in Ashgabat on a working visit. During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on current issues in the development of Turkmenistan’s partnership with the UN OHCHR. At the same time, the Minister emphasized that in order to further improve democr...

On November 10, 2023, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Matteo Mecacci, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. During the meeting, the minister noted the importance of this visit in the context of intensifying cooperation between Turkmenistan and the OSCE. It was stated that Turkmenistan, along with other international organizations, effectively...