On August 4, 2025, a meeting was held between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Akhmed Gurbanov and Minister of Transport and Logistics of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Alemu Sime Feisa. During the meeting, the parties discussed the current state and prospects for the development of bilateral cooperation, and also considered issues of interaction on transport issues. The Ethiopian side noted the significance of the visit of the delegation of Turkmenistan head...

On August 4, 2025, ahead of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC-3), the Parliamentary Forum was held in Avaza. The event was attended by parliamentarians, representatives of the UN, international organizations, the private sector, academia and civil society. The opening of the forum was held at a high level with the participation of delegates from the Parliament of Turkmenistan, the Office of the United Nations High Representative for LLDCs (OHRLLS), t...

On August 4, 2025, a meeting was held between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Akhmet Gurbanov and Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Liu Hua at the Berkarar Hotel of the Avaza National Tourist Zone. The high level of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the IAEA was noted at the meeting. Particular attention was paid to ongoing programmes and projects, in particular in the area of leveraging the IAEA’s expertise and technical skills...

On August 4, 2025, a meeting was held between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Somalia Isaac Mohamud Mursal. During the meeting, the parties expressed the interest of the two countries to actively develop ties in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres. The effectiveness of partnership within international organizations, in particular t...

On August 4, 2025, a meeting was held between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov and the Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Ivana Zivkovic. During the meeting the parties discussed priority areas of cooperation between Turkmenistan and UNDP, including sustainable development, digital transformation, econom...

On August 3, 2025, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, held on the Caspian coast. The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Taurkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, sincerely greeting the UN Secretary General, noted that he was glad to see him on the sacred Turkmen land. Having warmly welcomed the distinguished guest at the airport, the Chai...

On August 3, 2025, a flag-raising ceremony for Turkmenistan and the UN was held at the National Tourist Zone “Avaza” on the occasion of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries. This ceremony serves as an expression of the importance of the upcoming global forum, which is held once every ten years and is dedicated to issues of comprehensive development of landlocked developing countries. The flag-raising ceremony was attended by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Minis...