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 6, 2023, a working meeting of the heads of the Customs Services of the two countries, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, was held at the «Sarakhs-Sarakhs» checkpoint on the Turkmen-Iranian border of friendship. Important issues and priorities for the further development of the Turkmen-Iranian customs cooperation were discussed at the meeting. The parties expressed to each other their initiatives and proposals aimed at developing and simplifying trade...

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...

On November 10, 2023, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan M.Byashimova held a meeting with a delegation led by a Member of the UAE Federal National Council, the Head of the Hidayat International Center of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism Ali Rashid Al-Nuaimi. During the negotiations, the parties discussed and analyzed key areas of interstate cooperation, as well as prospects for further Turkmen-Emirati partnership within the framework of multilateral diplomacy. An ex...

On November 9, 2023, the Chairman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan D.Gulmanova accepted credentials from the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Philippines Roberto Manalo. On behalf of the head of the Turkmen state, the head of the national Parliament congratulated the diplomat on his appointment to a responsible post, wishing him success in his noble work to deepen multifaceted interaction between the two countries and strengthen the ties of friendship between t...