Regional meeting of heads of OSCE missions in Ashgabat

On March 5, 2024, a regional meeting of the heads of OSCE missions of Central Asian countries was held in the building of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat, during which current issues of cooperation and activities of regional centers within the three dimensions of the OSCE were discussed.

The event was attended by OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova, heads of OSCE field missions of Central Asian countries, employees of regional...

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One of the main directions of Turkmenistan’s foreign policy is the further development and strengthening of comprehensive relations with neighboring states.

As previously reported, during the period from March 4 to 6 of this year, a representative delegation of Afghanistan led by the Acting Minister of Industry and Trade Alhaj Nuruddin Azizi visited Turkmenistan to participate in an exhibition of goods produced in Afghanistan, a business forum and other events organized with the aim of expans...

The visit of the delegation of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Austria began

The Turkmen delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov is on a working visit to Austria from March 10-12, 2024.

During the visit, a number of meetings is planned in the Government, relevant ministries and state agencies, with the leadership of international organizations, trade and economic structures and business circles of Austria.

The agenda of the upcoming meetings will focus on issues related to strengthening interstate dialogue, further developme...

Foreign ministers of Turkmenistan and Austria strengthen bilateral ties

On March 11, 2024, a meeting was held between the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Federal Minister of European and International Affairs of Austria Alexander Schallenberg.

During the negotiations, the parties discussed the main areas of bilateral cooperation, including interaction in the political and diplomatic sphere, trade and economic ties, energy, cultural exchanges, and also exchanged views on regional and g...

A meeting of the Council of Elders of the OTS was held in Ashgabat

On March 12, 2024, the 15th meeting of the Council of Elders of the Organization of Turkic States was held in Ashgabat, chaired by the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan, member of the Council of Elders of the OTS Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

At the beginning of the meeting, Arkadag congratulated the meeting participants on the onset of the holy month of Oraza and thanked them for their support of Turkmenistan’s proposal to hold the next meetin...

Meeting of the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan with the Chairman of the Council of Elders of the OTS

On March 12, 2024, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with the Chairman of the Council of Elders of the Organization of Turkic States Binali Yildirim, during which the results of the Council meeting were summed up, issues of the upcoming work of the Organization, as well as the development of relations between the two countries were discussed.

On behalf of the participants in the meeting of the Council of Elders, B.Yildirim...

Turkmenistan and Austria aim to expand the boundaries of bilateral cooperation

On March 11–12, 2024, a working visit to Austria by the Turkmen delegation led by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov were held.

During the visit, bilateral meetings were held with the leadership of the Office of the Federal President, the Ministry of European and Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Labor and Economics, as well as the Federal Economic Chamber of Austria.

During the meetings, specific steps for the further...

About the meeting with the Ambassador of Spain at the MFA of Turkmenistan

As part of the working visit of a representative delegation of Spanish business circles to our country, on March 13, 2024, a meeting was held between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmed Kurbanov and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Spain to Turkmenistan (with residence in Moscow) Marcos Gomez Martinez.

During the meeting, diplomats discussed current issues on the bilateral agenda, expanding the legal framework, as well as organizing high-level conta...

A meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Vice-President of the EBRD

On March 14, 2024, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Vice President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Mark Bowman.

At the negotiations, priority areas of cooperation were discussed in order to further improve the investment climate of Turkmenistan, issues of international cooperation and the practical implementation of new joint projects using best practices and innovative technologies in projects implemente...

The Ambassador of the Republic of Panama to Turkmenistan presented copies of his credentials

On March 14, 2024, a meeting was held between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov and the newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Panama to Turkmenistan (with residence in Moscow) Rolando Enrique Barrow Noad.

During the meeting, issues of bilateral cooperation were discussed, and the current state and prospects for further interaction within international organizations were analyzed.

Diplomats noted the need for the progressive development of trade a...