On December 19, 2025, during his visit to Japan, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with Endo Toshiaki, Chairman of the Japan-Turkmen Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group. Warmly welcoming the distinguished guest, Endo Toshiaki emphasized that, as a result of consistent political dialogue, interstate relations have reached a qualitatively new level in recent years. In this regard, they expressed confidence that the current visit of the head of Turkmenistan will be an important step in streng...

On December 19, 2025, as part of his working visit to Japan, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov had a meeting with Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan Nukaga Fukushiro. Nukaga Fukushiro noted that he is honored to meet with the distinguished guest. The Speaker of the House of Representatives said that Turkmenistan is one of Japan’s key partners in the strategically important Central Asian region, expressing confidence that the current visit of the President of Turkmenistan will give...

On 18 December 2025, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, met with the President of Nicklaus Companies, John Reese. Expressing gratitude for the opportunity to meet, the guest highly praised Turkmenistan’s achievements in socio-economic development. John Reese also emphasized the importance of the working visit of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov to the United States of America and, taking the opportunity, congratu...

On December 17, 2025, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov left to Japan on a working visit to participate in the first Summit of the Dialogue «Central Asia - Japan». Officials saw off the head of the state at the International airport of the Ashgabat. The present visit of the President of Turkmenistan to Japan - the second one in the current year. The first visit of the head of the state to the Land of the Rising Sun took place in April 2025. At the International airport of Tokyo – Haneda,...

On December 11, 2025, a ceremony for the signing of the Protocol on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Turkmenistan and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe was held at the building of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan. The document was signed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe Celso Vaz do Nasc...

On December 13, 2025, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, and the Deputy Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Xing Qu, who arrived in Ashgabat to take part in events dedicated to the International Year of Peace and Trust, the International Day of Neutrality, and the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s permanent Neutrality. Exten...

On December 13, 2025, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Eswatini Russell Dlamini, who arrived in Ashgabat to take part in the International Forum dedicated to the International Year of Peace and Trust, the International Day of Neutrality, and the 30th anniversary of the permanent Neutrality of Turkmenistan. Addressing congratulations to the Turkmen side on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of t...