On April 20, 2023, a meeting of the Joint Steering Committee for the implementation of the Framework Program for Cooperation between the Government of Turkmenistan and the United Nations in the field of sustainable development for 2021-2025 was held in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The meeting was attended by the heads and employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, representatives of the relevant ministries and departments of the country,...

Today, on April 20, 2023, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Israeli delegation headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel Eli Cohen. The Turkmen delegation was headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov. The parties discussed issues of a political and diplomatic nature, touched upon cooperation within the framework of international structures. It was emphasized that Turkmenistan, steadily followin...

On April 19, 2023, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova held talks with the Regional representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Central Asia Hans Friedrich Schodder. During the meeting, it was noted that Turkmenistan, being a party to most of the fundamental international legal documents of the UNHCR system on issues of refugees and stateless persons, in fact confirms its commitment to international obligations...

On April 18 and 19, 2023, the delegation of Turkmenistan took part in the 70th session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, dedicated to digital and green transformation. In his speech, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan noted the large-scale and long-term activities of Turkmenistan in these areas, emphasizing the country's readiness to expand international partnership in the field of digitalization and green technologies. At the same time, the conference part...

On April 18, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, João Gomes Cravinho, in Geneva, during which the issues of further development of bilateral relations in the political, diplomatic, trade and economic areas were considered. The parties agreed to prepare a document on foreign policy cooperation between the ministries of the two countries. In addition, on April 18, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan met with the...

On April 17, 2023, in Geneva, the delegation of Turkmenistan took part in the ministerial meeting of the countries participating in the United Nations Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA), following which a ministerial statement was adopted. Meeting of Ministers of SPECA Participating States 17 April 2023 Geneva, Switzerland                                                                                                               Ministerial Statement  ...

Today, on April 18, 2023, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev had a telephone conversation with the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance at the U.S. Department of State Mallory Stewart, during which they discussed security cooperation within various international and regional organizations. The parties paid special attention to the process of implementing the 2011 Vienna Document on confidence- and security-building m...