On May 12, 2022, the first Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the countries of Central Asia and the Russian Federation, held on the initiative of the Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, completed its work at the Ashgabat Congress Center. During the Forum, issues were discussed in three areas: “Legislative body of state power: modern experience and cooperation”, “Medical diplomacy: exchange of experience is a reliable way forward”, “Regiona...

As already reported, on the initiative of the the Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the countries of Central Asia and the Russian Federation started in Ashgabat, in which the heads of the highest legislative bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Russian Federation take part. In the afternoon, the Inter-...

On May 9, 2022, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Islamabad, together with the Pakistan Institute for Peace and Diplomatic Studies, held a seminar entitled “30 years of Pakistan-Turkmenistan Relations: Way Forward”, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The forum was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, prominent politicians, heads of think tanks, business ci...

On May 6, 2022, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Special Representative of the European Union for Central Asia, Ms. Terhi Hakala, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues related to the further development of cooperation between Ashgabat and Brussels in bilateral and multilateral formats. The high level of partnership and the ex...

On May 4, 2022, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the European Union Special Representative for Central Asia, Ms. Teri Hakala. Expressing gratitude for the time devoted to the meeting, the guest conveyed warm greetings to the head of the Turkmen state from the leaders of the European Union and, taking the opportunity, congratulated Serdar Berdimuhamedov on taking office as the President of Turkmenistan. Having cordially welcomed the EU Special Representative for Central Asia to the...

On May 4, 2022, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Turkmenistan Askar Tazhibayev, who presented his credentials to the Head of state. Expressing sincere gratitude for the time taken, the diplomat conveyed to the President of Turkmenistan warm greetings from President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Thanking for the kind words and conveying greetings and best wishes to the President of the Republi...

On April 27-30, 2022, International University for the Humanities and Development hosted the second Open Mathematical Olympiad for University Students (OMOUS-2022). More than 700 students attended the Olympiad from 42 countries. Students of the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan also took an active part in the Open Mathematical Olympiad and got winning places. Students competed individually in the A and B levels and they solved complex m...