On December 19, 2023, the UN General Assembly at the 49th plenary meeting of the 78th session unanimously adopted a resolution: Strengthening connections between all modes of transport to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The resolution, initiated by Turkmenistan, was co-sponsored by 47 states.  This resolution calls on Member States to support the continued operation and strengthening of the transport system and transport infrastructure in all relevant aspects necessary for susta...

Today, on December 20, 2023, a telephone conversation was held between the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov expressed his congratulations on the 30th anniversary of the formation of the Federal Assembly and the adoption of the Constitution of Russia, and also congratulated Ms. Matvienko on he...

On December 19, 2023, the 22nd meeting of the joint committee of Turkmenistan and the European Union was held in Brussels. The delegation of Turkmenistan, headed by the Minister of Finance and Economy and co-chairman of the joint committee S.Joraev, included the Deputy Minister of education, representatives of the State Concern "Turkmengas" and the Agency "Turkmenhowayollary", as well as representatives of other relevant ministries. The EU delegation was represented by the Deputy Managing...

On December 19, 2023, a telephone conversation took place between the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyed Ebrahim Raisi. The President of Iran conveyed warm words of greeting to the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Arkadag. During the conversation, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov emphasized that Turkmenistan attaches great importance to the consistent expansion and stren...

On December 18, 2023, a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in Moscow. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister of Azerbaijan A.Asadov, Prime Minister of Belarus R.Golovchenko, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan A.Smailov, Chairman of the Council of Heads of Government of the CIS, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan A.Zhaparov, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation M.Mishustin, Prime Minister of Tajikistan...

On December 18, 2023, a delegation of Turkmenistan, headed by the director of the Institute of State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan Ya.Nuryev, visited Brussels, Belgium. The Turkmen delegation included the Ombudsman, representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs and Adalat. The heads of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Belgium and the EU Delegation to Turkmenistan participated via video link. The EU delegation was represented by the Central Asia Division of the E...

On December 16-17, 2023, a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov conducted a working visit to Herat province, Afghanistan. During a meeting with Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mottaki, Minister of Mining Industry Shahabutdin Delaware and Minister of Industry and Trade Nuretdin Azizi, a number of issues related to the further development of bilateral cooperation in a wide range of areas were discussed. In particular, the parties discussed the current stage of...