Today, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who is currently on working trip to Lebap Region, participated in the events on occasion of the opening of International airport in Kerky as well as «Türkmeniň ak öýi» building in Turkmenabat, where celebration concert timed to the Week of Culture held in the eastern region of the country has been held. In the morning, helicopter of the head of the state has landed in International Airport of Kerky. Further, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov went...

On the 23rd of June 2021, the Asia and Pacific High-level Conference on Cooperation in the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative was held in the online format.   The event on the topic of “Promoting Cooperation on Combatting the Pandemic for Sustainable Recovery” was chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi.  The high-ranking officials of the countries of the Asia and Pacific region, Central Asia, as well as the representatives of international...

Today, on June 23, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia, Press and Public Diplomacy Jonathan Henick have met through videoconferencing to make half-yearly review of activities taking place in accordance with the outcomes of Turkmen-American political consultations. During the meeting, the joint commitment of the sides to further development of bilateral cooperation in political, trade-economic and cultural-huma...

On June 23, 2021, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiev took part in a meeting of the Committee of High Officials of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA). The meeting took place in the videoconference format. During the online meeting, which was attended by the officials from 27 CICA member states, including representatives from observer countries, as well as observer organizations and CICA partners, a wide range of issues of e...

On 22nd of June 2021, the signing ceremony was held in New York, at the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the United Nations. The Joint Communiqué was signed on the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Niger.  Prior to the signing ceremony, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN, Ambassador Aksoltan Ataeva and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Niger to the UN, Ambassador Abdou Abarry held talks. They confirmed mutual interest...

On the 21st of June 2021, during the 31st meeting of the Assembly of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO Turkmenistan was elected to the membership of the Executive Council of the given Commission for the period of 2021-2023. Along with the Assembly, the Executive Council stands as the governing body of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. The aim of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) lies in rendering assistance to internat...

On June 22, 2021, the Turkmen-Finnish consultations between the MFAs of the two countries were held in the format of a videoconference.  The Turkmen delegation was headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev.  The Finnish side was represented by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Turkmenistan (with the residence in Helsinki) Marja Elina Liivala and the representatives of the MFA of the Republic of Finland. During the meeting, the parties expr...