On January 23, 2025, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the Director General of the Olympic Council of Asia, President of the World Aquatics Organization Husain Al-Musallam. Having expressed sincere gratitude to the head of state for the time devoted to the meeting, the guest noted that the Olympic Council of Asia highly appreciates Turkmenistan’s efforts to develop sports. Husain Al-Musallam also expressed words of gratitude to the President of the country for his suppo...

On January 23, 2025, a meeting was held at the MFA of Turkmenistan between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova and Head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative Office in Turkmenistan Jalpa Ratna. During the meeting, the parties discussed priority areas and prospects for the development of relations between Turkmenistan and the UN Children’s Fund. The Turkmen side emphasized that Turkmenistan, as a member of the UNICEF Executive Board f...

On January 22, 2025, a telephone conversation took place between the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. During the telephone conversation, it was stated that relations between Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan across the entire range of the bilateral agenda are developing dynamically and consistently. Noting that this is largely due to the merit of the...

On January 21, 2025, a meeting was held at the MFA of Turkmenistan between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov and the newly appointed Ambassador of Canada to Turkmenistan (with residence in Astana) Christopher Duggan, who presented copies of his credentials. A.Gurbanov congratulated the diplomat on his appointment to the responsible post and expressed the Turkmen side’s readiness to provide assistance and support in the implementation of his diplomatic activitie...

On January 19-20, the National Leader of Turkmen People, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov paid a visit to the Principality of Monaco. Before the trip, Hero-Arkadag addressed the representatives of the national mass media, during which he noted that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and Monaco, and this visit will be a significant step forward in the development of cooperation between t...

On January 17, 2025, the opening ceremony of the International Year of Peace and Trust was held at the UN headquarters in New York in the Economic and Social Council Hall. The event, organized by the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan, was attended by high-level representatives of the United Nations. In his speech, the representative of Turkmenistan emphasized the importance of the International Year of Peace and Trust. This year, the country honors the 30th anniversary of the status of per...

On January 16, 2025, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov held a telephone conversation with Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu. The sides discussed a wide range of issues related to bilateral cooperation in political-diplomatic, trade-economic, as well as cultural-humanitarian spheres. Also, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs exchanged views on key areas of the inte...