On December 24, 2022, the 9th Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the countries participating in the Dialogue "Central Asia + Japan" was held in Tokyo. The meeting was attended by the heads of Foreign ministries of Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, the ambassadors of these countries accredited in Japan, representatives of local and foreign media. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, as well as the heads of delegations of the Central Asian countries, deli...

On December 23, 2022, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Central Asian states met with the Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the countries of Central Asia and Japan, Taro Aso, in the Parliament of Japan. During the meeting, it was noted that inter-parliamentary relations are one of the key areas for expanding partnership between Central Asia and Japan. At the same time, a striking example of active inter-parliamentary cooperation is regular contacts and meetings of parliamentary...

On December 23, 2022, in the morning, a delegation of Turkmenistan visited the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), where they met with the president of the agency, Akihiko Tanaka. During the meeting, the importance of training programs in the functioning of JICA was noted, which provide partner countries with the opportunity to acquire practical knowledge based on Japanese experience. The effectiveness of JICA trainings in various areas, such as economics and finance, education, en...

The quarterly scientific and practical journal “Foreign Policy and Diplomacy of Turkmenistan”, published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, provides an overview of the most important events in the country's foreign policy in July-September of this year. The issue opens with a speech by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov at the Conference of Ministers of Transport of Landlocked Developing Countries held on the initiative of Turkmenistan under the auspices of the United Nations on August 15th, 20...

In the year of the “Era of the people with Arkadag”, our Fatherland is in the center of attention of the world media. On the occasion of the 31st anniversary of sacred independence, as well as the International Day of Neutrality and the 27th anniversary of Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality, various events and celebrations were held in the country and abroad, colorfully designed publications were issued highlighting the successes and achievements of our Motherland. Thus, special issues of pe...

On December 22, 2022, the 14th joint meeting of the Turkmen-Japanese and Japanese-Turkmen Committees for Economic Cooperation was held in Tokyo. To participate in the work of this forum, a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs R. Meredov arrived in Japan on a working visit. At the beginning of the work, the Turkmen side made a brief review of the general state of bilateral trade and economic relations. It was emphasized that over the past few years, with the par...

On December 21, 2022, at an extended meeting of the government of Turkmenistan, the Chairman of the Mejlis of the Milli Gengesh of Turkmenistan G.Mammedova announced the adopted Resolution to classify the new, modern administrative center of the Ahal region as a city with the rights of  a district and give it the name "Arkadag". According to the document, the administrative center of the Ahal region will be moved to the city of Arkadag. At the same time, the area in 2 thousand 370 hectares o...