On June 1, 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Helga Schmid. At the beginning of the meeting, the OSCE Secretary General, noting the high interest of the OSCE in the further development of relations with Turkmenistan, presented President Serdar Berdimuhamedov with a certificate on the accession of the city of Arkadag to the project “Development of sustainable, green, climate-friendly cities...

On May 31, 2023, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hajiyev met with the OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid. During the meeting, the current state and prospects for the development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the OSCE in the political and economic spheres, in the field of energy and environmental security, promotion of parliamentary diplomacy, as well as in matters of the humanitarian dimension were discussed. The Turkmen side noted that in the context of...

On May 29, 2023, a telephone conversation took place between the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the Special presidential envoy for climate of the United States of America John Kerry. The Head of State and the Special presidential envoy for climate of the United States expressed satisfaction with the opportunity to discuss topical issues of environmental issues, which are given special attention on the international agenda. During the meeting, an exchange of views took...

The Executive Board of UNESCO, at its 216th session, approved proposals from Member States regarding anniversaries in which UNESCO could take part in events in 2024-2025. Following the discussion, the Executive Board decided and recommended to the General Conference to authorize UNESCO to take part in the celebration of 46 anniversaries. Among them, the proposal submitted by Turkmenistan with the support of Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkiye, Uzbekistan and Ukraine on the "300t...

The 216th session of the UNESCO Executive Board was held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 10 to 24 May 2023. The Executive Board of UNESCO is the organization's main decision-making body, responsible for strategic decisions and overseeing its activities. During this session, various issues related to UNESCO's mandate and priorities were considered and discussed. The participants of the session included representatives of the Member States of UNESCO, experts and delegates, as well as the l...

On May 29, 2023, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hajivev held talks with the Director of the Department for WTO Accession Division Maika Oshikawa, who is on a working visit to Ashgabat. During the meeting, the parties discussed topical issues of enhancing cooperation concerning the process of Turkmenistan's accession to the WTO. In this regard, it was emphasized that the Turkmen side had prepared and approved the Work Plan for 2023-2024 to expand cooperation with t...

Joint Statement by Special Representatives and Special Envoys for Afghanistan of the European Union, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Republic of Uzbekistan and the EU Special Representative for Central Asia following the meeting on 26 May 2023 in Ashgabat   The fourth meeting in the EU and Central Asia Special Representatives and Special Envoys for Afghanistan and the EU Special Representative for Central Asia format was held on 25-26...