On January 19 of this year, a representative delegation of the Russian Federation headed by the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin arrived in Turkmenistan on an official visit. On the same day, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin visited the Joint Turkmen-Russian Secondary School named after A.S. Pushkin. During his speech to the staff and students of the school, the guest noted that in recent years, relations between Turkmenistan and Russia h...

Explanatory note Opening event to launch the International Year of Dialogue as a Guarantee of Peace, 2023 (27 January 2023)   In order to implement the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 77/32 of December 6, 2022, which proclaimed 2023 as the International Year of Dialogue as a Guarantee of Peace, it is planned to hold special events aimed at mobilizing the international community to develop a culture of peace and dialogue in relations between states, strengthen political...

On January 17, 2023, a telephone conversation took place between President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. The heads of state reaffirmed the commitment of the two countries to traditional relations of friendship, good neighborliness and mutually beneficial cooperation that meets common interests. In this context, it was noted with satisfaction that the strategic multifaceted partnership between Turkmenistan and the Russian Feder...

On January 17, 2023, the Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan R.Meredov met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to Turkmenistan Hamad bin Rashid bin Hamad Al-Azbi at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The diplomats noted the importance of high-level visits and consistent holding of political consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries. Attention was also paid to cooperation between the two states within the framework o...

On January 17, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with Archbishop Theophylact, administrator of the parishes of the Patriarchal Deanery in Turkmenistan. During the meeting, an exchange of views took place on the further development of bilateral humanitarian ties. In this context, Archbishop Theophylact expressed gratitude to the Turkmen side for the favorable conditions created for the activities of the Russian Orthodox Church in Turkmenistan.

On January 16-17, 2023, the round of political consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic was held in the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan. The delegation of Turkmenistan was headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vepa Hajiyev, and the French side was headed by Deputy Director of the Department of Continental Europe of the French Foreign Ministry Sylvain Guiaugue. Within the framework of...

Today, on January 16, 2023, the meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov with the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Inger Andersen was held via videoconference. During the meeting, the parties discussed the main directions and prospects for cooperation in the field of environmental protection, climate change, ecology and rational use of natural resources. The fruitfulness of the long-term cooperation of Turkmenistan with th...