On March 18, 2024, with the participation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, and the Director General of the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Mammethan Chakyev, a round table was organized with the European business community on the topic “Turkmenistan and the EU: towards a new economic partnership”. The event brought together more than 120 representatives from various countries in a hybrid format, where opp...

On March 18, 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel. The parties discussed the possibilities of deepening political, diplomatic, trade and economic cooperation. Issues on the regional and international agenda were also considered. The importance of strengthening the legal basis for interaction was emphasized. The importance of strengthening the legal...

On March 18, 2024, the signing of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between Turkmenistan and the EU took place in the building of the Council of the European Union. As part of the ceremony, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Permanent Representative of Belgium to the EU Willem van de Voorde, which was also attended by the Managing Director of the European External Action Service for Eastern Europe, Russia,...

On March 18, 2024, as part of the working visit of the Turkmen delegation to Brussels, a number of meetings were held with high-ranking representatives of the European Union. In particular, negotiations were held with the Chief Foreign Policy Adviser to the President of the European Council Simon Mordue. The parties stated their interest in continuing cooperation in the field of green energy, transport, technological interconnection and other areas. The importance of bilateral cooperation...

On March 13, 2024, the Vienna Diplomatic Academy was the esteemed venue for the International Scientific Conference «Heritage of Magtymguly Fragi and Turkmen Culture in Europe», organised by the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Austria. This conference served as a platform to celebrate the enduring legacy of Magtymguly Fragi, a Turkmen poet, philosopher, and a great thinker, and to explore the profound impact of Turkmen culture in Europe. Pivotal moment of the conference was the presen...

At the Diplomatic Academy of the city of Vienna on March 13, 2024, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Republic of Austria organized and held a presentation of the first book of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov “Youth is the support of the Motherland”. The event was attended by representatives of leading Austrian academic institutions, as well as Turkmen and foreign students studying at higher educational institutions in Austria. During the presentation, Turkmen diplomats...

On March 11–12, 2024, a working visit to Austria by the Turkmen delegation led by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov were held. During the visit, bilateral meetings were held with the leadership of the Office of the Federal President, the Ministry of European and Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Labor and Economics, as well as the Federal Economic Chamber of Austria. During the meetings, specific steps for the further...