Meeting between Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan and President of the International Narcotics Control Board Ms. Jagjit Pavadia took place in the UN Office in Vienna. During the meeting, the parties noted with satisfaction the mutual cooperation between Turkmenistan and the INCB and expressed interest in further active work in the relevant areas. Turkmenistan is an active contracting party to the three United Nations drug control conventions since 1996 and, in cooperation...

Today, on March 15, 2023, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova met with the Country Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for Turkmenistan Olaf Ronnie Lindstrom, during which issues of cooperation in priority areas were discussed. The parties noted the successful work of UNFPA within the framework of the signed Annual Plans with the relevant ministries and state agencies of Turkmenistan. One of these areas of cooperation was the provision o...

Final Declaration adopted at the First Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of Neutrality for Peace, Security and Sustainable Development published in the six official UN languages (A/77/778 - see document below) as an official document of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly under agenda item 58 “Peacebuilding and sustaining peace”. The ministerial meeting of the Group of Friends of Neutrality was held in Ashgabat on December 10, 2022. The adopted Declaration consolidates th...

The signing ceremony was held on 14 March 2023, in New York, at the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the United Nations. The Joint Communiqué was signed on the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Kenya. Prior to the signing ceremony, H.E. Mrs. Aksoltan Ataeva Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN and H.E. Mr. Martin Kimani Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Kenya to the UN held talks. They confirmed m...

On March 14, 2023, CARICC and Central Asian countries held a side event within the 66th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs. The Turkmen side took part in the event at the level of the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan. The meeting participants discussed issues related to initiatives, achievements and upcoming tasks within the competence of CARICC.

The 66th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs started its work on 13th of March 2023. During the week, the meeting participants will discuss issues related to the fight against illicit drug trafficking and measures to prevent them. On the first day of this multilateral meeting, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs drew the attention of the session participants to the experience of our country in combating this threat, the progress achieved...

On March 11, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the FAO Deputy Director-General, Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia Vladimir Rakhmanin, who arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the international conference "Partnership for food security in the face of climate change". During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of food and environmental security, rational environmental management, as well as joint work in the field of digital l...