On 22nd of June 2021, the signing ceremony was held 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 Niger.  Prior to the signing ceremony, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN, Ambassador Aksoltan Ataeva and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Niger to the UN, Ambassador Abdou Abarry held talks. They confirmed mutual interest...

Today, on June 21, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met via videoconferencing with the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov. The parties expressed content with the current level of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities. During the meeting, an analysis of current and prospective projects in the framework of the human dimension...

On the 21st of June 2021, during the 31st meeting of the Assembly of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO Turkmenistan was elected to the membership of the Executive Council of the given Commission for the period of 2021-2023. Along with the Assembly, the Executive Council stands as the governing body of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO. The aim of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) lies in rendering assistance to internat...

On June 17, 2021, the meeting of the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov with the Executive Director of the Eastern Committee of German Economy Michael Harms took place via videoconferencing. During the constructive talk, the parties discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral collaboration. The positive pace of development of trade-economic cooperation between Turkmenistan and Germany was noted.   The necessity of inten...

On the 16th of June 2021, the 14th meeting of the officials in the framework of the “Central Asia + Japan” Dialogue was held via videoconferencing.  The Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev represented Turkmenistan at this event. The Deputy Director-General of the European Affairs Bureau of the MFA of Japan, Deputy Assistant Minister Tokuda Shuichi opened the session.  He noted the significance of cooperation between the countries in the given format encompassing a...

Today, on June 16, a meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov with the Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Hadi Soleimanpour has been held in an online format. During the course of the meeting the important issues of bilateral interaction in the direction of intensifying the work of the ECO and coordination of activities with the other states-members of the Organization for proper implementation of the programs and plans developed...

Today, on the 16th of June, the meeting of the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov with the EU Special Representative for Central Asia Peter Burian, who has arrived to Ashgabat the day before was held in the MFA of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the parties positively characterized the cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union. The intensification of political and diplomatic collaboration, which strengthens t...