On May 24, 2023, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Turkmenistan Stephen Conlon presented his credentials to President Serdar Berdimuhamedov. At the beginning of the meeting, the diplomat conveyed warm greetings from His Majesty King Charles III and the Prime Minister of his country, Rishi Sunak, noting the special importance attached by the UK to further strengthening the traditional ties of friendsh...

On May 23, 2023, in the city of Turkmenabat, a conference was held to discuss progress in the implementation of the Program of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development of 1994 (ICPD). Heads and representatives of relevant ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, the hakimlik of the Lebap velayat, representative offices of the United Nations Development Program and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) attended the conference, timed to coincide with the 30th...

On May 24, 2023, the President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Turkmenistan Ivan Volynkin, who presented his credentials to the head of state. During the meeting, the diplomat conveyed warm greetings from the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to the President of Turkmenistan. At the same time, Russia's commitment to traditionally friendly, good-neighbourly relations with Turkmenistan...

Following the results of the 79th session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok (Thailand), on the initiative of Turkmenistan, the Resolution of this Commission "Consideration of the conditions for the establishment of a special United Nations program for the Aral Sea basin" was unanimously adopted. Azerbaijan, Armenia, China, Singapore, Turkey and the Philippines were the co-authors of this important international document along with Turkmenistan....

Promising areas of actively developing multifaceted cooperation were discussed at the meeting of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on May 19 this year with a member of the ruling family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Emir Muhammed bin Saad bin Khalid Al Saud. During the meeting, the interlocutors stated with satisfaction that both countries are successfully cooperating not only on a bilateral, but also on a...

On May 19, 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, who is on a working visit to the People's Republic of China, took part in the first China - Central Asia Summit. The high-level meeting chaired by President Xi Jinping was also attended by President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, and President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Opening...

On May 18, 2023, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, who arrived on a working visit to Xi'an, Shaanxi Province of the People's Republic of China to participate in “the China - Central Asia” Summit, held talks with the President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping. Chinese President Xi Jinping thanked President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov for accepting the invitation to pay a working visit to the People's Republic of China. Today's high-level meeting is t...