On July 24, 2023, a telephone conversation took place between the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Greeting each other, the heads of the two friendly states expressed satisfaction with the opportunity to exchange views on the current state and prospects of interstate cooperation that meets the fundamental interests of the Turkmen and Uzbek peoples. The President of Turkmenistan congratulated his colleague on...

On July 24, 2023, under the leadership of the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, the Minister of foreign affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov, a regular meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission to ensure the implementation of Turkmenistan's international obligations in the field of human rights and international humanitarian law was held. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, heads and representatives of relevant ministries and de...

Recently, comments began to appear in a number of international media regarding the possibility of implementing a project for the supply of Turkmen natural gas in the western direction. We are talking about the construction of a gas pipeline along the bottom of the Caspian Sea in order to transport Turkmen "blue fuel" to European markets (the Trans-Caspian pipeline). Such a “sudden” manifestation of interest in a large-scale project in the current conditions, in general, is understandable and...

On June 1, 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Helga Schmid. At the beginning of the meeting, the OSCE Secretary General, noting the high interest of the OSCE in the further development of relations with Turkmenistan, presented President Serdar Berdimuhamedov with a certificate on the accession of the city of Arkadag to the project “Development of sustainable, green, climate-friendly cities...

On June 1, 2023, Turkmen-Finnish negotiations between the foreign ministries were held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The Turkmen delegation was headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyiev. The Finnish side was represented by the Director General in the Department for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Finland Maria Elina Liivala. The meeting was also attended by the Ambassador of F...

On the second day of his visit to Iran, Arkadag visited Iran's industrial complex "Mapna Group", during which he got acquainted in detail with the activities of the complex, which unites dozens of companies. In frames of the exchange of views on the prospects for Turkmen-Iranian cooperation, a presentation was made on the activities of the complex, which includes the design and construction of energy facilities, renewable energy sources, the development and implementation of oil and gas, rail...

On May 31, 2023, consultations were held in Bucharest between the foreign ministries of the two countries on the issues of inventory and improvement of the legal framework of bilateral relations. During the consultations, the parties reviewed the list of existing and invalid interstate, intergovernmental and interdepartmental agreements and treaties, as well as draft documents under consideration between the two countries. The consultations were held in a friendly and constructive manner, ...