On February 24, 2023, during the 60th plenary meeting of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, the draft resolution "The role of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia", submitted by Turkmenistan on behalf of the Central Asian countries under agenda item 58 "Peacebuilding and maintaining peace", was considered. Presenting the resolution, the Turkmen side stressed that the Center, established in Ashgabat in 2007, being the first UN structure of its kind with a...

On February 23, 2023, the second part of the Turkmen-British “Structural Dialogue” continued its work with the participation of representatives of relevant ministries and departments of the two countries. During the consultations, the possibilities of further expansion of bilateral cooperation in the field of ecology and environmental protection were discussed. It was noted that Turkmenistan pays special attention to environmental security issues, in particular, it is actively working on the...

On February 23, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Director General of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Frank Riisberman at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the context of intensifying an effective international environmental dialogue, the Government of Turkmenistan pays great attention to combining the economic interests of the state with the need to maintain an environmental balance at the proper level. In his speech at the UN Confer...

On February 22, 2023, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Central Asia, head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) Natalya Gherman, who is completing her work in Ashgabat. Expressing gratitude for the opportunity in a personal conversation to discuss topical issues and vectors for further development, the establ...

On February 22, 2023, the second “Structural dialogue” began between the foreign policy departments of Turkmenistan and the UK. The Turkmen delegation at consultations was headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev, the British delegation was headed by the deputy head of the Department of Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the British Foreign Ministry, Justin McKenzie Smith. The parties exchanged views on issues such as bilateral relations and regional po...

On February 21, 2023, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov left for an official visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain. Two and a half hours later, the presidential airliner landed at the International Airport of the city of Muharraq, decorated with the State flags of two friendly countries. The Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain Sheikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al-Khalifa and other officials warmly and cordially welcomed the President of Turkmenistan at the airstairs. On February 22, before...

On February 20, 2023, on the instructions of the President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the Speaker of the Mejlis G. Mammedova received credentials from the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Dominican Republic, Elvis Antonio Alama Lora. On behalf of the President, the head of the national parliament congratulated the diplomat on his appointment to a responsible position, wishing him success in his noble mission aimed at establishing a full-scale interstate dialogue based on trust...