On 18 March 2026, a meeting was held between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova and Regional Representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Central Asia Mahir Safarli. At the beginning of the meeting, M.Safarli presented the Turkmen side with a letter on his appointment as UNHCR Regional Representative for Central Asia. In turn, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs M.Byashimova congratulated him on his appointment a...

On March 18, 2026, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Turkmenistan (with residence in Astana) Nicolaas Schermers. During the meeting, the parties discussed the current state and prospects for the development of bilateral cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Netherlands. The interlocutors not...

On March 18, 2026, a conference dedicated to the cultural heritage of Central Asian countries and the International Novruz holiday was held at the Secretariat of the Central Asia - the Republic of Korea Cooperation Forum. The event brought together Ambassadors of Central Asian countries in the Republic of Korea, representatives of the Secretariat, tourism companies, professors, university representatives, media, and cultural organizations, creating a meaningful platform for dialogue and cultural...

On March 17, 2026, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, departed for a friendly visit to the People’s Republic of China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. At the Ashgabat International Airport, the National Leader spoke with the heads of political parties and public organizations of Turkmenistan. The Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty noted that cooperation between Turkmenistan and China has reached a qual...

On 17 March 2026, a meeting was held between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov and the Secretary General of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), Ambassador Kairat Sarybay. At the beginning of the meeting, the Turkmen side warmly welcomed the guest and expressed gratitude for his participation in the International Forum held on 12 December 2025 in Ashgabat, dedicated to the International Year of Peace and Trust, the...

On March 16, 2026 the Ambassador of Turkmenistan H.E. Mr. Begench Durdyyev met with the Director-General of the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore Mr. Jeevan Singh. During the meeting, the sides discussed the current state and future prospects of Turkmenistan - Singapore cooperation, including political dialogue, trade and economic partnership, transport and logistics, education, and tourism. Special attention was given to...

A spectacular performance by members of the legendary Galkynysh national equestrian games group from Turkmenistan together with artists of the State Circus of Turkmenistan and the State Equestrian Circus named after Gyorogly of Arkadag city took place at the modern circus complex Circus Sea Breeze in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. During the performance, Turkmen artists demonstrated spectacular elements of traditional equestrian games as well as complex acrobatic tricks performed on the fam...