On January 27, 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan hosted 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, which was attended by representatives of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, a number of ministries, departments and public organizations of the country. The agenda included a discussion of the results of the work carried out by the Inte...

The outcome document of the International Forum entitled “Dialogue is a guarantee of peace”, which was held in Ashgabat on 11 December 2023, was published and distributed in the six official languages of the UN as an official document of the 78th session of the General Assembly. The full text of the document can be found at the following link https://undocs.org/Home/Mobile?FinalSymbol=A/78/694.  The document was issued under the agenda items of the current UNGA session "Culture of peace",...

On January 25, 2024, a round table “Roadmap of youth initiatives in the fight against climate change in Turkmenistan - Youth for climate action” was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The round table was attended by teachers and students of universities of Turkmenistan, representatives of international organizations accredited in Turkmenistan. The main goal of the event is to provide a platform for discussing the draft Roadmap...

On January 25, 2024, negotiations were held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the delegation of the UAE News agency “WAM”, which was in Turkmenistan on its first working visit. During the meeting, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Myahri Byashimova and Director-General of the Emirates News Agency “WAM” Mohammed Jalal Al Rayssi outlined the main directions of bilateral Turkmen-Emirati cooperation in the information sphere. The Director-General of “WAM” introduced the...

On January 25, 2024, a meeting was held between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmed Gurbanov and the Governor of the Razavi Khorasan Province of the Islamic Republic of Iran Yaqub Ali Nazari. During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on the current state and further development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and Iran. The sides noted the high level of trust in bilateral relations, secured by the systematic and dynamic nature of contacts at the highest le...

On January 23, 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Minister for Digital Transformation of Japan Taro Kono. During the meeting, issues of cooperation in the field of digital infrastructure, digitalization of the economy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, the Internet, personnel training and updating the legislative framework were discussed. The parties also outlined new ways of cooperation in the field of digital technologies and innovatio...

On January 23, 2024, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Japanese deputies led by the chairman of the Japanese-Turkmen interparliamentary friendship group, member of the House of Representatives of the Parliament of Japan Endo Toshiaki. During the meeting, the parties emphasized the important role of inter-parliamentary relations, which are one of the key areas for expanding the partnership between the two countries. In this regard, th...