On November 7, 2024, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a videoconference meeting with US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Geoffrey Pyatt. During the meeting, the parties emphasized the constructive nature of relations between the countries, especially in such areas as trade and economy, energy, transport, logistics and others. The American side highly appreciated the progress made by Turkmenistan in fulfilling international commitments on clim...

On November 7, 2024, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with Assistant UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ms. Ruvendrini Menikdiwela, who arrived in Ashgabat on a working visit. At the meeting, the parties noted the effectiveness of Turkmenistan's long-term cooperation with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). It was noted that Turkmenistan, being a party to the main UN legal documents on refugees and stateless persons, has achieved unprec...

One of the main areas of Turkmenistan's strategic partnership with the UN is the humanitarian sphere. In particular, the Government of Turkmenistan, together with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other international structures, is taking appropriate measures to ensure the rights of refugees and stateless persons. Currently, the national legislation of Turkmenistan is recognized by UNHCR as exemplary in terms of protecting and ensuring the rights,...

On November 6, 2024, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyed Abbas Araghchi. During the conversation, the parties discussed a wide range of issues regarding bilateral cooperation in the political, diplomatic, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres. The parties noted the growing dynamics of contacts at the highest level. In this context, th...

On November 6, 2024, the Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Representative Office in Turkmenistan Eric Livny at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the current state and prospects for increasing cooperation between Turkmenistan and the EBRD were discussed. In this regard, the parties considered proposals aimed at developing systemic work, including the preparation...

On November 4-5, 2024, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan A. Gurbanov participated in the ministerial session of the High-Level Conference on the theme “Strengthening International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation and Building Agile Border Security Mechanisms” cooperation in combating terrorism and establishing flexible mechanisms for border security - Kuwait phase of the Dushanbe process”. The session emphasized the application of mu...

On November 4, 2024 the 17th "Central Asia - Republic of Korea" Cooperation Forum took place in Seoul. The Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Korea Begench Durdyyev attended this Forum on behalf of the Turkmen side. The forum was chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea Cho Tae-yul. Delegations led by high-ranking officials from Central Asian countries, including the Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Minis...