On July 28, 2024, the 62nd meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission of Turkmenistan on Caspian Sea Issues was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.    The meeting was attended by the relevant Deputy Chairpersons of the Cabinet of Ministers, leadership and representatives of a number of ministries and state agencies of Turkmenistan. On the agenda of the session, there were discussions on the “Caspian Ecological Initiative” set forth by the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamed...

On July 27, 2024, the consecutive meeting of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO was held under the chair of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov. The heads and representatives of profile ministries and agencies of the country took part in the work of the session.  During the meeting, a wide range of issues of cooperation within the framework of this specialized UN agency were discussed, collaboration plans for the near future were outlined, particular...

On July 27, 2024, a telephone conversation was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin. During the telephone talk, the parties exchanged views on current state and prospects of development of bilateral relations. The chiefs of external policy agencies paid special attention to arranging high level contacts both in bilateral format, as well as in the framework of internatio...

On July 26, 2024, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov presented to Fazal Muhammad Sabir a document accrediting him in Turkmenistan as the Chargé d’Affaires of Afghanistan. The Afghan diplomat is representing his country in Ashgabat for a number of years. During the meeting, the parties emphasized the friendly nature of bilateral relations between two fraternal states. A wide range of issues was considered related to practical implementation of large-scale energy,...

On July 26, 2024, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia Ms. Battsetseg Batmunkh. During the conversation, the parties discussed a wide range of issues regarding the further strengthening of traditionally friendly relations between Turkmenistan and Mongolia. The interlocutors paid special attention to the preparations for the first state visit of the President of Mongolia Ukh...

On July 24, 2024, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to Turkmenistan Bernd Heinze. Expressing gratitude for the time allocated for the meeting, the diplomat presented his credentials to the head of state and conveyed warm words of greeting from the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who addressed wishes of happi...

On July 24, 2024, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Federal Minister of Petroleum of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Musadik Masood Malik. During the meeting, the parties discussed priority issues of Turkmen-Pakistani cooperation in the fuel and energy sector. In this context, the possibilities of further promoting the implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) transnational gas pipeline project were co...