On April 5, 2023, during the Organizational Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), elections were held for the subsidiary bodies of the Council. During the elections, ECOSOC members unanimously elected Turkmenistan as a member of the UNICEF Executive Board for the period 2024-2026. Earlier Turkmenistan was elected and served as a member of the UNICEF Executive Board in 2018-2020. Today, Turkmenistan is a member of 13 commissions, committees and councils of the...

On April 5 this year, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the Governor of the Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation, Igor Babushkin, who arrived in our country at the head of the Caspian Sea of Friendship motor rally.  Noting the relevance and demand of the activation and development of regional cooperation, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov wished the Governor of the Astrakhan region a successful motorcycle race and the achievement of all the tasks set...

On April 5, 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Executive Director of the Turkmen-American Business Council Eric Stewart, Vice President for Sales of Gas Turbine Equipment for Europe, the Middle East and Africa of General Electric Gas Power Bris Razan, President for the Development of Strategic Partners Nationship in Central Asia of John Deere Chub Leiko, Vice President of Nicklaus Companies John Reese, Founder and CEO of Smartmatic Antonio Mugica, Chairman of the Boar...

The prospects for expanding long-term fruitful cooperation became the main topic of discussion at the meeting of the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on April 5, 2023 with Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation Rustam Minnikhanov, who arrived in Turkmenistan on a working visit. During the meeting, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Rustam Minnikhanov noted the high level of established bilateral relations in various fields of mutual inte...

On April 4, 2023, the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with the Chairman of the Union of Chambers and Exchanges of the Republic of Türkiye Rifat Hisarciklyoglu. During the meeting, issues of increasing the volume of trade between the two countries and intensifying cooperation in this direction were discussed. Rifat Hisarciklioglu conveyed to the Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty the words of greeting from the President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoga...

On April 4, 2023, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hajiyev met with the Director of the Department for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Special Representative for Afghanistan of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth and Development of Great Britain Andrew McCoubrey via videoconference. During the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues of cooperation on the Afghan problem. Particular emphasis was placed on certain humanitarian issues relating to the s...

On April 3, 2023, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev met with the Deputy Director of the Policy Analysis and Public Relations Division of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Fedor Klimchuk and Deputy Head of the Section for Co-financing and Partnerships Igor Kondratyev. During the meeting, the parties highly appreciated the active cooperation of Turkmenistan with UNODC, discussed the implementation of national, regional and global UNODC progra...