On February 24, 2023, during the 60th plenary meeting of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, the draft resolution "The role of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia", submitted by Turkmenistan on behalf of the Central Asian countries under agenda item 58 "Peacebuilding and maintaining peace", was considered. Presenting the resolution, the Turkmen side stressed that the Center, established in Ashgabat in 2007, being the first UN structure of its kind with a...

On February 23, 2023, the second part of the Turkmen-British “Structural Dialogue” continued its work with the participation of representatives of relevant ministries and departments of the two countries. During the consultations, the possibilities of further expansion of bilateral cooperation in the field of ecology and environmental protection were discussed. It was noted that Turkmenistan pays special attention to environmental security issues, in particular, it is actively working on the...

On February 23, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Director General of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Frank Riisberman at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the context of intensifying an effective international environmental dialogue, the Government of Turkmenistan pays great attention to combining the economic interests of the state with the need to maintain an environmental balance at the proper level. In his speech at the UN Confer...

On February 12, 2023, the solemn opening ceremony of the Days of Culture of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Turkmenistan was held at the Mukamlar Palace of the State Cultural Center. The ceremony was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan, the general public, diplomatic missions accredited in Ashgabat, the media, cultural and art figures of our country, teachers and students of specialized universities. The Iranian creative delegation included leaders and sp...

On February 11, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov left for an official visit to the United Arab Emirates. A few hours later, the aircraft of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslakhaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov landed at the International Airport of the capital of the UAE, decorated with the State flags of the two countries. In the air harbor the Hero-Arkadag Gurba...

On February 9-10, 2023, the first Inter-Parliamentary Forum of Central Asian States was held in the city of Turkestan of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The forum was attended by the Turkmen delegation headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan Gurbanmurat Ashirov. The work of the forum was opened by the Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan Maulen Ashimbaev, then other heads of the parliaments of the Central Asian states spoke. During the even...

On February 9, 2023, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova had a meeting with the UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan Dmitry Shlapachenko. During constructive conversation, the parties emphasized the effectiveness of Turkmenistan’s interaction with the UN and its specialized agencies, considered current and promising projects and talked about key directions of cooperation. It was underlined that the cooperation between Turkmenistan and the United Nations...