The delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Vice President for Medical Activities of the Charity Fund for Providing Assistance to Children in Need of Guardianship named after Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Oguljahan Atabayeva visited the State of Qatar. During the visit, Oguljahan Atabayeva participated in the opening ceremony of the Doha Forum, held under the theme "Diplomacy, Dialogue, Diversity". Also, Vice President for Medical Activities of the Charity Fund for Providing Assistance to Chi...

On December 8, 2025, the opening ceremony of the 20th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was held in New Delhi, India. The Director-General of UNESCO, Khaled Ahmed El-Enany, the Minister of External Affairs and the Minister of Culture of the Republic of India addressed the event. The session is attended by representatives of 181 states and non-governmental organizations that are parties to the UNESCO Convention for the...

On December 8, 2025, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov met with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia to Turkmenistan (with residence in Tashkent) Girts Jaunzems. At the beginning of the meeting, the Ambassador presented copies of his credentials. Congratulating the Ambassador on his appointment to this responsible post, the Turkmen side expressed its readiness to provide the diplomat with comprehensive assis...

On December 7, 2025, a solemn ceremony was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan to present the new book of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov titled "Türkmenistanyň Bitaraplygy – parahatçylygyň we ynanyşmagyň aýdyň ýoly". The event was attended by leaderahip and staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, heads of diplomatic missions and representative offices of international organizations accredited in Turkmenista...

On December 6, 2025, a solemn ceremony was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan to award the staff members of the national diplomatic service with jubilee medals «Türkmenistanyň Bitaraplygynyň 30 ýyllygyna» (“To the 30th Anniversary of Turkmenistan's Neutrality”). Addressing the ceremony participants, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov emphasized the significant international events taking place in the cou...

On December 5, 2025, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a telephone conversation with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Ms. Kaja Kallas. The High Representative of the EU extended congratulations to the Turkmen side on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s permanent Neutrality, emphasizing the importance of the country’s neutral foreign policy cou...

On 4 December 2025, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the UN Under-Secretary-General, High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Miguel Ángel Moratinos. During the conversation, the sides discussed priority areas of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the UN Alliance of Civilizations, emphasizing the importance of promoting dialogue between cultures and religions, as well as strengthening m...