On April 16, 2026, the President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedow, received Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, First Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China Ding Xuexiang, who is visiting Turkmenistan on the instructions of the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping. Expressing gratitude for the warm hospitality extended to the Chinese delegation, Ding Xuexiang emp...

On 16 April 2026, the seventh meeting of the Turkmen-Chinese Intergovernmental Committee on Cooperation was held in Ashgabat. The Turkmen side at the meeting was headed by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, while the Chinese delegation was headed by Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Standing Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republ...

On April 15, 2026, as part of a visit to Turkmenistan, a delegation from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine headed by the university’s rector Tan Zhishu visited the headquarters of the Charity Fund for Providing Assistance to Children in Need of Guardianship named after Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov located in the Arkadag city. At the Fund’s headquarters, a meeting was held between the rector of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and members of his delegation, and Vice President for Medic...

On April 15, 2026, a meeting with a delegation from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, headed by Rector Tang Zhishu, was held at Myrat Garryyev State Medical University of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the current state of cooperation between the two countries in the healthcare sector and prospects for expanding medical cooperation were discussed. In the morning, Rector Tang Zhishu met with heads and representatives of Turkmenistan’s healthcare institutions. During the meeting, parti...

On April 16, 2026, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Hero-Arkadag met with Ding Xuexiang, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, First Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, who arrived in Turkmenistan on a visit at the instruction of President Xi Jinping. Warmly welcoming the guest, the National Leader of the Turkmen people noted th...

On 14 April 2026, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with the newly appointed Ambassador of Italy to Turkmenistan Martin Brook, who presented copies of his credentials. The Minister congratulated the Ambassador on his appointment to the responsible post and wished him success in his diplomatic mission aimed at further developing Turkmen-Italian cooperation. The Ambassador, in turn, expressed gratitude for the warm welcome and assured that he would mak...

On 14 April 2026, a meeting was held between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova and Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Ashgabat Yegor Zaitsev. During the talks, the sides discussed the current state and prospects for further development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and WHO in priority areas of interaction. Particular attention was paid to the outcomes of the High-Level Dialogue on Global Health Diplomacy held in Ashgabat i...