On December 18, 2023, a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in Moscow. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister of Azerbaijan A.Asadov, Prime Minister of Belarus R.Golovchenko, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan A.Smailov, Chairman of the Council of Heads of Government of the CIS, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan A.Zhaparov, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation M.Mishustin, Prime Minister of Tajikistan...

On December 18, 2023, a delegation of Turkmenistan, headed by the director of the Institute of State, Law and Democracy of Turkmenistan Ya.Nuryev, visited Brussels, Belgium. The Turkmen delegation included the Ombudsman, representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs and Adalat. The heads of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Belgium and the EU Delegation to Turkmenistan participated via video link. The EU delegation was represented by the Central Asia Division of the E...

On December 16-17, 2023, a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov conducted a working visit to Herat province, Afghanistan. During a meeting with Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mottaki, Minister of Mining Industry Shahabutdin Delaware and Minister of Industry and Trade Nuretdin Azizi, a number of issues related to the further development of bilateral cooperation in a wide range of areas were discussed. In particular, the parties discussed the current stage of...

On December 14, 2023, in the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, a regular meeting of the Steering Committee for the Implementation of the Turkmenistan-UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for 2021-2025 (RPC) and the National Working Group for the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Turkmenistan was held. The event, chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov, was attended by the UN Resident Coordinator in Turkme...

On December 14, 2023, the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan held a meeting together with the heads of the country’s diplomatic corps abroad, dedicated to the foreign policy activities of Turkmenistan. In the framework of the meeting, a review of the activities of the structural units of the Foreign Ministry, as well as diplomatic missions and consulates of the country abroad took place in the context of the implementation of the Concept of the foreign policy course...

On December 14, 2023, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova met with the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Gender Advisor Leyla Sharafi, who arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the International Forum “Dialogue-Guarantee of Peace”. During the meeting, the parties emphasized that Turkmenistan is pursuing an active gender policy aimed at strengthening the principles of equal participation of women in all spheres of social and political life. Turkmenistan’s commitmen...

On December 13, 2023, a round table was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on cooperation with the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat). The round table was attended by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan M.Byashimova, Interregional Advisor for Eastern Europe and Central Asia of UN-Habitat K.Schaefer, UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan D.Shlapachenko, as well as representatives of relevant ministries and state agencies of Turkmenistan....