On March 20, 2024, the Turkmen delegation held a meeting with the leadership of the City Council of Rome. The parties noted the importance of cooperation between Turkmenistan and Italy in various directions with an emphasis on cultural and humanitarian ties. At the same time, successful long-term interaction between countries in the field of archeology and the maintenance of cultural heritage was noted. In the framework of the meeting, a document was signed on holding an archaeological exh...

On March 20, 2024, the delegation of Turkmenistan led by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov was in the Italian Republic. During the visit in Rome, negotiations were held between the Turkmen delegation and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy Antonio Tajani. The Foreign Ministers discussed the development of bilateral relations in political, diplomatic, trade, economic, cultural and humani...

On March 19, 2024, the delegation of Turkmenistan met with the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Ian Saunders. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.Meredov emphasized Turkmenistan's efforts to integrate into international customs systems, including accession to key WTO conventions in recent years. Issues of further deepening cooperation in the field of customs, as well as the participation of representatives of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan in e...

On March 19, 2024, a meeting took place in Brussels between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell. The parties discussed a wide range of issues related to bilateral and multilateral cooperation. Particular attention was paid to strengthening ties between the EU and Central Asia. At the same time, energy, transport, digitalization, education and climate were highlighted among the pro...

On March 19, 2024, during the visit of the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan to Brussels, a signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding took place between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Federal Public Service for Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Kingdom of Belgium. The Memorandum provides for regular and one-time consultations, institutional interaction and information exchange aimed at strengthening coope...

On March 19, 2024, in Brussels, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, held meetings with the Executive Vice-Chairman of the European Commission for Economic Affairs, European Commissioner for Trade Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice-President of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas, as well as the EU Commissioner for International Partnership Jutta Urpilainen. Negotiations were also held with the Chairman of the European Parliament delegations for Central Asian...

On March 19, 2024, as part of the visit of the Turkmen delegation to Brussels, Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met with the European Union Special Representative for Human Rights Olof Skoog. The parties noted the importance of bilateral cooperation mechanisms, the joint Turkmenistan-EU Committee and the Human Rights Dialogue, held alternately in Turkmenistan and Belgium. O.Skoog was familiarized with the measures taken in Turkmenistan in the humanitarian dimension, in particular, the impro...