One of the main directions of Turkmenistan’s foreign policy is the further development and strengthening of comprehensive relations with neighboring states. As previously reported, during the period from March 4 to 6 of this year, a representative delegation of Afghanistan led by the Acting Minister of Industry and Trade Alhaj Nuruddin Azizi visited Turkmenistan to participate in an exhibition of goods produced in Afghanistan, a business forum and other events organized with the aim of expans...

On March 5, 2024, a regional meeting of the heads of OSCE missions of Central Asian countries was held in the building of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat, during which current issues of cooperation and activities of regional centers within the three dimensions of the OSCE were discussed. The event was attended by OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova, heads of OSCE field missions of Central Asian countries, employees of regional...

On March 5, 2024, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Helga Schmid. The head of state emphasized that Turkmenistan attaches great importance to consolidating efforts to ensure peace, security and sustainable development on the planet, whose foreign policy is based on the principles of positive neutrality. In this regard, one of the priorities is to strengthen interaction with major international organization...

On March 5, 2024, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the delegation that arrived in Turkmenistan, headed by the acting Minister of Industry and Commerce of Afghanistan Alhaj Nuruddin Azizi. During the negotiations, a wide range of issues related to the expansion of bilateral trade and economic relations were discussed. In particular, a detailed review of the results of the visit of the Afghan delegation to Turkmenistan took place,...

On March 5, 2024, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Deputy Minister of Investment for Investor Relations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Badr Al-Badr. During the meeting, the parties discussed current issues on the agenda of interstate cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It was emphasized that the main factor in the consistent development of comprehensive relations between the two countries are mutual...

On March 5, 2024, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Helga Schmid. During the meeting, the parties discussed the current state and further prospects for the development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the OSCE in the political and economic spheres, as well as in issues of environmental security and humanitarian interaction. The sides not...

On March 4, 2024, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmed Gurbanov held a scheduled working meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Malaysia to Turkmenistan Mohd Suhaimi Bin Ahmad Tajuddin. The diplomats discussed key aspects of the bilateral partnership and exchanged views on promising areas of bilateral relations. The parties noted the need to develop inter-parliamentary relations by establishing the practice of exchanging parliamentary delegations....