EMBASSY OF TURKMENISTAN
SWISS CONFEDERATION - GENEVA
Year 2025 - International Year
of Peace and Trust
LATEST NEWS
On the Meeting of the Ambassador of Turkmenistan with the Leadership of the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform and the Permanent Representative of the Permanent Delegation of the University for Peace to the UN
On February 5, 2025, a meeting took place between the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, H.E. Vepa Hajiyev, the Executive Director of the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, Dr. Annyssa Bellal, and the Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Permanent Delegation of the University for Peace to the UN and other international organizations, H.E. David Fernandez Puyana. During the discussion, the parties emphasized the importance of trust as a key elem...
LAUNCH OF TURKMENISTAN'S CHAIRMANSHIP IN SPECA
On January 29, 2025, the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the United Nations Office in Geneva organized a hybrid-format meeting on Turkmenistan’s chairmanship in the Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA). The event was attended by the leadership of the regional UN commissions coordinating the SPECA Programme - the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), as well as the accredited Perm...
Meeting at the UN Office in Geneva Focuses on Peace, Trust, and Dialogue
On January 28, 2025, a meeting was held at the United Nations Office in Geneva with the heads of the diplomatic corps and international organizations based in Geneva. The event was organized by Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the UN Office in Geneva. The Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN Office in Geneva, Vepa Hajiev, participated in the meeting. The event also gathered representatives of public and non-governmental organizations, the media, and the academic community....
Meeting with the Head of the World Trade Institute
On January 15, 2025, a meeting was held between the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the Swiss Confederation and the Head of the World Trade Institute, Professor Michael Hahn. During the meeting, pressing issues of cooperation were discussed, and further steps in the development of bilateral interaction were considered. The parties also exchanged views on short-term directions of joint work. Particular attention was paid to exploring potential forms of collab...
On the Meeting at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
On January 15, 2025, a meeting took place at the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland between the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Turkmenistan, Mr. Vepa Hajiev, and Ms. Anja Zobrist, Special Advisor to the State Secretary. During the meeting, key aspects of bilateral cooperation between the two countries and prospects for its further development were discussed. The participants paid particular attention to the current state of bilateral relations between Turkme...
On the Participation of the Ambassador of Turkmenistan in the New Year Reception Hosted by the President of Switzerland
On January 15, 2025, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Turkmenistan, Mr. Vepa Hajiev, participated in the New Year reception organized by the President of Switzerland, Ms. Karin Keller-Sutter. During the reception, Ambassador Hajiev held a conversation with the President of Switzerland, during which he conveyed sincere congratulations on her assumption of office on behalf of the leadership of Turkmenistan, as well as expressed best wishes for success in her activities. In r...
The National Leader of Turkmen People and the UN Secretary General noted the significance of the International Year of Peace and Trust
On January 14, 2025, the National Leader of Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres had a telephone conversation. Warmly greeting each other, the sides exchanged congratulations and best wishes on the occasion of the New Year. During the conversation, the National Leader of Turkmen people shared fond memories of the meeting with Secretary-General of the UN held in Ashgabat last sum...