On June 10, 2022, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov left for an official visit to the Russian Federation. Officials saw the Head of state off at the Ashgabat International Airport. Having flown to Moscow, the presidential airliner landed at the Vnukovo-2 International Airport, where, on the occasion of the arrival of the distinguished guest, the State flags of Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation were raised on flagpoles and the Guard of honor was lined up. Officials met Pres...

During the official visit of the President of Turkmenistan to the Russian Federation, the ceremony of awarding President Serdar Berdimuhamedov with the state award of the Russian Federation - the Order of Friendship was held in the Malachite Foyer of the Grand Kremlin Palace. In accordance with the Decree of President Vladimir Putin, the head of Turkmenistan was awarded this high award for his great contribution to strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries. Voicing...

On June 9, 2022, Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajyiev met with US State Department’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West via videoconference. During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of cooperation in bilateral and multilateral formats to resolve the situation in Afghanistan. In this regard, it was emphasized that Turkmenistan is actively involved in this work, putting forward constructive proposals and initiatives. The expediency of developing a cons...

On June 9, 2022, Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajyiev met with US State Department’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West via videoconference. During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of cooperation in bilateral and multilateral formats to resolve the situation in Afghanistan. In this regard, it was emphasized that Turkmenistan is actively involved in this work, putting forward constructive proposals and initiatives. The expediency of developing a cons...

On June 8, 2022, an online meeting was held between representatives of the transport sector of Turkmenistan and representatives of the Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic. During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on the broad range of areas of bilateral cooperation. In particular, issues related to the establishment and strengthening of interaction in relevant specialized areas, such as air and rail transport, were discussed. Special attention was paid to the development of the...

On June 8, 2022, the Third “Central Asia-China” Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs was held in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. In its course, a constructive and interested multilateral dialogue took place on the progress and prospects of cooperation in this format. Among the topics discussed, special attention was paid to the need to consolidate joint efforts to ensure long-term peace and stability, issues of intensifying trade, economic and investment cooperation, and expanding cultural and...

On June 7, as part of the participation of the delegation of Turkmenistan in the 3rd meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Central Asian countries and the People’s Republic of China, negotiations were held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Wang Yi. During the conversation, a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation was discussed, with an emphasis on the implementation of agreements previously r...