On June 1, 2022, a two-day visit of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia began to perform the rite of Umra Hajj (small pilgrimage). It should be noted that together with the Head of state, elders and gray-haired mothers from all velayats of the country went to the sacred land for Muslims. After almost four hours of flight, the plane landed at the International Airport of Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In the air harbor, the high-ranking Turkmen guest was cordial...

On May 31, 2022, a regular meeting on Afghanistan of special representatives and special envoys of the countries of Central Asia and the EU was held in Almaty. During the event, international and regional efforts were discussed for the peaceful resolution of the Afghan crisis, the active involvement of Afghanistan in regional integration processes, the economic recovery of the country and the implementation of various infrastructure projects on its territory. In his speech, the Deputy Mini...

On May 31, 2022, the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN Office in Geneva, Atageldi Khaljanov, had a meeting with the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization, Mr. Daren Tang. During the meeting, an exchange of views took place on the directions and priorities of interaction between Turkmenistan and WIPO. In this context, the importance of the Program for the Development of the Intellectual Property System of Turkmenistan for 2021-2025, adopted in Decemb...

On May 26, 2022, the Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN Office at Vienna met with the newly appointed Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Mr. Gerd Müller. During the meeting, issues on the agenda of bilateral cooperation with the Organization were touched upon, in particular, ongoing and new projects, joint activities in the field of hydrogen energy. Mr. Gerd Muller noted that UNIDO attaches great importance to relations with Turkmeni...

On May 23-24, 2022, the delegation of Turkmenistan took part in the 2nd preparatory meeting of the Economic and Environmental Forum of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which was held in Lodž, Poland. In his speech, the representative of the Turkmenbashi seaport noted the importance of the development of transport and trade facilitation, as well as energy security as priorities for cooperation between Turkmenistan and the OSCE in the field of economy and environm...

Within the framework of participation in the session on reforms and prospects for cooperation in the ECO region, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev had a meeting with the ECO Secretary General Khusrav Noziri. During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on a variety of issues concerning the current agenda of the Organization as well as the measures for implementation of the decisions taken during the 15th ECO Summit and 25th Meeting of the Council of Minist...

On May 23, 2022, on the sidelines of the session held in Tehran on reforms and prospects for cooperation in the region of the Economic Cooperation Organization, a meeting was held between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V. Hajiyev and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mehdi Safari. During the talks, the parties discussed the expansion of economic cooperation, primarily in the fields of energy, transport and transit. V. Hajiyev spo...