On August 3, 2025, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, held on the Caspian coast. The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Taurkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, sincerely greeting the UN Secretary General, noted that he was glad to see him on the sacred Turkmen land. Having warmly welcomed the distinguished guest at the airport, the Chai...

On August 3, 2025, a flag-raising ceremony for Turkmenistan and the UN was held at the National Tourist Zone “Avaza” on the occasion of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries. This ceremony serves as an expression of the importance of the upcoming global forum, which is held once every ten years and is dedicated to issues of comprehensive development of landlocked developing countries. The flag-raising ceremony was attended by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Minis...

On July 18, 2025, a briefing on preparations for the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC 3) was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The briefing was attended by heads and representatives of diplomatic missions accredited in Turkmenistan, as well as employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. During the briefing, it was noted that this large-scale event is intended to become an effective platform for promoting international coo...

On July 13, 2025, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a meeting of the State Organizing Committee dedicated to the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, which will be held in the Avaza National Tourist Zone from August 4 to 8 this year. During the meeting, issues related to the high-level organization of the international forum and other events within its framework were considere...

In connection with the biased reports disseminated by Ukrainian media about Turkmenistan, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan declares the following. The Turkmen side expresses its protest regarding the biased and untrue information that was broadcast on July 8 of this year on the Ukrainian TV channel "FREEДОМ" about the alleged "closedness" of Turkmenistan in the context of access to the Internet. It is extremely incomprehensible: what right do representatives of the above-men...

From 8 to 17 July 2025, the 66th Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is taking place in Geneva. The delegation of Turkmenistan, headed by the Chair of the State Service for Intellectual Property under the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan, is participating in the event. More than 1,000 delegates from WIPO Member States are attending the current session. The agenda includes regular and special meetings o...

On July 4, 2025, a working meeting was held at the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the United Nations Office in Geneva with representatives of the Swiss pharmaceutical company La Roche. The discussions focused on ongoing joint projects with the Turkmen side aimed at providing medical support to children suffering from rare diseases such as hemophilia and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). As part of these initiatives, patients are receiving essential medications that significantly improve their...