On February 13, 2025 The Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN and other international organizations in Geneva, Vepa Hajiyev, held a meeting with the Executive Director of the Global Gas Centre (GGC), Valérie Ducrot. The meeting focused on discussing the activities of the Centre and exploring opportunities for expanding cooperation between Turkmenistan and the GGC. During the discussion, the parties exchanged views on current trends in the natural gas sector and the energy transi...

On February 10, 2025, the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the United Nations Office at Geneva, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Secretariat, organized an event titled “SPECA region at the Crossroads of Europe and Asia: Advancing Interregional Connectivity in the Development of Sustainable Multimodal Routes” The event was held under the chairmanship of Turkmenistan in the United Nations Special Programme for Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) and...

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...

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...

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....

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 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...