On December 5, 2023, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan B.Myatiev accepted copies of credentials from the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Benin to Turkmenistan (with residence in Moscow) Akambi Andre Okunlola Biau. The Deputy Minister congratulated the Ambassador on his appointment to a responsible post and expressed confidence that his appointment will give impetus to the further development of bilateral relations between Turkme...

On December 5, 2023, a meeting was held between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hajiyev and the delegation of the International Labor Organization (ILO), which arrived in Ashgabat led by the Deputy Director of the Department of Governance and Tripartism of the ILO Kamran Fannizadeh. During the meeting, the parties discussed the implementation of the tasks outlined in the Road Map and defining the main areas of interaction and specific steps of cooperation between the...

On December 2, 2023, late in the evening, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov’s working visit to the United Arab Emirates, where the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP-28) is taking place, ended. The state and prospects for building up the Turkmen-Emirati interstate dialogue were discussed during the meeting of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, who is taking part in the COP28 climate conference in Dubai, and the Vice-President,...

On December 1, 2023, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part in the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. According to the COP28 agenda, participants will consider the results of the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement and determine a further action plan that will guide the international community to achieve its goals. In addition, it is planned to discuss issues related to adaptation to climate change, overcoming its...

On November 30 – December 1, 2023, the delegation of Turkmenistan led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hajiyev took part in the 30th meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council, held in Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia. Heads and representatives of the foreign affairs agencies of 57 states of the OSCE region and delegations of 11 partner countries took part in the work of the Ministerial Council, chaired by the current OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affair...

On December 1, 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov left for the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) on a working visit to participate in the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28). The President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov is scheduled to speak at the climate summit, who will voice Turkmenistan’s position on the issues on the agenda. The participation of the head of state confirms the commitment of Neutral Turkmenistan t...

On December 1, 2023, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a meeting on the sidelines of the COP28 Conference with the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Inger Andersen. At the beginning of the meeting, the parties confirmed readiness of Turkmenistan and UNEP to further strengthen the traditional fruitful interaction. As President Serdar Berdimuhamedov noted, Turkmenistan identifies climate chan...