According to the Resolution of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking for 2025–2029 is approved in Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan considers human trafficking as one of the most serious and pressing global problems. The country aims to continue effectively taking part in the international efforts to counter human trafficking, as well as to protect and promote human rights. The National Action Plan of Turkmenistan to Combat Human...

On December 25, 2024, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov paid a working visit to the Russian Federation to participate in the informal Summit of the Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States, traditionally held on the eve of the New Year. President Serdar Berdimuhamedov was met by officials at Pulkovo International Airport in St. Petersburg. In the afternoon, the President of Turkmenistan went to the Ice Palace of the Igora Winter Sports Games Complex. This large compound is a...

On December 19, 2024, within the framework of the official visit of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov to Malaysia, talks between the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim were held at the Governmental Office of Malaysia - Perdana Putra, first in a narrow format. The Prime Minister of Malaysia expressed gratitude to the President of Turkmenistan for accepting the invitation to pay an official visit to Malaysia. On behal...

On December 19, 2024, in the framework of his official visit to Malaysia, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with the leadership of the Malaysian company “Petronas” headed by President and Group Chief Executive Officer Tan Sri Tengku M. Taufik. Priority areas of cooperation, its current state and prospects in view of the time demands were discussed at the meeting. The important contribution of the Malaysian company “Petronas” to unfolding the energy potential of Turkmenistan was emphasize...

On 18 December 2024, a delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova took part in the events in honor of the 300th anniversary of the birth of the great Turkmen poet Magtymguly Fragi held at the headquarters of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco. The events were organized by the Government of Turkmenistan jointly with the ICESCO General Directorate and the Genera...

On December 13, 2024, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the head of the Regional Representation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Central Asia Biljana Milosevic, who arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the festive events dedicated to the International Day of Neutrality. During the meeting, a brief overview of the current activities of the ICRC in the region,...

On December 12, 2024, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Swiss Confederation to Turkmenistan (with residence in Baku) Thomas Stähli, who arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the celebrations in honor of the International Day of Neutrality. During the meeting, the sides considered favorable fields for cooperation between the two countries in political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spher...