On April 14, 2025, a meeting was held in Ashgabat between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmed Gurbanov and the appointed Secretary General of the Secretariat of the “Central Asia – China” Format Sun Weidong. At the beginning of the conversation, A.Gurbanov congratulated the guest on his appointment to a responsible position and wished him success in his new post. During the meeting, the diplomats considered issues of successfully developing bilateral partnership, which...

On April 11, 2025, at the 63rd plenary meeting of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in New York (USA), the Resolution “Additional information on the modalities of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries” was unanimously adopted. Accordingly, the General Assembly decided to hold an international conference from August 5 to 8 this year in the Avaza National Tourist Zone. This fact is further evidence of the recognition by the world community of the initiatives put f...

On April 11, 2025, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers H.Geldimyradov took part in the Fourth Antalya Diplomatic Forum (ADF 2025). The high-level event was held at the Nest Congress Center in Antalya (Republic of Türkiye). The motto of the forum was “Reclaiming Diplomacy in a Fragmented World”. A number of thematic sessions were organized on the sidelines of the forum, allowing participants to exchange views on current issues of international c...

On April 11, 2025, in Almaty, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov took part in the regular meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States. The event was attended by the heads of the foreign ministries of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, as well as the CIS Executive Committee. During the meeti...

On 9 April 2025, the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Hojamurad Geldimuradov met with the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in the framework of his visit to Geneva. During the meeting, the sides discussed the current collaboration and possibilities for further cooperation between Turkmenistan and the WTO, including issues related to the process of Turkmenistan’s accession to the organization. The WTO Director-General com...

From April 5 to 7, 2025, a Turkmen delegation headed by the Chairperson of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan Dunyagozel Gulmanova visited the Republic of Uzbekistan to participate in the 150th Anniversary Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union held in Tashkent. During the visit, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the heads of parliaments of the Central Asian countries who arrived in Tashkent to participate in the work of the Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary...

On 8 April 2025, on the sidelines of the 71st session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Hojamurad Geldymuradov held a meeting with the Executive Secretary of the UNECE Tatyana Molchan. During the conversation, the parties discussed a wide range of issues of mutual interest. Particular attention was paid to the prospects for further cooperation between Turkmenistan a...