On 10 April 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan hosted a briefing on the results of the second UN assessment mission to prepare for LLDC-3. The briefing was attended by heads and representatives of relevant ministries and agencies of Turkmenistan, heads and representatives of UN specialised agencies, as well as representatives of local media. During the briefing, the results of the UN assessment mission on preparations for the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing...

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...

In the framework of Turkmenistan's chairmanship of the UN Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA), a ministerial meeting of SPECA participating countries was held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 8 April 2025. The event was attended by the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers H. Geldimuradov, high-level representatives of the United Nations, including Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe Tatiana Molchan...

From 7 to 8 April 2025, Turkmen-Iranian bilateral consultations were held at the Caspian Sea Institute of Turkmenistan in Ashgabat to determine the maritime boundary line, the line of demarcation of fishing zones, as well as the delimitation of the Caspian Sea bed and related documents. The Turkmen side was headed by Myrat Atajanov, Director of the Caspian Sea Institute of Turkmenistan, and the Iranian side was headed by Alireza Jahangiri, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran for Cas...

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 April 8, 2025, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Gedion Timothewos. The sides discussed opportunities for expanding cooperation between the two countries in political-diplomatic, trade-economic, as well  as cultural-humanitarian spheres. They exchanged views on expanding the legal framework of interstate relations. Special emphasis was placed on the neces...

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...