On June 14, 2022, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov left for an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran. At Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport, officials of Iran, as well as members of the government delegation of Turkmenistan warmly welcomed the distinguished guest. In the course of a brief conversation over a cup of tea with a representative of the host country in the Hall of Official Delegations of the airport, the high level and productivity of the multifacete...

Today, on July 13, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. During the talks, the head of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan expressed gratitude to the Saudi side for the excellent organization of the two-day visit of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform the rite of Umra Hajj (small pilgrimage)....

On June 10, 2022, in Berlin, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Germany held an event dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and Germany. The event, which took place in the Lichthof Gallery of the building of the German Foreign Ministry, was attended by representatives of the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, heads of diplomatic missions accredited in Germany, representatives of social science organizations and German companies....

Last week, 18 transactions were registered at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan. Entrepreneurs from Turkey and Afghanistan bought liquefied gas produced at the Turkmenbashy complex of oil refineries and ECO 93 gasoline (SC “Türkmenhimiýa”) for foreign currency. In addition, businessmen from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan purchased cotton yarn and denim for foreign currency. The total amount of transactions amounted to more than 134 milli...

On June 10, 2022, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov left for an official visit to the Russian Federation. Officials saw the Head of state off at the Ashgabat International Airport. Having flown to Moscow, the presidential airliner landed at the Vnukovo-2 International Airport, where, on the occasion of the arrival of the distinguished guest, the State flags of Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation were raised on flagpoles and the Guard of honor was lined up. Officials met Pres...

During the official visit of the President of Turkmenistan to the Russian Federation, the ceremony of awarding President Serdar Berdimuhamedov with the state award of the Russian Federation - the Order of Friendship was held in the Malachite Foyer of the Grand Kremlin Palace. In accordance with the Decree of President Vladimir Putin, the head of Turkmenistan was awarded this high award for his great contribution to strengthening the strategic partnership between the two countries. Voicing...

On June 9, 2022, Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajyiev met with US State Department’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West via videoconference. During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of cooperation in bilateral and multilateral formats to resolve the situation in Afghanistan. In this regard, it was emphasized that Turkmenistan is actively involved in this work, putting forward constructive proposals and initiatives. The expediency of developing a cons...