On November 22, 2023, as part of the Days of European Culture in Turkmenistan, a press conference dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the partnership between Turkmenistan and the European Union was held at the EU Delegation office. During her speech, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan M.Byashimova congratulated paticipants on this significant date and emphasized that Turkmenistan attaches great importance to political, diplomatic, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian co...

On November 21, 2023, the 9th meeting of the Subcommittee on Security Cooperation of the Turkmen-Chinese Intergovernmental Cooperation Committee was held in Beijing. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of the co-chairs of the Subcommittee - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan V.Hajiyev and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China Ma Zhaoxu. During the meeting, the high level of mutual trust, mutual understanding and openness achieved in recent...

On November 21, 2023, consultations were held in Beijing between the foreign ministries of Turkmenistan and the People's Republic of China. The Turkmen delegation at the consultations was headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev, the Chinese side was represented by Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China Ma Zhaoxu. During the meeting, the parties paid attention to the key areas of Turkmen-Chinese relations of comprehensive strategic...

On November 16, 2023, during the 42nd session of the UNESCO General Conference, Turkmenistan was unanimously elected as a member of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport for 2023-2027.   This Committee was established in 1978 to promote the role and importance of sport and its inclusion in public policy. Turkmenistan was elected as a member of this UNESCO structure for the period 2017-2021.

On November 20, 2023, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov. During the negotiations, the parties discussed current areas of Turkmen-Russian cooperation, and also exchanged views on regional issues of mutual interest.

On November 20, 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the newly appointed Ambassador of Malaysia to Turkmenistan Mohd Suhaimi Bin Ahmad Tajuddin and accepted copies of his credentials. The minister congratulated the ambassador on his appointment to a responsible post and expressed the readiness of the Turkmen side to provide full assistance and support in fulfilling his diplomatic mission to further strengthen interstate ties. During the meeting, dip...

On 18-20 November 2023, the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe was held in Yerevan under the motto “OSCE in Times of Crisis: Role of the PA in Responding to Internal and External Challenges.” About 300 delegates from 57 member states of the structure, including Turkmenistan, visited Armenia to participate in the OSCE PA meeting. Speaking at the session “Addressing security: OSCE’s role in an era of conflict,” the represen...