This year’s first issue of the quarterly scientific-practical magazine “Foreign Policy and Diplomacy of Turkmenistan” prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan has been published. The magazine is opened by articles on the high-level meetings held by the President of Turkmenistan with the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani during his official visit to Turkmenistan, as well as with the King of Bahrain Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa during his stat...

On April 23, 2019, a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Sultanate of Oman in Turkmenistan (with residence in Ankara) Qasim Mohamad Salim Al-Salhini was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. At the beginning of the meeting, the Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman handed over copies of his credentials. Congratulating the Ambassador on his appointment to a responsible post, the Turkmen side expressed its readiness to provide all possible assis...

On the 22nd of April 2019, a meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs   with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Turkmenistan Seyed Mohammad Ahmadi was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. In the beginning of the meeting, the parties noted the high level of Turkmen-Iranian ties realized under the wise leadership of the Presidents of two brotherly countries.  The multilateral development of cooperation in political, economic...

On April 22, 2019, a meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Turkmenistan Katsumata Takahiko was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the talks, the parties noted with satisfaction the positive dynamics of bilateral relations development, particularly in political, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres.   In addition, the parties discussed effective work of Turkmen-Japanese Committee on e...

On April 22, 2019, the delegation headed by the State Minister of Turkmenistan – the Chairman of “Turkmengas” State Concern went on a working visit to Saudi Arabia. The Turkmen delegation met with the Minister of Energy, industry and mineral resources of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Faleh.  As is known, one of the directions of Turkmenistan’s foreign policy is energy diplomacy. In 2008 and 2013, at the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan, the UN General Asse...

On the 19th of April 2019, a trilateral meeting on energy cooperation between Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Turkey was held in Istanbul. At the meeting, Turkmenistan was represented by Shahym Abdrahmanov, Chairman of the State Corporation “Turkmengeologiya,” Azerbaijan was represented by the Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov, while Turkey was represented by the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Donmez. During the meeting, the issues related to the current state and perspectiv...

On the 19th of April 2019, a meeting was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the delegation of the CIS Executive Committee, headed by the First Deputy Chairman of the CIS Executive Committee – Executive Secretary V.A.Guminskiy, who has arrived to Turkmenistan on a working visit. In the beginning of the meeting, the guest expressed gratitude to the Turkmen side for hospitality and noted that the CIS Executive Committee highly appraises the responsible approach of Turkm...