On July 4, 2025, on the sidelines of the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Muhammad Ishaq Dar. During the constructive conversation, the heads of the foreign policy departments discussed a wide range of issues related to the current state and prospects for the development of Turkmen-Pakistani relations. Regional a...

On July 3, 2025, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov. During the meeting, the parties noted with satisfaction the high level of political and diplomatic cooperation. The commitment to further deepening ties in all areas of mutual interest was confirmed. The ministers expressed confidence that regular high-level meetings and consistent implementation of the...

The final stage of the "Gülüň owadan!" competition was held in Balkanabat. The final velayat festival was organized by public organizations jointly with the Secretariat of the National Commission for UNESCO of Turkmenistan. As before, the main goal of the competition was to popularize the national cultural heritage of Turkmenistan. During the unforgettable competition, the participants demonstrated unique features in creating samples of national felt keche (koshma). It is well known that f...

The international Turkic organization TÜRKSOY has chosen Aktau as the cultural capital of the Turkic world 2025. As part of the events associated with this status, a highlight was the international composers' competition "Mangystau Makamdary," which featured more than 30 contestants. According to the competition rules, a composer could submit either a classical original work for chamber orchestra or a piece for an orchestra of folk instruments. The jury included outstanding composers from...

On July 3, 2025, within the framework of the visit of the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov to the Republic of Azerbaijan, a meeting was held with the with the Acting Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Afghanistan for Economic Affairs Abdul Ghani Baradar. During the meeting, the interlocutors discussed current issues in the field of political, diplomatic and trade and economic cooperation. Particular attention wa...

On July 3, 2025, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov. At the beginning of the meeting, the Minister conveyed warm greetings and best wishes to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on behalf of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. During the meeting, key aspects of b...

On July 2, 2025, a telephone conversation was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Mali Abdoulaye Diop. As part of the dialogue, the heads of the foreign ministries of the two countries discussed priority areas of Turkmen-Malian cooperation, as well as issues of preparation for the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3).