Turkmenistan strongly condemns the terrorist attack that occurred on March 22, 2024 in the Crocus City Hall concert hall in Krasnogorsk city, Moscow region. We express our condolences and support to the families and friends of the deceased. We wish a speedy recovery to all those injured. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan

(Antalya, March 1, 2024)   Dear heads and members of delegations! Ladies and Gentlemen! First of all, I express my gratitude to the President of the Republic of Türkiýe, my dear brother Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for the invitation to this forum. I am also grateful to the organizers for the opportunity to speak at a prestigious forum, which, I want to note, is organized at a high level and, at the same time, demonstrates the hospitality of our Turkish brothers. The modern situation...

Recently, comments began to appear in a number of international media regarding the possibility of implementing a project for the supply of Turkmen natural gas in the western direction. We are talking about the construction of a gas pipeline along the bottom of the Caspian Sea in order to transport Turkmen "blue fuel" to European markets (the Trans-Caspian pipeline). Such a “sudden” manifestation of interest in a large-scale project in the current conditions, in general, is understandable and...

June 29, 2023, with the participation of President of Turkmenistan H.E. Serdar Berdimuhamedov, large-scale celebrations began in honour of the opening of the country's first «smart» city of Arkadag. The appearance of the new city found a harmonious combination of the best traditions of national architecture and modern trends in architecture and design. The complex infrastructure created here that meets international standards, including in the environmental sphere, provides optimal comfort an...

The 216th session of the UNESCO Executive Board was held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 10 to 24 May 2023. The Executive Board of UNESCO is the organization's main decision-making body, responsible for strategic decisions and overseeing its activities. During this session, various issues related to UNESCO's mandate and priorities were considered and discussed. The participants of the session included representatives of the Member States of UNESCO, experts and delegates, as well as the l...

The Executive Board of UNESCO, at its 216th session, approved proposals from Member States regarding anniversaries in which UNESCO could take part in events in 2024-2025. Following the discussion, the Executive Board decided and recommended to the General Conference to authorize UNESCO to take part in the celebration of 46 anniversaries. Among them, the proposal submitted by Turkmenistan with the support of Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkiye, Uzbekistan and Ukraine on the "300t...

On May 26, 2023, the fourth meeting of the EU and Central Asia Special Representatives and Special Envoys for Afghanistan was held in the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan. The forum was attended by special representatives and special envoys of the EU, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan for Afghanistan and the EU Special Representative for Central Asia, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghani...