On 3 December 2024, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov had a working trip to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to participate in the ‘One Water’ Summit held within the framework of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP-16). Following the unique traditions and customs of the Turkmen people, Haji Arkadag started his visit with a pilgrimage to the Holy Kaaba, vi...

On 3 December 2024, in the framework of the working visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with the Crown Prince, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Expressing satisfaction with the opportunity to discuss the priority areas of interstate relations, Hero-Arkadag and the Head of the Saudi Arabian Government underlined the ra...

On 4 December 2024, the 23rd meeting of the Turkmenistan-EU Joint Committee was held in Brussels. The delegation of Turkmenistan was headed by the Minister of Finance and Economy Serdar Jorayev. The delegation also included representatives of various ministries and departments, including the Ministries of Environmental Protection, Education, Foreign Affairs, Finance and Economy, as well as the Agency for Transport and Communications under the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan. The EU deleg...

On 3 December 2024, within the framework of participation of the delegation of Turkmenistan in the 28th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmet Gurbanov met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyed Abbas Araghchi. During the meeting, the sides discussed the practical implementation of the agreements reached at the highest level during the previous events held in the frame...

On 3 December 2024, a delegation headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan A. Gurbanov took part in the 28th Meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) held in Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran. The event was attended by the heads of the foreign ministries of the ECO Member States, heads of regional organizations, as well as specialized agencies, regional institutions, and affiliated bodies of the ECO. The meeting participants disc...

From 30 November to 1 December 2024, the Regional Consultative Meeting of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) on discussion of the establishment of the United Nations Special Programme for the Aral Sea Basin (UNSPAS) was held in Ashgabat. The proposal to establish the UN Special Programme for the Aral Sea Basin countries was put forward in 2012 by the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov...

On December 1, 2024, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov took part in the Fifth Central Asia-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Chengdu, Sichuan Province of the People’s Republic of China. The participants of the meeting emphasized the important role of cooperation in the “Central Asia-China” Format in the context of intensifying joint efforts aimed at strengthening constructive partnerships for the common interests of the participating countri...