On January 27, 2023, a telephone conversation was held between the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon. The heads of state exchanged congratulations on the occasion of 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Tajikistan. The Presidents noted with satisfaction the active political cooperation between the two countries, which is being successfully strengthe...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan condemns the armed attack on the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Islamic Republic of Iran on January 27, 2023, as a result of which there are dead and wounded among the staff of the diplomatic mission. Turkmenistan declares the inadmissibility of attacks on diplomatic missions and the use of any violence against the personnel of diplomatic departments. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan expresses deep condolences to...

On January 26, 2023, the meeting of the President of the Republic of Korea Yoon Suk-yeol with the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Korea B. Durdyev was held at the Yongsan Presidential Palace. During the meeting, the Turkmen diplomat presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Korea. President Yoon Suk-yeol congratulated Ambassador B. Durdyev on his appointment to this high position and wished him success in his...

On January 27, 2023, regular Turkmen-German political consultations were held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The delegations of the parties were headed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hajiyev and the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia Matthias Luttenberg. During the consultations, an exchange of views took place on the internal political pr...

On 24-25 January 2023, at the Institute for Strategic Studies, Research, and Analysis at National Defense University in Islamabad a two-day International Seminar on "Trade and Connectivity: Western Neighbourhood of Pakistan" was held in a hybrid format with the participation of Representatives of the government and private sector of Pakistan, Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), ambassadors and experts of ECO member states. Speakers at the seminar noted the importance for the Islamic Repu...

On 26 January 2023, in the building of the Ministry of Energy of Pakistan, a meeting was held between Ambassador of Turkmenistan and Federal Minister of Energy (Power Division) of Pakistan Khurram Dastgir Khan, during which parties discussed the prospects of trade-economic cooperation in the energy sector for further development of bilateral relations. Turkmen side briefed about the implementation of the projects of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline and Turkmenis...

On January 24-25, 2023, a regular meeting of the Joint Working Group on the delimitation of the bottom of the Caspian Sea between the Republic of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan was held in Ashgabat. The delegation of Turkmenistan was headed by the director of the Institute of the Caspian Sea, Special Representative of Turkmenistan for the Caspian Sea M.Atajanov, the Azerbaijani delegation – by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaij...