The Turkmen delegation took part in the dialogue the European Union - Central Asia, held on Monday in Dushanbe at the level of heads of foreign policy departments.

– The neutral status of Turkmenistan contributes to socio-economic development and stability in the region! This idea was especially emphasized by the Deputy Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization Jandos Asanov, speaking via video link at the international conference "Neutrality, Peace and Trust" held today at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

«Roads of friendship and brotherhood lead to independent Turkmenistan - heart of the Great Silk road», - President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said, speaking at the opening ceremony of the hotel "Garagum" in Ashkhabad on Friday.

The current state of affairs dictates the need for a coordinated approach to combating the Covid-19 pandemic and reducing its negative socio-economic impact, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said in his video speech at the 3rd International Forum of Northern Economic Cooperation held in Seoul on Thursday.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov during his visit to the Republic of Turkey after the opening of a new building of the main office of headquarters of the Organization of Turkic States together with heads of delegations headed by yacht to one of the archipelago islands in the Sea of Marmara.

The heads of the member states of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking states met in Istanbul, which hosts the 8th summit of the organization.

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, in an interview with the Turkish TV channel TRT World, assessed the relations of Turkmenistan with the countries of the region as "effective, trusting and aimed at achieving positive results."

President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met on Tuesday with Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of the Austrian Republic Michael Linhart. The head of state and the diplomat discussed the main aspects of the interstate dialogue, noting the great potential for building up trade and economic ties, including at the level of the business communities of the two countries.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of the Republic of Austria signed a Cooperation Program for 2022-2023.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria Michael Linhart will make a visit to Ashkhabad within his trip to countries of Central Asia. He will visit four countries of the region - Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan till November 9 inclusive.