U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting at the U.S. Department of State, Washington, on Monday, April 24.
Hungarian President Catalina Novak expressed her desire to visit Turkmenistan in 2024 during a meeting with Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Hungary Hemra Amannazarov, who presented credentials to the head of state.
Energy security, development of the oil and gas complex in the region and environmental issues were discussed by the participants of the XV Caspian Energy Forum, held in Moscow on April 20. The meeting of experts from the region took place in person and online, and the Russian State Geological Prospecting University named after Sergo Ordzhonikidze acted as the platform for the symposium, TASS reports.
The delegation of Turkmenistan took part in the regular meeting of the Commission on Economic Issues under the CIS Economic Council, which was held in Moscow. This is reported by the press service of the Commonwealth.
The delegation of Turkmenistan, represented by representatives of the Prosecutor General's Office and the State Migration Service, took part in the 23rd conference of the OSCE Alliance on Combating Human Trafficking, which was held in Vienna.
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stated the need to update the concept of the country's foreign policy.
The ceremony was also attended by representatives of foreign diplomatic missions and the media.
The issues of calculating fixed capital consumption in accordance with the 2008 System of National Accounts (2008 SNA) were discussed during a two-day training organized by UNDP for representatives of the Ministry of Finance and Economy, the State Statistics Committee of Turkmenistan and the Central Bank of Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan is determined to expand bilateral relations with Israel and is considering the possibility of opening its embassy in the country.
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen will arrive in Ashgabat on the evening of April 19, becoming the first member of the Israeli government to visit the Central Asian state for the first time in 30 years, The Times of Israel reports.
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen will take part in the opening ceremony of the Permanent Embassy of Israel in Ashgabat during his visit to Turkmenistan.
Turkmenistan's Deputy Foreign Minister Vepa Hajiyev and U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Mallory Stewart held a telephone conversation on Tuesday.
During his working visit to Geneva, the Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan held meetings with the heads of a number of international organizations. A wide range of issues of Turkmenistan's strategic partnership with the Organization were discussed at a meeting with the UN Deputy Secretary General, Director General of the UN Geneva Office Tatyana Valova. An important place was given to security issues, compliance with the non-proliferation regime, and the disarmament process.
The delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov took part in the ministerial meeting of the UN Special Program for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA), which was held on Monday in Geneva, Switzerland.
Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Belgium Sapar Palvanov presented on Tuesday copies of his credentials to Thierry Bechet, Head of Protocol of the European Union's External Relations Service, as Head of the Delegation of Turkmenistan to the European Union, headquartered in Brussels.
