On August 4, 2025, a meeting was held between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Akhmet Gurbanov and Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Liu Hua at the Berkarar Hotel of the Avaza National Tourist Zone. The high level of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the IAEA was noted at the meeting. Particular attention was paid to ongoing programmes and projects, in particular in the area of leveraging the IAEA’s expertise and technical skills...

On August 4, 2025, a meeting was held between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov and the Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Ivana Zivkovic. During the meeting the parties discussed priority areas of cooperation between Turkmenistan and UNDP, including sustainable development, digital transformation, econom...

On August 3, 2025, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, held on the Caspian coast. The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Taurkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, sincerely greeting the UN Secretary General, noted that he was glad to see him on the sacred Turkmen land. Having warmly welcomed the distinguished guest at the airport, the Chai...

On August 3, 2025, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, held on the Caspian coast. The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Taurkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, sincerely greeting the UN Secretary General, noted that he was glad to see him on the sacred Turkmen land. Having warmly welcomed the distinguished guest at the airport, the Chai...

On August 3, 2025, a flag-raising ceremony for Turkmenistan and the UN was held at the National Tourist Zone “Avaza” on the occasion of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries. This ceremony serves as an expression of the importance of the upcoming global forum, which is held once every ten years and is dedicated to issues of comprehensive development of landlocked developing countries. The flag-raising ceremony was attended by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Minis...

On July 25, 2025, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Turkmenistan Ji Shumin, who presented his credentials to the head of state. Expressing gratitude for the opportunity to meet, the diplomat noted that his country attaches great importance to the development of strategic cooperation with Turkmenistan and, taking the opportunity, conveyed warm greetings and best wishes from the Chairman...

On July 24, 2025, a telephone conversation took place between the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Having warmly greeted the head of the friendly state, the National Leader of the Turkmen people congratulated him on his birthday and wished him good health, happiness, and success in all endeavors for the benefit of the people of Uzbekistan. Chair...