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Turkmenistan, Russia Strengthen Trade, Infrastructure, And Regional Co-Op Bonds
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, August 28. Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Rashid Miredov held talks in Moscow with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, focusing on strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation...

Turkmenistan and Russia Foreign Ministers-Level Talks in Moscow to Strengthen Strategic Partnership
Russia and Turkmenistan emphasized the alignment of their positions on the international stage and expressed a mutual commitment to intensifying joint projects in the fields of transport, infrastructure, and energy. On August 28, 2025, a meeting...

Lessons of History: Ashgabat Honors the Chinese People’s Heroism in the Global Anti-Fascist War
On 28 August 2025, A roundtable discussion commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War was held in Ashgabat. The event, organized by the...

Ashgabat thanks Russia for backing its neutral foreign policy — top Turkmen diplomat
MOSCOW, August 28. /TASS/. Ashgabat is grateful to Moscow for its steady and continued support for Turkmenistan's neutral foreign policy, Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov said on Thursday. The top Turkmen diplomat noted that he had spoken...

Turkmenistan and businessmen from Pakistan's Balochistan province intend to cooperate
On August 25, a meeting was held at the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Islamabad with a delegation of Pakistani businessmen led by the former Minister of Health of Balochistan and now head of the Gwadar Chamber of Commerce and Industry group, Mir...

Working visit of the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Ireland
On August 25, 2025, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Ireland Ya.Seryaev (with residence in London) paid a working visit to Dublin. About this reports MFA of Turkmenistan. During the visit, the...

Round Table on LLDC3 Outcomes Held at the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Islamabad
On August 26, 2025, a round table discussion was held at the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Islamabad, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, focusing on the outcomes of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3). About this...

Turkmenistan's Ambassador Presents Credentials In Ireland, Strengthens Bilateral Ties
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, August 28. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to Ireland Ya. Seryaev paid a working visit to Dublin on August 25-26, and discussed prospects for expanding cooperation...

A new kindergarten for 320 children will open in a village in the south of Turkmenistan
At the beginning of the new school year, a grand opening of a new kindergarten for 320 children will take place in the village of Akyap, Akyap gengeshlik, Sakarchaga etrap, Mary velayat. This was reported in the newspaper "Turkmenistan". The...

Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan Discuss WCO’s CLiKC! E-learning Platform for Customs Officials
An online meeting was held on 27 August 2025, between representatives of the World Customs Organization’s Regional Training Center in Turkmenistan and the Academy of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The meeting was part...

Uzbekistan plans to buy ferries from Turkmenistan for transportation across the Caspian Sea
Uzbekistan is considering the possibility of purchasing ships in Turkmenistan for transportation across the Caspian Sea. The possibility of purchasing ships at a shipyard in Turkmenistan is already being discussed by the Uzbek side, gazeta.uz...

The Report of the Ombudsman of Turkmenistan on the results of activities in 2024 has been published
On August 27, the Report of the Commissioner for Human Rights (Ombudsman) on his activities and the human rights situation in the country for 2024 was published in Turkmenistan. The report consists of 9 chapters and includes the following...

António Guterres praised the role of the President of Turkmenistan in holding the UN forum
UN Secretary-General António Guterres sent a letter to the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, expressing gratitude for his leadership in holding the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries in Avaza from August 5 to 8,...

The Ministry of Communications of Turkmenistan and UNDP conduct courses on digital transformation
From August 25 to 29, 2025, the Ministry of Communications of Turkmenistan, with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), is conducting specialized advanced training courses on digital transformation for representatives of...

AIIB Reaffirms Commitment to Landlocked Developing Countries at UN Conference in Turkmenistan
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) reaffirmed its commitment to boosting sustainable infrastructure and connectivity in landlocked emerging and developing economies at this month’s Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed his gratitude to the President of Turkmenistan for hosting the LLDC3 Conference in Awaza
UN Secretary-General António Guterres sent an official letter to the President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, in which he expressed his gratitude for organizing the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs). The...

Lavrov to meet with visiting Turkmen counterpart
MOSCOW, August 28. /TASS/. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold talks with visiting Turkmen Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov to discuss issues of trade-and-economic and political cooperation. The...

Turkmenistan's FM Set To Visit Russia's Moscow For High-Level Talks
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, August 27. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the upcoming working visit of Turkmenistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov to Moscow, Trend reports...

UNICEF and Partners Place Children and Youth in the Focus of the Next Nationally Determined Contributions of Turkmenistan
27 August 2025, Ashgabat — UNICEF, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment Protection of Turkmenistan, convened a round table on the development of Turkmenistan’s third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) with a special focus on...

Turkmenistan And EU Plan Joint Business Forum In Ashgabat For 2026
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, August 27. Ashgabat may host the first EU-Turkmenistan Business Forum in 2026, Trend reports via Turkmen Embassy in Belgium. The forum is expected to become a new stage in strengthening economic...