On December 13, 2025, .a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Abdisalam Abdi Ali, who arrived in Turkmenistan on a visit to take part in the celebratory events and the International Forum dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the permanent neutrality of Turkmenistan. At the beginning of the...

On December 13, 2025, a meeting was held between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to the Russian Federation Sin Hong Chol, who arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the events dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s permanent Neutrality and the International Day of Neutrality. During the meeting, the Ambassador of the DPRK conveyed congratula...

On December 12, 2025, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. The head of state warmly welcomed the distinguished guest and expressed gratitude for accepting the invitation to participate in the International Forum dedicated to the International Year of Peace and Trust, International Neutrality Day, and the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality. Having sincerely congratulated President Serdar Berdimuhamedov on the succe...

On December 12, 2025, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Warmly welcoming the distinguished guest, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov thanked the Turkish leader for accepting the invitation to the International Forum dedicated to the International Year of Peace and Trust, International Neutrality Day, and the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality. Expressing gratitude for the reception, President Recep Tayyip E...

On December 11, 2025, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in large-scale celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality. Warmly welcoming the Uzbek leader, the head of state thanked him for accepting the invitation to the International Forum dedicated to the International Year of Peace and Trust and the 30th Anniversary of Turkmenistan's Permanent N...

On December 10, 2025, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov held a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Spain to Turkmenistan (with residence in Moscow) Ricardo Martínez Vázquez, who arrived in Ashgabat to participate in events dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s Neutrality and the International Day of Neutrality. During the talks, the diplomats discussed the current agenda of bilateral cooperation and exch...

On December 8, 2025, the opening ceremony of the 20th session of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was held in New Delhi, India. The Director-General of UNESCO, Khaled Ahmed El-Enany, the Minister of External Affairs and the Minister of Culture of the Republic of India addressed the event. The session is attended by representatives of 181 states and non-governmental organizations that are parties to the UNESCO Convention for the...