On 24 July 2026, the First International Forum of Brother Cities was held in Samarkand, Republic of Uzbekistan, with the participation of the Mayor of Ashgabat Rahym Gandymov. The Forum brought together representatives of government authorities, local self-government bodies, international organizations and the expert community from nearly 30 countries. The participants discussed topical issues related to the development of intermunicipal cooperation, improvement of urban governance, introduct...

On 24 July 2026, during the 106th plenary meeting of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Resolution entitled “Year of International Law, 2028”, initiated by Turkmenistan, was adopted by consensus. The document was co-sponsored by 78 Member States, demonstrating broad international support for the initiative. Introducing the Draft Resolution, the Turkmen side emphasized that, amid significant global transformations, strengthening respect for international law is an...

On 24 July 2026, 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. Hero-Arkadag wholeheartedly congratulated the head of the friendly state on his birthday, wishing President Shavkat Mirziyoyev strong health, a long life, inexhaustible energy, and every success in his responsible state activities. The Chairman of the...

On July 20, 2026, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the newly appointed Resident Coordinator of the United Nations to Turkmenistan, Xiaojun Grace Wang, who presented her credentials to the Head of State. Expressing gratitude for the warm welcome, the diplomat noted that it was a great honor for her to meet with the President of Turkmenistan. Emphasizing that under the wise leadership of the Head of State, Turkmenistan is confidently moving along the path of development and transformati...

Today, on 20 July 2026, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov. During the conversation, the sides discussed a number of issues on the agenda of Turkmen-Russian relations. Particular attention was paid to further strengthening cooperation between Turkmenistan and Russia in the humanitarian sphere. In this regard, the importance of intensifying effo...

On 20 July 2026, a regular meeting of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, participants reviewed the results of the Commission’s activities for the first half of 2026 and discussed key issues related to further improving the implementation of Turkmenistan’s initiatives and commitments within the framework of its cooperation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (U...

On 20 July 2026, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with the newly appointed UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan Xiaojun Wang. The Minister congratulated Xiaojun Wang on her appointment to this responsible position and wished her success in her activities aimed at further strengthening cooperation between Turkmenistan and the United Nations. During the meeting, the sides discussed the current state and prospects of cooperation between Turkmenistan...