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Cooperation in Ensuring International Information Security discussed in Moscow
On September 16, 2025, Turkmen-Russian inter-MFA consultations on international information security (IIS) were held in Moscow. About this reports MFA of Turkmenistan. The meeting was organized as part of the practical implementation of the...

A video conference meeting was held with the UNFPA Country Director in Turkmenistan
On September 16, 2025, a video conference meeting was held between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova and the Country Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Turkmenistan Chinwe Ogbonna....

Ashgabat Hosts Meeting of the Working Group on Caspian Sea Issues
On 15 September 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan launched the eleventh session of the High-Level Working Group (HLWG) on Caspian Sea issues. Delegations from Turkmenistan (headed by M.G. Atajanov), the Republic of Azerbaijan...

Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan takes part in emergency meetings in Doha
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov is on a working visit to Doha to participate in an extraordinary meeting of foreign ministers of the Member States of the League of the Arab states and the organization of Islamic...

UNDP and UNIDO organized a series of environmental events in Ashgabat to mark World Ozone Day
Ashgabat, 16 September 2025 – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) jointly organized a series of environmental events for schoolchildren and students in Ashgabat to mark...

Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan met with a Qatari colleague
The Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Minister for International Cooperation of Qatar Maryam Bin Bin Noser Al Misadn, reports Qna.org. The meeting took place on...

Turkmenistan and Qatar Build Closer Ties at Doha Summit
As Doha readies an emergency Arab-Islamic Summit, Turkmenistan and Qatar have moved to underscore a steadily warming relationship. On Sunday, Turkmenistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met Qatar’s Prime Minister and...

President of Turkmenistan inspects new residential complexes for military personnel in Serakhs
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov inspected modern residential complexes for border servicemen and their families, built on the territory of the new complex of the Serakhs border detachment. As reported by the State News Agency of...

Ashgabat will host citizen reception on legal issues
On September 20, a joint reception of citizens on legal issues will be held in the building of the Ministry of Adalat of Turkmenistan. Consultations will be held by representatives of the country's key legal bodies, the Neutral Turkmenistan...

Teachers of two universities of Turkmenistan took part in the seminar in Astana
Within the framework of the Erasmus program+ a group of teachers of the State Energy Institute of Turkmenistan and the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International University of Oil and Gas visited Astana to participate in a four -day seminar. According to...

Turkmenistan will be represented at WorldFood Moscow 2025
Products of Turkmen producers will be presented at one of the world's largest food exhibitions, WorldFood Moscow 2025, which will be held in Moscow from September 16 to 19, reports ussatnews.com. Turkmenistan will be represented by three leading...

Prestige or Coercion? Turkmen Police Questioned Over Costly Leader Watches
Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has launched an internal investigation after reports emerged that police officers were purchasing high-priced watches featuring images of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, his father and former president...
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bahrain accredited in Turkmenistan
16 September 2025 171 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Bahrain accredited in Turkmenistan On September 15, 2025, on the instructions of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Chairperson of the Mejlis D. Gulmanova accepted...
Meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Emir of the State of Qatar
15 September 2025 539 Meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the Emir of the State of Qatar On September 15, 2025, in Doha, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R. Meredov was received by the Emir of the State...
Bahrain’s Ambassador Presents Credentials as Non-Resident Envoy to Turkmenistan
TDT | Manama Ashgabat, September 16 (BNA) – Her Excellency Dunyagozel Gulmanova, Chairperson of the Parliament of Turkmenistan, today received the credentials of His Excellency Bassam Ahmed Marzouq, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the...

Winners determined in the Dashoguz stage of Turkmenistan Chess Grand Prix Tournament
The recent stage of the Chess Grand Prix series, held in Dashoguz, gathered 128 participants. The competition was conducted using the Swiss system over 9 rounds with classical time control: each player was given 90 minutes per game, with an...

New buses have started operating in Ashgabat
In anticipation of the Halk Maslahaty meeting, new passenger buses have started running in Ashgabat, providing residents and guests of the capital with even more convenient and modern conditions for travel. The new 12-metre-long buses from the...

For customs officers of Turkmenistan, a seminar to introduce the ETIR system was held
On September 10-11, the national seminar was held in the building of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan on the implementation of the TIR Convention (the Customs Convention on the International Cargo Transportation using the MDP book) and...

'Partnerships unlikely without regional stability'
LAHORE: Turkmenistan Ambassador Atadjan Movlamov has stressed that economic cooperation is inseparable from regional stability and asked diplomatic missions to encourage exchange of business delegations and sector-specific dialogue that will...

Bahrain’s Ambassador to Turkmenistan Presents Credentials to Parliament Speaker
On 15 September 2025, the Speaker of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, Dunyagozel Gulmanova, received the credentials from the newly appointed Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Turkmenistan, Bassam Ahmed Ali Marzouk (with residence in Ankara). On...