Registration is well underway for the 30th Anniversary International Conference and Exhibition “Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan – 2025” (OGT 2025), to be held from October 22–24, 2025, in Ashgabat. With over 100 delegates already registered, the event is shaping up to be one of the most dynamic and impactful editions to date. Held under the forward-looking theme “Energy. Innovation. Growth,” OGT 2025 continues its tradition of serving as a premier platform for connecting government authorities, l...

The final stage of the "Gülüň owadan!" competition was held in Balkanabat. The final velayat festival was organized by public organizations jointly with the Secretariat of the National Commission for UNESCO of Turkmenistan. As before, the main goal of the competition was to popularize the national cultural heritage of Turkmenistan. During the unforgettable competition, the participants demonstrated unique features in creating samples of national felt keche (koshma). It is well known that f...

On July 8, 2025, a telephone conversation took place between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission Ms. Kaja Kallas. During the conversation, Ms. Kallas expressed gratitude to Turkmenistan for providing a humanitarian corridor for citizens of the European Union countries returning from Iran to their host countries. The parties discusse...

On July 3, 2025, a meeting took place in Germany’s financial capital between the Consul of Turkmenistan in the Federal Republic of Germany (Frankfurt am Main), Mr. Myrat Ozbekbayev, and Mr. Andrey Kononov, Director and Senior Manager for Financial Institutions at Commerzbank AG. The discussions focused on the development of interbank cooperation. In light of Commerzbank AG’s longstanding and productive collaboration with financial institutions in Turkmenistan, the positive momentum in the ban...

Official registration is now open for the 30th Anniversary International Conference and Exhibition “Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan – 2025” (OGT 2025), which will take place from October 22 to 24, 2025, in Ashgabat. Over the past three decades, the OGT Conference and Exhibition has established itself as a premier platform uniting leading national and international energy companies, investors, government officials, and technical experts—facilitating dialogue and cooperation across Central Asia’s e...

On June 25, 2025, a meeting was held at the MFA of Turkmenistan between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan R.O. Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.V. Lavrov, who arrived in Ashgabat on a visit. During the meeting with the participation of representatives of the Foreign Ministries of the two countries, the parties discussed key aspects of interaction between Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation in the political, diplomatic, trade, economic,...

On June 24, 2025, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a telephone conversation with the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during which the sides exchanged views on a wide range of fields. The heads of foreign policy departments discussed key aspects of partnership cooperation in political-diplomatic, trade-economic, as well as cultural and humanitarian spheres. The sides agreed to meet in the near future and hold bilateral yearly consultations. The dipl...