On 5 August 2025, a briefing was held to mark the opening of the plenary session of the Third UN Conference of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3). The moderator was the famous Al Arabiya TV presenter Riz Khan. The briefing was addressed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov. Also taking part in the briefing was UN Under-Secretary-General, High Representative for the Least Develo...

On August 5, 2025, a welcoming ceremony for the participants-delegates of the Third UN Conference of Landlocked Developing Countries was held in the Avaza National Tourist Zone. The celebration was attended by the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres, Chairman of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly Philemon Young, heads and members of delegations of the countries partic...

On August 5, 2025, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Maka Bochorishvili. During the meeting, the parties discussed Turkmen-Georgian cooperation in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian fields. The importance of continuing the practice of bilateral visits at the highest and high levels, as well as the importance of holding regular consultations between the Fore...

On August 3, 2025, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, held on the Caspian coast. The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Taurkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, sincerely greeting the UN Secretary General, noted that he was glad to see him on the sacred Turkmen land. Having warmly welcomed the distinguished guest at the airport, the Chai...

On August 4, 2025, ahead of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC-3), the Parliamentary Forum was held in Avaza. The event was attended by parliamentarians, representatives of the UN, international organizations, the private sector, academia and civil society. The opening of the forum was held at a high level with the participation of delegates from the Parliament of Turkmenistan, the Office of the United Nations High Representative for LLDCs (OHRLLS), t...

On August 4, 2025, on the sidelines of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the President of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly Philemon Young. During the meeting, the parties discussed priority areas of interaction between Turkmenistan and the UN, emphasizing the importance of strengthening multilateral cooperation to ensure peace, security and sustainable development. Philemon Young em...

On August 3, 2025, a flag-raising ceremony for Turkmenistan and the UN was held at the National Tourist Zone “Avaza” on the occasion of the Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries. This ceremony serves as an expression of the importance of the upcoming global forum, which is held once every ten years and is dedicated to issues of comprehensive development of landlocked developing countries. The flag-raising ceremony was attended by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Minis...