On October 24, 2024, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on the sidelines of the XVI BRICS Summit in the «BRICS Plus/Outreach» format held in Kazan.

Having warmly greeted each other, the head of Turkmenistan and the head of the largest international organization expressed satisfaction with the opportunity to discuss in a personal conversation the current state and prospects for the further development of the established constructive dialogue, built taking into account the common goals and objectives of our time.

Taking this opportunity, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov wholeheartedly congratulated António Guterres on the United Nations Day celebrated today, expressing confidence that the results of the current meeting will give new impetus to the development of traditional partnership.

Thanking for the congratulations and kind words, the UN Secretary-General expressed deep gratitude for the hospitable and warm welcome during his visit to Ashgabat in July of this year and addressed his best wishes to the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

During the meeting, which was held in a businesslike, constructive manner, the interlocutors exchanged views on the possibilities of expanding cooperation in a number of priority areas.

It was noted that, as a neutral state, twice recognized by the Community of Nations, Turkmenistan has been pursuing an active policy in the international arena for many years, maintaining effective relations with the UN and its specialized agencies in a wide range of areas. Thus, it was mentioned that it was on the initiative of Turkmenistan that the UN General Assembly declared 2025 the International Year of Peace and Trust.

Noting the importance of solving the common tasks of national and global development, the head of state once again confirmed the intention of the Turkmen side to comprehensively expand and deepen the established constructive dialogue on a long-term, mutually respectful basis.

Having expressed gratitude for the proactive approach to solving pressing problems of our time and building multi-format cooperation with specialized UN agencies, the head of the authoritative international structure emphasized that Turkmenistan has been and remains an important partner of the Organization in ensuring universal peace, security and sustainable development.

The UN Secretary General highly praised our country's initiatives to establish the principles of peace and trust in international relations and once again emphasized the importance of the new proposals voiced by the head of Turkmenistan at the meeting of the XVI BRICS Summit in the «BRICS Plus/Outreach» format.

At the end of the meeting, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres exchanged mutual wishes for good health, well-being and great success in their work, expressing confidence that the established fruitful cooperation between Turkmenistan and the UN will steadily develop, taking into account their mutual interest in achieving the global Millennium Development Goals.