On September 8, 2023, a meeting was held between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova and representatives of the United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-HABITAT) Katja Schaefer and Herman Pienaar, who are in Ashgabat on a working visit. About this reports MFA of Turkmenistan. 

During the meeting, issues related to the current state of cooperation between Turkmenistan and UN-HABITAT were discussed, as well as specific areas for further interaction were outlined. In this regard, the parties agreed to jointly develop a Cooperation Roadmap.

The sides paid attention to the possibility of opening a UN-Habitat office in Turkmenistan.