Turkmenistan's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Vepa Hajiyev, held a meeting with the leadership of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), according to the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Switzerland.

The talks took place on March 4 in Lausanne. FEI President Ingmar De Vos and Secretary General Sabrina Ibáñez represented the organization.

The parties discussed the development of international cooperation in equestrian sports. The Turkmen side emphasized the particular importance of this area, noting that 2026 has been declared the year of "Independent Neutral Turkmenistan – the Homeland of the Determined Winged Horses."

During the meeting, interest was expressed in hosting international show jumping competitions in Turkmenistan jointly with the FEI. The prospects of hosting the FEI General Assembly in Turkmenistan in the coming years and possible cooperation in developing the International Equestrian Academy, including the deployment of show jumping instructors, were also discussed.

Turkmenistan intends to participate in the next FEI General Assembly, which will take place in Guangzhou this December, the diplomatic mission noted.

Earlier, on March 6, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov appointed Hajiyev as the country's Permanent Representative to the UN in New York, relieving him of several diplomatic posts in Switzerland and the Vatican due to a transfer to other duties.