On 13 October 2026, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with Director General of the Central and West Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank Leah Gutierrez. During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on current issues of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Asian Development Bank, discussed the current state of their engagement and considered opportunities for further expanding the partnership. Particular attention was paid to promising areas of c...

On 13 October 2026, the 5th Meeting of the High-Level Group of the DARYA Regional Programme commenced in Ashgabat. The meeting focuses on skills development in the context of the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor. During the first day of the meeting, participants discussed key issues related to training qualified personnel for the transport and logistics sector, developing vocational education and strengthening regional cooperation in Central Asia. Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of F...

On 13 October 2026, a telephone conversation took place between the National Leader of the Turkmen People, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, and the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Having warmly greeted each other, the interlocutors expressed satisfaction with the current state of cooperation between the two brotherly countries. Hero-Arkadag thanked President Shavkat Mirziyoyev for his significant personal contribution to...

Turkmenistan once again serves as a venue for major international events of profound significance at both the regional and global levels. On 9 October 2026, the First Caspian Environmental Summit was held in the Avaza National Tourist Zone. The meeting, chaired by President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, was attended by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jo...

The meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) took place today in the National Tourist Zone “Avaza”. The meeting was attended by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, P...

On October 8, 2026, President Serdar Berdimuhamedow met with the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, in the "Awaza" National Tourist Zone. President Rahmon had arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in major international events. Warmly welcoming the distinguished guest, the Head of Turkmenistan expressed his gratitude to the Tajik leader for accepting the invitation to visit Turkmenistan to participate in the Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia and...

On October 8, 2026, a meeting was held between President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sadyr Japarov, who had arrived in Turkmenistan on a visit to participate in high-level events in the "Avaza" National Tourist Zone. Warmly welcoming the Kyrgyz leader, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov thanked him for accepting the invitation to visit our country to participate in the Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, a...