On August 12, 2026, the Caspian Sea Day was solemnly celebrated in the "Avaza" National Tourist Zone.   The main event dedicated to the Caspian Sea Day was the scientific and practical conference "Protection of the Caspian Sea Ecosystem: Regional Cooperation and Sustainable Development". The forum was attended by members of the country's Government, heads and employees of individual ministries and departments, specialists from relevant structures and scientific institutions of the country,...

On 12 August 2026, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with Serhan Aktoprak, Chief of Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Kazakhstan and IOM Coordinator for Central Asian Countries. During the meeting, priority areas of cooperation were identified, including migration management, protection of migrants’ rights, and the development of regional cooperation. The importance of taking into account environmental factors and the p...

On 12 August 2026, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with William Leaf, Head of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat. The sides discussed key areas of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the OSCE, paying particular attention to regional security, economic and environmental cooperation, and humanitarian engagement.

On 12 August 2026, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan Xiaojun Grace Wang. The interlocutors discussed priority areas of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the United Nations, as well as issues related to further coordination and practical cooperation. Particular attention was paid to upcoming joint events and the promotion of Turkmenistan’s international initiatives within the framework of the UN. The rel...

On 12 August 2026, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the European Union to Turkmenistan Beata Pexa. During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the current state and prospects for further development of Turkmenistan–European Union cooperation, as well as on topical issues of the international and regional agenda. The sides emphasized the importance of consistent political dialogue and construct...

On 11 August 2026, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Turkmenistan Amer bin Ali Al-Shehri. During the meeting, the sides discussed the current state and prospects for the development of Turkmen-Saudi relations, as well as topical issues of bilateral and multilateral cooperation. Particular attention w...

On August 10, 2026, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, made a working visit to the Mary velayat. As part of this visit, he traveled to the Islim-Cheshme border zone in the Serhetabat Etrap, from where he embarked on a working trip to Afghanistan. Here, at the request of representatives of the neighboring state’s younger generation, the Hero-Arkadag took a commemorative group photo with them and presented them w...