On July 15, 2026, a meeting took place at the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Mähri Bäşimova and Michael Harms, Executive Director of the German Committee on Eastern European Economic Relations (Ost-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft). In the course of a constructive conversation, the parties noted with satisfaction the high level of traditionally friendly relations between Turkmenistan and the Federal Repu...

On July 14, 2026, President Serdar Berdimuhamedow received Bakhtiyor Saidov, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, who arrived in Turkmenistan for a visit. Expressing gratitude for the opportunity to meet, the guest noted that Uzbekistan attaches great importance to the development of brotherly relations with Turkmenistan. Taking the opportunity, he conveyed heartfelt greetings and best wishes from the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, to th...

The delegation of Turkmenistan is participating in the events of the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York under the auspices of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), dedicated to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. On 15 July 2026, the delegation of Turkmenistan took part in the High-level Segment General Debate of ECOSOC under the theme “Getting Better Results: Accelerating...

On July 14, 2026, Ashgabat hosted another round of political consultations between the foreign policy agencies of Turkmenistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan. The Turkmen delegation was headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, and the Uzbek delegation by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Bakhtiyor Saidov. During the consultations, the parties held a detailed exchange of views on further strengthening the Turkmen-Uzbek strategic pa...

On 14 July 2026, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Bakhtiyor Saidov. During the meeting, the Foreign Ministers expressed satisfaction with the strong momentum in the development of Turkmen-Uzbek relations. They emphasized that bilateral cooperation continues to receive a powerful impetus through regular, trust-based cont...

On 14 July 2026, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov met with Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Kao Kim Hourn in Jakarta. During the meeting, the parties discussed prospects for developing cooperation between Turkmenistan and ASEAN. Turkmenistan reaffirmed its interest in further expanding engagement with the Association in such areas as transport connectivity, energy, trade, investment, the digital economy, innovation, educa...

On 7 July 2026, the High-level Political Forum under the auspices of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) commenced its work at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Forum will continue until 15 July 2026. The delegation of Turkmenistan, headed by Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy Perkhat Yagshiyev and including representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State Committee of Turkmenistan on Statistics, is taking an active part in the proceeding...