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...

On 7 August 2026, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova held a meeting with the Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of the United States of America to Turkmenistan Kristin Hawkins. During the meeting, the sides discussed current issues of Turkmen-American cooperation and reviewed prospects for further collaboration in areas of mutual interest. Particular attention was paid to cooperation within international organizations, primarily the United Nations. The partie...

On August 5, 2026, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Ignazio Cassis, Vice President of the Swiss Confederation – which currently holds the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Expressing his sincere gratitude for the hospitality shown, the Swiss Vice President and foreign policy chief emphasized the OSCE's immense interest in expanding constructive cooperation with Turkmenistan, a nation a...

On August 5, 2026, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with Ignazio Cassis, Vice-President of the Swiss Confederation, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, and Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). During the meeting, the parties discussed current issues related to the OSCE, the further development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Organization, and the strengthening of interactio...

On August 2, 2026, a conference was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan dedicated to the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the resolution “Year of International Law, 2028,” initiated by Turkmenistan. The event was attended by the leadership and staff members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, researchers and faculty members of the Turkmenistan Institute of State, Law, and Democracy, Magtymguly Turkmen State University, the International Un...

On July 31, 2026, in Astana, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov participated in the third meeting of senior officials of the Central Asia – Republic of Korea Cooperation Forum. In accordance with the meeting’s agenda, participants discussed preparations to the upcoming “Central Asia – Republic of Korea” Summit, including the draft of the final document. In his speech, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reaffirmed the country’s commitment t...