On 21 January 2026, a meeting was held between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Myahri Byashimova, and the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Chad to Turkmenistan (with residence in Moscow), Mahamoud Adam Bechir, who presented copies of his credentials. M. Byashimova congratulated the Ambassador on his appointment to the responsible post and expressed the readiness of the Turkmen side to provide assistance and support in the...

On January 21, 2026, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, and the Secretary for Western Affairs of the Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India, Sibi George. During the meeting, the parties discussed current issues of bilateral relations in the political, trade-economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres. The importance of mutual meetings and visits at the highest political level was emphasized in order to develop Turkmen-...

On January 21, 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov met with the EU Special Representative for Central Asia Eduards Stiprais, who arrived in Ashgabat to participate in events as part of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) Week. During the meeting, the sides discussed the current state and prospects for developing cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union in areas of mutual interest. They expressed int...

On January 19, 2026, a meeting was held via videoconference between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of Austria Beate Meinl-Reisinger. During the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues related to bilateral relations in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic, and cultural- humanitarian spheres. The parties highly valued the cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Austr...

On 16 January 2026, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Palestine to Turkmenistan Rana Abu Hijleh. During the meeting, the sides discussed relevant issues of Turkmen-Palestinian relations having mutual interest. The parties also discussed various topics of regional and international scope. During the meeting, the humanitarian nature of the foreign policy of Turkmenistan carried out...

On 14 January 2026, the Coast Guard Services of Turkmenistan received the SOS signal from the Iranian dry cargo ship Rona, which was suffering in the Caspian Sea. The government agencies of Turkmenistan responsible for emergency response and prevention took all necessary measures to rescue the people on board in accordance with international marine regulations. Due to timely response, all 14 people on the ship were rescued. According to the primary information, they are citizens of Iran an...

On January 14, 2026, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the European Union to Turkmenistan Beata Peksa. During the meeting, the sides discussed a wide range of issues related to further development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic, as well as cultural-humanitarian spheres. The parties paid special attention to the arrangement of the upco...