On 18 June 2026, a meeting was held in Ashgabat between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov, and the State Secretary of the Ministry of Economy of the Slovak Republic, Vladimir Šimonjak, as well as the Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to Turkmenistan (with residence in Tashkent), Viktor Borecky. During the meeting, the sides discussed priority areas of bilateral cooperation. An exchange of views took place on the outcomes of the first meeting of the Joint...

On 18 June 2026, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov and the Head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Representative Office in Turkmenistan, Eric Livny. During the meeting, the sides discussed current issues related to strengthening cooperation between Turkmenistan and the EBRD. The implementation of ongoing joint projects, as well as preparations for upcoming events were reviewed. In addition, the parties no...

United Nations General Assembly resolution 80/262, "The role and importance of a policy of neutrality in maintaining and strengthening international peace, security and sustainable development," initiated by Turkmenistan, has been published in all six official languages of the United Nations. This was reported on the website of the Permanent Mission of Turkmenistan to the UN. The publication of the resolution in all official UN languages marks the completion of the formal process of formalizi...

On June 17, 2026, the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Korea Begench Durdyyev, met with the Vice President of the Korea International Trade Association, Lee Sang-jun, at the Association’s headquarters. The sides discussed matters related to the organization of economic events to be held on the sidelines of the forthcoming First Central Asia–Republic of Korea Summit in September 2026 in Seoul. Ambassador Durdyyev emphasized the special importance attached by Turkmenistan to the...

On June 17, 2026, the first meeting of the Turkmen-Slovak Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation began in Ashgabat. A delegation led by Vladimír Šimonyak, Deputy Minister of Economy of the Slovak Republic, arrived in our country to participate. At the meeting held at the Ýyldyz Hotel, the co-chairs of the Joint Commission from Turkmenistan and Slovakia emphasized the particular significance of the talks planned in Ashgabat for elevating interstate economic relations to a new level. The o...

On June 16-18, 2026, a delegation headed by N. Agahanov, Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan, took part in the Fifth Tashkent International Investment Forum (TIIF-2026) held in Tashkent. The opening ceremony of the forum was attended by President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, President of Albania, Prime-ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Belarus, the Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikist...

On 16 June 2026, in Tashkent, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan A. Gurbanov participated in the second meeting of Senior Officials on preparations for the First Summit of Heads of State of the Central Asia–Republic of Korea format. The event was also attended by representatives of the Foreign Ministries of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Korea. During the meeting, the parties discus...