On 19 October 2026, the regular meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Central Asian countries and the Secretary of State of the United States of America in the “C5+1” format was held in Samarkand. During the meeting, the participants discussed key issues related to further strengthening multifaceted cooperation between the Central Asian countries and the United States, as well as prospects for advancing regional cooperation in the context of current international developments. The parties re...

On October 19, 2026, a meeting was held in Samarkand between Rashid Meredov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, and Marco Rubio, Secretary of State of the United States of America. The heads of the foreign ministries of the two countries positively assessed the efforts undertaken by both sides to expand mutually beneficial cooperation. In this context, it was noted that the C5+1 Summit of Heads of State, held in Washington in November 2025, marked an important milestone in consolida...

On 17-18 October 2026, the 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation was held in Baghdad, with a delegation of Turkmenistan taking part in its work. During the session, the participants considered current issues of the international and regional agenda, the strengthening of peace and security, and the expansion of political, trade and economic, and humanitarian cooperation between the member states of the Organization. An important outcome...

On October 16, 2026, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov participated in the Leaders’ Summit held in the Republic of Armenia as part of the Conference on Biological Diversity. Having concluded his visit to a neighboring country, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov traveled from Baku to the Republic of Armenia to attend the Leaders’ Summit. The presidential aircraft landed at Yerevan International Airport, where the distinguished guest from Turkmenistan was warmly welcomed by officials from the Rep...

On 15 October 2026, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov departed on a working visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan to participate in the regular Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA). At Heydar Aliyev International Airport, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov was welcomed by officials of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as members of the official delegation of Turkmenistan. At the Baku Congress Centre, the Head of State was warmly...

The 77th session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) took place in Geneva (Swiss Confederation) from October 12 to 16, 2026. Turkmenistan was represented at this international forum by A. Sazakov, the Chairman of the State Migration Service of Turkmenistan. On October 12, during the plenary session, the head of the Turkmen delegation underlined in his statement that the humanitarian dimension serves as th...

On 15 October 2026, political consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines took place at the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The Turkmen side was headed by deputy minister of foreign affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov, and the Philippine side by undersecretary of foreign affairs for policy Leo M. Herrera-Lim. During the consultations, the sides discussed curren...