From 26 to 28 October 2026, a delegation of the Ashgabat City Hakimlik headed by the Hakim (Mayor) of Ashgabat, Mr. Rahym Gandymov, took part in the 2nd Global City Tourism Summit, at the invitation of Busan Metropolitan City. The Summit took place at Paradise Hotel Busan under the theme “Local Tourism; Connecting Urban Economies and Tourism Innovation”. It was organized by Busan Metropolitan City, the Tourism Promotion Organization for Global Cities (TPO) and the Busan Tourism Organization....

On October 28, 2026, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates to Turkmenistan Ahmed Al-Hai Hamad Khamis Al-Hameli. During the meeting, the parties discussed current issues of Turkmen-Emirates cooperation in bilateral format, as well as within regional and international structures. The diplomats discussed current issues pertaining to the bilateral agenda. They also exchan...

On 28 October 2026, a meeting was held at the MFA of Turkmenistan between Ahmet Gurbanov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, and Anna Bordon, Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission for Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on current issues of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the IMF and prospects for its further development. Particular attention was paid to opportunities for expanding professional dialogue on economic d...

On 28 October 2026, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with Yegor Zaitsev, Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Turkmenistan, who is concluding his mission in the country. The meeting took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the sides discussed current issues of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the World Health Organization, highlighting the importance of the partnership in strengthening the nat...

On 28 October 2026, a meeting was held at the MFA of Turkmenistan between Ahmet Gurbanov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, and Hamid Ghanbari, Deputy Minister for Economic Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran. During the meeting, the sides discussed current issues of Turkmen-Iranian cooperation, paying particular attention to the further development of trade-economic ties, the expansion of mutually beneficial partnership, and the stre...

On October 27, 2026, the eighth summit of the heads of state and governments of the member countries of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) took place at the World Trade Center in Moscow. Turkmenistan participated in the summit as a guest. The country’s delegation was led by the State Minister of Turkmenistan and Chairman of the State Concern «Türkmengaz» Maksat Babayev. Participants discussed the role of natural gas in ensuring global energy security, as well as ways to further stren...

Delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the minister of culture G.Myradaliyev, participated in the 7th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue, held in Baku. The head of the delegation delivered an address focusing on the preservation of national values, the transmission of cultural heritage to future generations, and the strengthening of intercultural cooperation. In his speech, the minister emphasized that the state policy of Turkmenistan is aimed at preserving national traditions, cultural i...