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...

On 15 October 2026, on the sidelines of the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku, a meeting was held between Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan Jeyhun Bayramov, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov. During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on key issues on the regional and international agenda, as wel...

On 13 October 2026, the opening of the international training seminar of the UNESCO “Memory of the World” programme took place in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. Its theme is “Expanding opportunities for documentary diversity”. The main goal of the seminar is to strengthen international cooperation and to build the human and technical capacity of countries in the Asia-Pacific region. This will help them preserve their valuable documentary heritage and nominate it to the international regis...

On 14 October 2026, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with the European Union Special Representative for Central Asia, Eduards Stiprais. During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on current issues of Turkmenistan–European Union cooperation and discussed further avenues for its development, taking into account the existing potential and mutual interests of both parties. Particular attention was paid to strengthening political-diplomatic engagement...

On 13 October 2026, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with Director General of the Central and West Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank Leah Gutierrez. During the meeting, the parties exchanged views on current issues of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Asian Development Bank, discussed the current state of their engagement and considered opportunities for further expanding the partnership. Particular attention was paid to promising areas of c...