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...

On 13 October 2026, the 5th Meeting of the High-Level Group of the DARYA Regional Programme commenced in Ashgabat. The meeting focuses on skills development in the context of the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor. During the first day of the meeting, participants discussed key issues related to training qualified personnel for the transport and logistics sector, developing vocational education and strengthening regional cooperation in Central Asia. Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of F...

On 13 October 2026, a telephone conversation took place between the National Leader of the Turkmen People, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, and the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Having warmly greeted each other, the interlocutors expressed satisfaction with the current state of cooperation between the two brotherly countries. Hero-Arkadag thanked President Shavkat Mirziyoyev for his significant personal contribution to...