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                <title><![CDATA[National Leader of the Turkmen People, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan, meets with the US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs]]></title>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[On  November 3, 2026, the National Leader of the Turkmen People, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with Paul Kapur, Assistant Secretary of State of the United States of America for South and Central Asian Affairs.

Expressing his gratitude for the opportunity to meet in person, the guest noted that the United States attaches great importance to the consistent development of cooperation with Turkmenistan. Also noting that he was impressed by the archit...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Another Round of Turkmen-American Political Consultations Held]]></title>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[On 3 November 2026, another round of Turkmen-American political consultations was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

The Turkmen delegation was headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, while the American delegation was led by Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs of the United States Samir Paul Kapur.

During the consultations, the sides exchanged views on the current state of Turkmen-American relations, reviewing...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan participates in the IV Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security]]></title>
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								<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[On  November 3, 2026, the IV Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security was held in Minsk, bringing together representatives of states and international organizations to discuss current challenges to international and regional security, prospects for strengthening stability, and the development of multilateral cooperation across the Eurasian space.

In his address, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan A. Gurbanov presented Turkmenistan's vision for strengthening internat...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[A meeting between the President of Turkmenistan and the President of the Republic of Türkiye took place in Ankara]]></title>
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								<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[On October 30, 2026, as part of a working visit to the Republic of Türkiye, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Welcoming the distinguished guest from Turkmenistan, the leader of the friendly nation expressed sincere gratitude for the acceptance of the invitation and took the opportunity to convey warm greetings and best wishes to the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty, Hero-Arkadag.

Noting the high level of the Summit...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[The President of Turkmenistan participated in the Summit of the Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States]]></title>
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								<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[On October 30, 2026, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov participated in the 13th Summit of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS).

In the morning, the President of Turkmenistan arrived at the Presidential Palace Complex in Türkiye. There, the distinguished Turkmen guest was warmly welcomed by the President of the Republic of Türkiye Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. A joint photo session was also held there.

Following the official photo session for the heads of state pa...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Working Visit of the President of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Turkiye Has Begun]]></title>
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								<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[On 29 October 2026, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov departed on a working visit to the Republic of Turkiye to participate in the 13th Summit of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States.

At Etimesgut Airport in Ankara, the Head of State was warmly welcomed by Vice President of the Republic of Turkiye Cevdet Yılmaz, members of the official delegation of Turkmenistan, as well as representatives of Turkish business circles.

In the afternoon, the Heads of State of the Organization of...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Chairperson of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan took part in the 4th Inter-Parliamentary Forum of Central Asian States]]></title>
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								<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[On October 29, 2026, the 4th Inter-Parliamentary Forum of Central Asian States, themed «Unity for the Sake of Peace, Security, and Prosperity in Central Asia», was held in the Dushanbe.

A delegation from Turkmenistan, led by the Chairperson of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, D. Gulmanova, took part in the forum.

During the forum, participants exchanged views on pressing issues related to the development of inter-parliamentary cooperation, the strengthening of regional engagement, the ensuring...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan had a meeting with the Head of the WHO Country Office]]></title>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[A delegation from Turkmenistan took part in the Gas Exporting Countries Forum summit]]></title>
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								<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Georgia and Central Asian Countries Held]]></title>
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								<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[​On 23 October 2026, a meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Georgia and the Central Asian countries — Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan — was held in Batumi.

During the meeting, the heads of the foreign ministries discussed topical issues of bilateral and multilateral cooperation in the political, trade and economic, transport and energy sectors.

Particular attention was paid to the development of transport and transit corridors connecting Central Asia with the...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[International Conference and Exhibition “Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan – 2026”]]></title>
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								<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[On 21 October 2026, the International Conference and Exhibition “Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan – 2026” commenced at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan.

The international event, held for the 31st time in the year proclaimed “Independent, Permanently Neutral Turkmenistan – the Homeland of Purposeful Horses”, was organised by the State Concerns “Türkmengaz” and “Türkmennebit” in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan.

The participants listened at...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Opening Ceremony of the International Art Exhibition “Mother Nature”]]></title>
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								<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[On 21 October 2026, the opening ceremony of the international art exhibition “Mother Nature” was held in Ashgabat with the participation of Oguljahan Atabayeva, Vice-President for Medical Affairs of the Charity Fund for Providing Assistance to Children in Need of Guardianship named after Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov; Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Saida Mirziyoyeva, Head of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Uzbekistan...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation of the Republic of Azerbaijan Visits Turkmenistan]]></title>
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								<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[On 19 October 2026, Leyla Aliyeva, Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation of the Republic of Azerbaijan, arrived in Turkmenistan on a working visit.

At Ashgabat International Airport, Leyla Aliyeva was warmly welcomed by Oguljahan Atabayeva, Vice-President for Medical Affairs of the Charity Fund for Providing Assistance to Children in Need of Guardianship named after Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

A brief conversation between Oguljahan Atabayeva and Leyla Aliyeva subsequently took plac...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Central Asian Countries and the United States in the “C5+1” Format]]></title>
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								<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Meeting of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the US Secretary of State]]></title>
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								<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[President Serdar Berdimuhamedov Participated in the Leaders’ Summit at the Conference on Biological Diversity]]></title>
                <link>https://usa.tmembassy.gov.tm/en/news/167880</link>
								<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[President of Turkmenistan Participates in the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia]]></title>
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								<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Meeting of the Heads of Foreign Policy Agencies of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan Held in Baku]]></title>
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								<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[The First Caspian Environmental Summit Held in the Avaza National Tourist Zone]]></title>
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								<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[Turkmenistan once again serves as a venue for major international events of profound significance at both the regional and global levels.

On 9 October 2026, the First Caspian Environmental Summit was held in the Avaza National Tourist Zone.

The meeting, chaired by President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, was attended by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jo...]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[Meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State held in Turkmenistan, for the first time with participation of the Islamic Republic of Iran]]></title>
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								<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                <description><![CDATA[The meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) took place today in the National Tourist Zone “Avaza”.

The meeting was attended by President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Zhaparov, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, P...]]></description>
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