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 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...

​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...

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...

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...

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...

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...