On 20 April 2026, a meeting was held between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova and Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Ashgabat Egor Zaitsev. Representatives of the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan, headed by Deputy Minister Azat Ovezov, also took part in the meeting. During the talks, the sides exchanged views on the current state and prospects for further development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and W...

On April 17, 2026, a regular meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was held in Moscow. The delegation of Turkmenistan was headed by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov. The meeting was also attended by the heads of the Foreign Ministries of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as the CIS Executive Committee. During the meetings in narrow and wide f...

On 18 April 2026, a meeting was held at the MFA of Turkmenistan between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahri Byashimova and a delegation of the International Labour Organization (ILO) headed by Miranda Fayerman. The meeting was also attended by representatives of the relevant ministries and agencies of the country. Among the key objectives of the visit of the ILO delegation is the organization of practical activities, in particular joint round tables in the regions of the country with the...

On 17-18 April 2026, the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov, took part in the 5th Antalya Diplomacy Forum (ADF-2026). The high-level event was held at the Nest Congress Center in Antalya, Republic of Türkiye. The motto of the forum was “Mapping Tomorrow, Managing Uncertainties.” On the sidelines of the forum, a number of thematic sessions were held, during which participants exchan...

On April 18, 2026, on the sidelines of the 5th Diplomatic Forum held in Antalya, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov held a meeting with the United Nations Under-Secretary-General, High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, Miguel Ángel Moratinos. During the meeting, the sides discussed current issues of cooperation in promoting a culture of peace, advancing inter-civilizational dialogue, and strengthening mutual understanding. The Tur...

On April 18, in Antalya, on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha. During the meeting, the parties discussed topical issues of the bilateral agenda. Their mutual commitment to maintaining and further developing Turkmen-Ukrainian cooperation in areas of common interest was reaffirmed. Among the practical areas of interaction, the side...

On April 18, 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan,Bakhtiyor Saidov, on the sidelines of the Fifth Antalya Diplomacy Forum. During the meeting, the sides noted the high level of cooperation between the two states, achieved through a trusting and regular dialogue at the highest state level. The ministers discussed key areas of cooperation in the political and diplomatic sphere, as well as...