On October 30, 2026, as part of his working visit to the Republic of Türkiye, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with Ahmet Çalık, Chairman of the Board of the Çalık Holding group of companies. Expressing his sincere gratitude for the time granted for the meeting, the businessman noted the historical significance of the Turkmen leader’s visit to Türkiye. It was emphasized that Türkiye highly values the significant progress achieved across all sectors in Turkmenistan under the leadership of P...

On 30 October 2026, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs A. Gurbanov and the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Africa to Turkmenistan (with residence in Astana), Lungisani Dominic Ntombela. The Ambassador of South Africa presented a copy of his Letters of Credence. During the meeting, the sides noted the importance of consistently developing Turkmen-South African rel...

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...

On October 28, 2026, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Arab Emirates to Turkmenistan Ahmed Al-Hai Hamad Khamis Al-Hameli. During the meeting, the parties discussed current issues of Turkmen-Emirates cooperation in bilateral format, as well as within regional and international structures. The diplomats discussed current issues pertaining to the bilateral agenda. They also exchan...

On 28 October 2026, a meeting was held at the MFA of Turkmenistan between Ahmet Gurbanov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, and Anna Bordon, Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission for Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on current issues of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the IMF and prospects for its further development. Particular attention was paid to opportunities for expanding professional dialogue on economic d...

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 28 October 2026, a meeting was held at the MFA of Turkmenistan between Ahmet Gurbanov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, and Hamid Ghanbari, Deputy Minister for Economic Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran. During the meeting, the sides discussed current issues of Turkmen-Iranian cooperation, paying particular attention to the further development of trade-economic ties, the expansion of mutually beneficial partnership, and the stre...