On August 5, 2026, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with Ignazio Cassis, Vice-President of the Swiss Confederation, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland, and Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). During the meeting, the parties discussed current issues related to the OSCE, the further development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Organization, and the strengthening of interactio...

On August 2, 2026, a conference was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan dedicated to the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the resolution “Year of International Law, 2028,” initiated by Turkmenistan. The event was attended by the leadership and staff members of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, researchers and faculty members of the Turkmenistan Institute of State, Law, and Democracy, Magtymguly Turkmen State University, the International Un...

On July 31, 2026, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov paid a working visit to the Kyrgyz Republic to participate in the Informal Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia and the Republic of Azerbaijan. Early in the morning, the head of Turkmenistan arrived at the capital's International Airport, from where he departed for the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan. At the airport, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov was seen off by officials. Sometime later, the presidential plane landed...

On 29 July 2026, a meeting took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation Vasil Shaykhraziev, who arrived to Ashgabat on a working visit. During the meeting, the parties noted with satisfaction the high level of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Tatarstan of the Russian Federation. Particular...

On July 28, 2026, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Ms. Odile Renaud-Basso, the head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), who was visiting our country. Expressing gratitude for the time spent with her, the guest emphasized that under the leadership of the head of state, Turkmenistan has demonstrated rapid development. The EBRD head also noted that she was deeply impressed by the magnificent architecture of Ashgabat. Praising the large-scale reforms being i...

On July 27, 2027, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the Minister of Roads and Urban Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Minister of Roads and Urban Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran Farzaneh Sadegh Malvajerd who arrived in Ashgabat on a visit. Expressing gratitude for the time allocated for the meeting, the guest noted the great importance Iran attaches to the development of friendly relations with Turkmenistan. Farzane Sadegh Malvajerd expressed to the head of Turkm...

On 27 July 2026, a meeting of the co-chairs of the Turkmen-Iranian Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and Minister of Roads and Urban Development of the Islamic Republic of Iran Farzaneh Sadegh Malvajerd was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, the parties discussed the current state and prospects of the development of Turkmen-Iranian cooperation, both bilaterally and within...