On August 17, 2026, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan M. Byashimova met with the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Turkmenistan Ahmed Alhay Hamad Khamis Alhameli. During the meeting, the parties discussed the current state of Turkmen-Emirates cooperation and prospects for its further development, as well as the organization of joint events. A separate theme of the meeting was the interaction between the two countries on international and regional platforms. Part...

As a responsible member of the international community, Turkmenistan, consistently puts forward new international initiatives aimed at achieving the high ideals and goals of the United Nations. The upcoming 81st session of the UN General Assembly is envisioned to serve as an important platform for consolidating the international community’s efforts to address current issues of peacebuilding, international security, and sustainable development. Being an active participant in international proc...

On August 12, 2026, the Caspian Sea Day was solemnly celebrated in the "Avaza" National Tourist Zone.   The main event dedicated to the Caspian Sea Day was the scientific and practical conference "Protection of the Caspian Sea Ecosystem: Regional Cooperation and Sustainable Development". The forum was attended by members of the country's Government, heads and employees of individual ministries and departments, specialists from relevant structures and scientific institutions of the country,...

On 11 August 2026, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Turkmenistan Amer bin Ali Al-Shehri. During the meeting, the sides discussed the current state and prospects for the development of Turkmen-Saudi relations, as well as topical issues of bilateral and multilateral cooperation. Particular attention w...

On August 10, 2026, the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, made a working visit to the Mary velayat. As part of this visit, he traveled to the Islim-Cheshme border zone in the Serhetabat Etrap, from where he embarked on a working trip to Afghanistan. Here, at the request of representatives of the neighboring state’s younger generation, the Hero-Arkadag took a commemorative group photo with them and presented them w...

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...