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 22 October 2026, a meeting was held in Batumi between Rashid Meredov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, and Maka Bochorishvili, Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. During the meeting, the Ministers emphasized the significance of the state visit of the President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, to Georgia in July this year. The sides discussed prospects for developing bilateral relations in the politi...

On 21 October 2026, the 311th meeting of the Council of Permanent Representatives of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) was held at the ECO Secretariat. During the meeting, a number of current issues were discussed, including preparations for the 5th Meeting of the Ministers of Interior of the ECO Member States, scheduled to take place in Islamabad on 29–30 October 2026; the 30th Meeting of the ECO Council of Ministers, scheduled for 15–16 November 2026 in Islamabad; and the 18th ECO...

On October 21, 2026, the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan hosted a presentation of a book by the President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, titled "Neutrality of Turkmenistan: A Bright Path of Peace and Trust," published in the Azerbaijani language. The event was attended by officials and representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the diplomatic corps accredited in the country and members of the scientifi...

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 20 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 October 19, 2026, a meeting was held in Samarkand between Rashid Meredov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, and Marco Rubio, Secretary of State of the United States of America. The heads of the foreign ministries of the two countries positively assessed the efforts undertaken by both sides to expand mutually beneficial cooperation. In this context, it was noted that the C5+1 Summit of Heads of State, held in Washington in November 2025, marked an important milestone in consolida...