On September 9, 2026, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the European Union to Turkmenistan Luc Pierre Devigne. Ambassador presented his credentials to the head of state. Expressing his heartfelt gratitude to the President of Turkmenistan for taking the time to meet, the diplomat noted that it is a great honor for him to represent the European Union in Turkmenistan. Taking this opportunity, the Ambassador conveyed warm...

On the 10th of September 2026, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States Sergey Lebedev, who arrived in Turkmenistan to participate in the 111th meeting of the CIS Economic Council. During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on current issues on the CIS agenda. Particular attention was paid to the practical implementation of the priorities of Turkmenistan’s chairmanship in the Commonwealth in 20...

On September 9, 2026, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to Turkmenistan Aléna Grand.  Ambassador presented the credentials to the head of state. Expressing her heartfelt gratitude to the President of Turkmenistan for time devoted to meeting, the diplomat noted that France attaches great importance to the further development of mutually beneficial cooperation with Turkmenistan. The Ambassador conveye...

On 9 September 2026, the successive meeting of the Secretariat of the C5+1 multilateral cooperation format, bringing together the Central Asian states and the United States of America, was held. Further development of the C5+1 format, as well as practical aspects of cooperation in priority areas of the regional agenda were in the focus of the meeting. The participants reviewed the progress in implementing the agreements reached and discussed proposals aimed at further advancing the agenda...

On September 7, 2026, a meeting was held in the National Tourist Zone “Avaza” between the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Serdar Muhammetdurdyyev and the Deputy Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Independent States Denis Trefilov. During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on current issues of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Particular attention was paid to the preparation for the upcoming events to be held within the...

The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with the Executive Director of the Eastern Committee of German Economy Michael Harms. Michael Harms expressed gratitude for the time devoted to the meeting and emphasized that Germany attaches great importance to the development of mutually beneficial cooperation with Turkmenistan. Taking this opportunity, the Executive Director of the Eastern Committee of German Economy als...

On 7 September 2026, the 11th International Training Course “Caspian Sea – Sustainable Development and Management” commenced at the Archabil Hotel in Ashgabat. The course is organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the Caspian Sea Institute and the International Ocean Institute. The opening ceremony was attended by UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan Xiaojuan Grace Wang, Managing Director of the International Ocean Institute Antonella Vassallo, Course Director Dr. Par...