Turkmenistan and Iran intensify interregional cooperation

On November 5, 2025, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov met with Governor of North Khorasan Province of the Islamic Republic of Iran Bahman Nouri.

During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on the current state and further development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and Iran.

The interlocutors noted the high level of bilateral relations, which is reinforced by the systematic and dynamic nature of contacts at the highest level.

During the talks, mutu...

Anniversary reception in honor of the founding of the C5+1 multilateral format

On November 5, 2025, a welcome reception dedicated to the anniversary meetings of the C5+1 multilateral format was held at the U.S. State Department building in Washington, D.C.

The event was attended by the heads of foreign ministries of Central Asian states and the United States, as well as senators and members of the U.S. House of Representatives, representatives of government agencies and business circles of Central Asian countries and the United States.

During the reception, it was em...

A meeting with the director of CARICC was held at the MFA of Turkmenistan

On November 6, 2025, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova met with Director of the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Center for Combating Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Their Precursors (CARICC) Makhmud Khamidov.

During the conversation, M.Byashimova congratulated her interlocutor on his appointment to the new position and wished him success in his responsible work. She also highly appraised the work of CARI...

Issues of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the EU discussed

On November 6, 2025, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova met with Audronė Perkauskienė, Deputy Managing Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the European External Action Service.

During the meeting, the parties discussed topical issues of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union, in particular the results of the Central Asia – European Union ministerial meeting held in Ashgabat in March this year.

The meeting noted the importance o...

Turkmenistan sent humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

Following the instruction of the National Leader of the Turkmen People, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Hero Arkadag, given at a regular meeting of the Board of the Charity Fund for Providing Assistance to Children in Need of Guardianship named after Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, to provide assistance to the brotherly people of Afghanistan affected by the earthquake, humanitarian aid has been sent to the neighboring country.

At a regular meeting of the Board of the Charity Fund fo...

The Annual Steering Committee Meeting UNODC Programme for Central Asia held in Ashgabat

On November 6, 2025, the annual meeting of the Programme Steering Committee (PSC) of the UNODC Programme for Central Asia for 2022–2025 was held in Ashgabat.

The meeting was organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for Central Asia, Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan jointly with the Government of Turkmenistan.

The Turkmen side was represented at the meeting by Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Turkmenistan Ovezgeldi Kakalyev.

The hybrid-format...

Meeting with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran for Economic Affairs

On November 7, 2025, at the MFA premises the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov met with the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran for Economic Affairs Hamid Ghanbari.

During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on a wide range of bilateral cooperation issues in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic, cultural-humanitarian spheres.

The sides noted the importance of high-level meetings in expanding bilateral friendly relations.

Trade a...

The 24th meeting of the Turkmenistan-European Union Joint Committee was held in Ashgabat

On November 7, 2025, the 24th meeting of the Joint Committee Turkmenistan-European Union was held in Ashgabat. The delegation of Turkmenistan was headed by Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy Babaniyaz Yalakov. The delegation of the European Union was headed by Audrone Perkauskiene, Deputy Managing Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at the European External Action Service.

The meeting was attended by representatives of relevant ministries and departments of Turkmenistan, as well...

Turkmenistan and the UN discussed cooperation on countering modern threats

On November 7, 2025, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Myahri Byashimova met with Oliver Stolpe, Regional Representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for Central Asia, Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan.

During the talks, the sides discussed current issues of cooperation on countering modern challenges and threats.

Particular attention was paid to joint efforts to implement the UNODC Program for Central Asia for 2022-2027 and the Roadmap for Further...

The President of Turkmenistan met with the CEO of Nicklaus Companies

During his working visit to the United States of America, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with John Reese, CEO of Nicklaus Companies.

Expressing sincere gratitude for the opportunity to discuss priority areas of cooperation in person, the head of the American company expressed confidence that the current visit of the President of Turkmenistan to the USA will give new impetus to the development of bilateral relations.

Warmly welcoming the head of the company, President Serdar Berdimuham...