On May 27, 2026, a meeting was held in New York between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, and Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs of the CPC Central Committee, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Yi. At the beginning of the meeting, the head of Turkmenistan’s foreign policy agency congratulated his Chinese counterpart on the successfu...

On May 27, 2026, in Washington, D.C., a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Deputy Secretary of State of the United States of America Christopher Landau. During the meeting, the sides discussed the current state and prospects for further development of Turkmen-American relations in political-diplomatic, trade-economic, cultural-humanitarian, educational and other areas of mutual interest. The parties noted with satisfaction the su...

On 25–28 May 2026, the 4th High-Level International Conference on the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development, 2018–2028” was held in Dushanbe. The forum was attended by the delegation of Turkmenistan headed by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan T. Atahallyyev. The conference focused on advancing the objectives of the International Decade for Action “Water for Sustainable Development, 2018–2028”, accelerating the implementation of Sustainabl...

Last week, 26 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan. Representatives of business circles from Türkiye, Azerbaijan, and Kyrgyzstan purchased cotton yarn and cotton fibre using foreign currency. The total amount of transactions amounted to more than 3 million 526 thousand USA dollars. For the domestic market, domestic entrepreneurs purchased base oil (SC «Türkmennebit»), as well as cottonseed oil, wheat flour, and raw silk for a total...

The XXV Multi-sector International Exhibition and Conference «White City Ashgabat 2026» (WCA 2026) officially opened today in the capital of Turkmenistan. The landmark silver-jubilee event has convened senior ministers, municipal authorities, heads of international organizations, diplomatic missions, institutional investors, and global corporate executives representing the construction, infrastructure, energy, and technology sectors. Held under the central theme «Architecture. Innovation. Sus...

Preparations for the upcoming Turkmen Carpet Holiday were discussed at a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers held by the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov via the digital system. Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers N. Atagulyev delivered a report on the planned celebrations. As part of the festive events, the capital will host an exhibition of carpets and carpet products, as well as the 26th meeting of the World Association of Turkmen Carpet Connoisseurs. Renowne...

Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers using the digital system, where key issues of state life were discussed. During the meeting, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs R. Meredov reported on the progress of cooperation with the World trade organisation (WTO) and presented a number of new proposals. In particular, it was proposed to hold the next meeting of the relevant working group on the 10th of June...