Turkmenistan and the Slovak Republic are preparing to hold the first meeting of their Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation. The organizational aspects of the event were discussed during a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, which President Serdar Berdimuhamedov chaired via the digital system. Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers H. Geldimyradov delivered a report on the preparations for the inaugural session of the Turkmen-Slovak Joint Commission. The Deputy Prime Minister...

The academy of sciences of Turkmenistan held a ceremony to award diplomas to scientists who received doctoral and candidate of science degrees. The event was a clear demonstration of the successful implementation of the state strategy for developing the intellectual potential of the nation. During the ceremony, speakers emphasised that, thanks to the forward-looking policies of the National Leader of the Turkmen People, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, and the Preside...

On 8 June 2026, a high-level regional meeting dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The event brought together Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), as well as the heads of the diplomatic missions of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic. Opening the meet...

On 8 June 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, held a meeting with the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Dr. Robert Floyd. During the meeting, the parties discussed the current state and prospects of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the CTBTO as well as topical issues on the international agenda related to disarmament, arms control and nuclear non-proliferation. Particular attention was paid to event...

On June 8, 2026, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Serdar Muhammetdurdiyev and members of the delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), who arrived in Ashgabat as part of the regular IMF Mission conducting consultations under Article IV of the IMF Articles of Agreement. During the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues related to the current state and future prospects of bi...

On June 8, 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah Rogers, who arrived to Ashgabat on a working visit. During the meeting, the sides emphasized the active state and fruitfulness of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the United States in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic, and cultural-humanitarian spheres. They noted that contacts at high and the highest levels serve as the key factor...

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov chaired a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers via the digital communication system. The main item on the agenda was the review of the performance of the national economy's sectors during the period from January to May of the current year. During the meeting, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Hojamyrat Geldimyradov presented a report on the macroeconomic indicators for the first five months of 2026. According to the report, Turkmenistan maintai...