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...

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...

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...

On November 7, 2025, a ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace of the Republic of Indonesia (Merdeka Palace) in Jakarta, during which the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the Republic of Indonesia (with residence in Kuala Lumpur), M.Mashalov, presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto. During the ceremony, the National Anthem of Turkmenistan was performed. Ambassador conveyed warm greetings and best wishes to...

12th China – Central Asia Cooperation Forum was held on November 6th, 2025 in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of PRC bringing together high-level delegations from China, the five Central Asian countries and international organizations. The Forum’s agenda included such activities as an exhibition on the achievements of cooperation and four sub-forums that addressed trade and economy, education, poverty reduction and women’s issues. “Promoting the China-Central Asia Spirit and Advancin...

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...

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...