With the support of the Embassy of Turkmenistan in Japan, Turkmen children will participate in the schoolchildren's art exhibition “Art beyond boundaries” scheduled for January 22–February 1, 2026, in Tokyo. The exhibition is being organized at the National Art Center in Tokyo jointly by the “Japan-Eurasia” Society and the “SUMI” International Association. As part of the proclamation of 2026 in Turkmenistan as “Independent neutral Turkmenistan – the homeland of purposeful winged horses”, t...

On 21 January 2026, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Qu Dongyu. During the meeting, it was emphasized that Turkmenistan attaches great importance to cooperation with FAO. The Turkmen side reaffirmed its readiness to further strengthen and expand practical interaction with FAO, including through the implementation of joint programmes and project...

On January 21, 2026, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, and the Secretary for Western Affairs of the Ministry of External Affairs of the Republic of India, Sibi George. During the meeting, the parties discussed current issues of bilateral relations in the political, trade-economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres. The importance of mutual meetings and visits at the highest political level was emphasized in order to develop Turkmen-...

On January 21, 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov met with the EU Special Representative for Central Asia Eduards Stiprais, who arrived in Ashgabat to participate in events as part of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) Week. During the meeting, the sides discussed the current state and prospects for developing cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union in areas of mutual interest. They expressed int...

On January 19, 2026, a meeting was held via videoconference between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of Austria Beate Meinl-Reisinger. During the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues related to bilateral relations in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic, and cultural- humanitarian spheres. The parties highly valued the cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Republic of Austr...

On January 14, 2026, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the European Union to Turkmenistan Beata Peksa. During the meeting, the sides discussed a wide range of issues related to further development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the European Union in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic, as well as cultural-humanitarian spheres. The parties paid special attention to the arrangement of the upco...

On 12 January 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Turkmenistan Gismet Gezalov. During the meeting, the sides discussed present vectors of Turkmen-Azerbaijani relations in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres. Special attention was paid to the arrangement of visits at high and the highest levels, as well as meetings between the leaders...