On November 5, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers via a digital system to review the results of the work carried out in the country during the first ten months of the year.
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov reported on the work done by the country’s foreign ministry from January through October.
According to the report, during this period the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan took concrete steps to implement the foreign policy of the President of Turkmenistan and to expand the bilateral and multilateral relations of the permanently neutral Motherland with foreign states and reputable organizations.
Visits and high-level meetings play a special role in developing international cooperation. In this regard, it was reported that over the ten months the ministry organized visits by the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty, Hero-Arkadag, to the United States of America, China, Austria, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, Iran, Afghanistan and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
During the reporting period, the President of Turkmenistan paid visits to Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, the Republic of Korea, Armenia and Türkiye.
In addition, on October 8–9, 2026, the Presidents of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as the Prime Minister of Armenia, visited our country to attend high-level meetings held in the Avaza National Tourist Zone.
On May 22, the capital also hosted a meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States, attended by the heads of government of seven CIS countries.
During this period, a total of 718 foreign delegations visited our country through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and 1,189 delegations were sent abroad from Turkmenistan.
From January through October, 385 meetings at various levels were held via a digital system. Over the same period, 1,971 official talks and meetings were held in Turkmenistan with foreign states and international organizations.
Strengthening the treaty and legal framework of international relations is another important task. Since the beginning of the year, 219 international documents have been concluded.
It was reported that during this period the Ministry of Foreign Affairs held political consultations with the foreign ministries of 30 countries.
Developing diplomatic relations through the embassies of foreign countries was described as one of the key directions of the neutral Motherland’s foreign policy. In this regard, from January through October 2026, credentials were accepted from the newly appointed ambassadors of 14 countries to Turkmenistan, as well as from the UN Resident Coordinator in the country.
In addition, four ambassadors of Turkmenistan, as well as the country’s Permanent Representatives to the UN and to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, presented their credentials and officially assumed their duties.
Summing up the report, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov stressed that one of the priorities of the Motherland’s foreign policy is strengthening bonds of friendship and brotherhood and mutually beneficial cooperation with the countries of the world. In this context, he instructed the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs to continue work in this direction and to prepare properly for the international events scheduled for the end of the year and for the celebration of the neutrality of the independent Motherland.
State News Agency of Turkmenistan
