On 14 January 2026, the Coast Guard Services of Turkmenistan received the SOS signal from the Iranian dry cargo ship Rona, which was suffering in the Caspian Sea. The government agencies of Turkmenistan responsible for emergency response and prevention took all necessary measures to rescue the people on board in accordance with international marine regulations. Due to timely response, all 14 people on the ship were rescued. According to the primary information, they are citizens of Iran an...

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...

On 12 January 2026, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Turkmenistan Ali Mojtaba Rouzbahani. During the meeting, the sides discussed issues of bilateral cooperation of mutual interest. They viewed specific topics of regional and international agenda, as well as outlined further steps for implementing activities in 2026 within the framework of previously reached agreements....

On January 12, 2026, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov had a meeting with Kakha Imnadze, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and the Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia. During the meeting, they reaffirmed Turkmenistan's commitment to further strengthening its strategic partnership with the United Nations, including in the context of jointly implementing the objectives set forth in UN General Assembly res...

On January 10, 2026, the 64th meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission of Turkmenistan on the Caspian Sea was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.  The meeting was attended by the relevant Deputy Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers, leadership and representatives of various ministries and relevant agencies of Turkmenistan. During the meeting, information was provided on the results of the work of the Interdepartmental Commission for the past year in accordance with...

On 8 January 2026, a meeting was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India to Turkmenistan Bandaru Wilsonbabu. During the meeting, the sides exchanged views on further development of Turkmen-Indian relations in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres. The diplomats discussed issues related to the organization of visits and meetings at the highes...