On October 23, on the initiative of Georgia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maka Bochorishvili, the first-ever joint meeting of the foreign ministers of Central Asian countries and Georgia took place in Batumi
On October 22, in Batumi, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a bilateral meeting with the Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Maka Bochorishvili. The talks took place on the sidelines of the first-ever regional ministerial meeting between the countries of Central Asia and Georgia
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Khojamyrat Geldymyradov took part in the meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states, held in Dushanbe on October 20
On October 19, a "C5+1" ministerial meeting took place in Samarkand, where the foreign ministers of five Central Asian nations and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed ways to strengthen their partnership
A delegation from Turkmenistan participated in the 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), held on October 17–18 in Baghdad
Before departing for Uzbekistan to attend a C5+1 ministerial meeting, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with journalists at Joint Base Andrews, explaining the strategic significance of the upcoming talks with the foreign ministers of five Central Asian nations
At a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan held on October 17, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov reported on preparations for the upcoming meeting of foreign ministers from Central Asian countries and the United States, scheduled for October 19 in Samarkand
On October 16, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov participated in a leaders' summit in Yerevan, held as part of the preparations for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17). The major forum brought together the UN Secretary-General, heads of state and government, leaders of environmental organizations, UN representatives, and international experts
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov participated in the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), held on October 15 in Baku
Bilateral political consultations between the foreign ministries of Turkmenistan and the Republic of the Philippines took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
On the sidelines of the 7th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku, a trilateral meeting took place between the foreign ministers of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan—Rashid Meredov, Jeyhun Bayramov, and Bakhtiyor Saidov
Ashgabat will host the "Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan – 2026" (OGT 2026) international conference and exhibition from October 21 to 23. According to the organizers, more than 1,300 delegates from 65 countries had registered to participate by October 10
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Uzbekistan and India on October 17–22. In Samarkand, he will join the C5+1 ministerial meeting and hold talks with representatives of Turkmenistan and other regional partners.
On October 15, Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, will become the focal point of Asian diplomacy as it hosts the Seventh Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA)
On October 10, a grand opening ceremony took place in the capital, attended by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, for the International Scientific-Clinical Center of Oncology, the Dental Center, and the International Center of Pediatrics
