The third Saudi International Handicrafts Week is being held in Riyadh from 13 to 26 November 2025 under the patronage of Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan. Among this year's participants is a delegation from Turkmenistan. The country's State Academy of Arts presented handmade carpets, traditional silver jewellery and ceramics, according to the press service of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Turkmenistan.

Representatives from more than 40 countries and over 400 Saudi artisans are participating in the forum. The project is being implemented as part of the Year of Handicrafts 2025 and is aimed at strengthening the business potential of artisans by providing them with additional market opportunities and a platform to promote their products.

Oguljennet Mollayeva, a lecturer at the Academy, noted that the Saudi Arabian government's initiative creates significant opportunities for promoting national cultural heritage and popularising Turkmen carpet weaving, which is included in UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Her colleague Shazada Orazberdiyev presented guests with an exhibition of national jewellery — ‘gulyaka’, ‘tumar’, ‘bilezik’ — talking about their traditions, symbolism and place in Turkmen culture.

Hezretguly Annageldiyev, a teacher at the Academy, demonstrated his original ceramic works: vases, jugs, figurines and other items. According to him, each work is dedicated to the International Year of Peace and Trust and reflects the desire of the masters to bring a modern artistic touch to the craft tradition.