On 17 April 2026, the regular meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) took place in Moscow. The Turkmen delegation was led by Ahmet Gurbanov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. This was reported by the publication ‘Turkmenistan: Golden age’.

The meeting was attended by the heads of the foreign ministries of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as representatives of the CIS Executive Committee.

The parties discussed topical issues on the international and regional agenda, the current state and prospects of cooperation within the CIS, including in connection with the 35th anniversary of the organisation. The discussions took place in both a restricted and an expanded format.

Ahmet Gurbanov outlined Turkmenistan’s priorities and noted the constructive nature of cooperation within the CIS framework, emphasising the potential for expanding joint efforts.

Particular attention was paid to cooperation between the foreign ministries of the CIS countries. The results of the implementation of the Plan for Multilevel Inter-Ministerial Consultations for 2025 and the Programme for Strengthening Partnership between the Foreign Ministries of the CIS States were reviewed.

Following the meeting, decisions were adopted aimed at strengthening foreign policy coordination and expanding cooperation in the political, trade and economic, and cultural and humanitarian spheres.

The next meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers is scheduled for October 2026 in Turkmenistan.